There is a lot of cutting in the existing foundation to create access from new to old. Forming the foundation took about 3 days. Meanwhile the carpenters began working on the eyebrow dormer in the front of the house. This is one feature I really wanted and felt would really make a difference. Steve had assured me they absolutely positively know how to do it. They built several. Well surprise surprise, they built dormers before but not like this one. It is fairly complicated because of the curves and is taking much longer than expected to build. By the end of the week the foundations were poured and I could see what the dormer will look like.
Confession: I had designed a bathroom in the new basement. It was a questionable item. The new basement is a foot lower than the existing which makes it too low to connect the plumbing without the need of a pump. After several days of debating the pros and cons we opted to remove the bathroom. We did not want to worry about a pump malfunction and a sewer back up. Frankly I don't know much about them but my husband who was most concerned researched it and came to the conclusion that it was not a good idea. The space will be mostly used for exercise and we are putting a bathroom right up by the stairs so we did not feel it was a big compromise. I had 2 plumbers come look at the job early on but they could not tell me much until we excavated to see where the existing plumbing is. That is the nature of remodeling, it is not always easy to plan things ahead and one must always be ready to make adjustments.
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