Preview image provided by homeowner. Other images copyright Kathryn Barnard, 2010.
I will be co-teaching a class about kitchen remodeling with the Urban Kitchen Company at Dish it up! in Ballard on Wednesday, Aug. 24, from 6:00-7:30 pm. The class is free. Wine and snacks are provided. You will learn everything you need to know to be able to make the hundreds of decisions required when remodeling your kitchen (or building a new kitchen). Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.
I will be co-teaching "Home Design 101: Getting Started" for AIA Seattle at SieMatic, Tuesday, July 19, at 6:30pm. Pre-registration is required, and we are looking for participants to send us a sketch of their design challenge to use as an example of how an architect would approach a solution.
Pre-registration is required, and seating is limited. We expect this to sell out, so please forward this on to anyone who might be interested.
On this project, we knew that there were several layers of flooring -- we could see evidence of the top few layers after removing a floor heat register. We did not know, however, that there was a total of 7 layers over the original subfloor. Starting from the top, you'll see in the photo: vinyl, 1/4" underlayment, vinyl, 3/4" particleboard, vinyl, MDF, fir.
Remodeling always reveals things that you just can't see before you start tearing things apart (also known as unforeseen conditions). And, those typically mean additional cost during construction.
In addition to your known/budgeted project costs, you should have money set aside to deal with these situations when they occur. As a general rule-of-thumb, that amount should be at least 10% of the project's construction cost. And, the smaller the project, the larger your contingency fund should be.