Our Plans are Set

Martha finished the floor plans for the house. We are now applying for a construction permit.  There will be a little tweaking, but this is essentially it.

We may need to adjust the size of the guest room on the second floor.  Martha aligned the rooms with the beam that Ted will place along the center of the width of the house.  She thought that it would be better to have a straight second floor hallway.  In order to do that, the guest room is only 10 by 12. 
Martha will draw up a scale with furniture in it, so we can judge.  The alternative is to lengthen the room, putting a little zig zag in the hallway.  We would also have a small section of boxed in support beam in the bedroom. There is always a trade off. 

The third floor is great, but we do have one decision to make. Martha has placed a skylight in the roof in the bath and in the back of the room since there are no windows on that side of the house.  There are a few problems:
1.  Skylights leak.
2. Skylights are hard to clean.
3. Skylights are really expensive to put in.

So, we will wait and watch.  Once we have a better idea of what the house essentials cost, we will see if there's any money left to seriously consider these.

Oh, and then there's the kitchen again.  Ted hates the pantry. He went on and on about how much lost space it contains.  He wants me to consider covering the front wall with shallow pantries and shelving.  He does have a point that a 12" deep pantry is not a place that you lose the fish sauce.  My reaction was that I could then hang art on the back hall side wall.  You really have to have art in the kitchen, you know.  And, oh, the island is missing in the plan.  Must be Bali Hai.  Some day you'll see it...
I am going to print one of these plans and play with the configuration.  The stove, frig and sink stay where they are!