Category: Addition

Between the first ball-park estimate for the addition and bad news about our septic system, it looks like the addition has to wait until next year.
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Our septic filter bed may need to be moved if we rebuild the addition. So do we relocate the leach field or the entire system?
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Record search failed to locate our septic drain field. And Ontario Building Code and National Building Code seem to disagree on egress windows.
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Sometimes an architect knows what you want more than you do. I want a detached garage, but after discussions with the architect, I have reconsidered.
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Working with an architect for our addition from initial consultation to the first set of drawings,
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There are numerous issues plaguing our family room addition. Tearing down the existing structure and building new will solve those problems and more.
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Our family room addition is a stunning example of poor workmanship. Here are the flaws, how they can be fixed and why rebuilding is the better option.
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Design and structural issues with the foundation of our addition, and why simply tearing down and rebuilding the addition is the best option for us.
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Our architect is confident we will get the variance for our addition, but first we need a site plan. And hope our neighbors are supportive.
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Our architect brought some us bad news. We cannot execute the plan that I have been visualizing. Turns out that there is plenty of blame to go around.
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Although it's going to be a while before we start work on the addition or garage, it's time to meet with the architect and begin the design process.
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