The work today involved laying the foundation for the addition to the front of the house. We are adding in front instead of in the backyard. Since we don't really have a backyard......thanks to the tiny plots in Burbank....but we do have a pool.....so I'll stop complaining. So anyway, here is the "form" that is being used to create the foundation. Or something like that. But .....and there is always a but when you start remodelling, we learned something interesting today. As I said earlier, we are adding to the front of the house. Burbank code says the house must be set back 25 feet back from the property line (the line that distinguishes what you own versus what is owned by the town). Most of the time the property line is the sidewalk. But we have come to find out that is not always the case. It turns out we live on a crooked street. The property line for our house actually extends into our front yard. So in layman's terms the town of Burbank owns the first 13" of our lawn. Whoda thunk it? It's confusing. I'm still confused. I had to have Tom help me write this - it's clear as a bell to him. Not so much for me.
The plan came back from the city and now we have to reduce the addition by 13 to 14 inches. Tom worked with the contractors and figured out how to take a few inches out of each closet so that the bedrooms won't be affected. But apparently the kitchen will still lose about a foot. It's a big space so hopefully it won't be too noticeable. Cross your fingers. I need a nap. Just writing this made me tired.
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