Revisions 5/28/07

This was an email sent to Walt, our designer at E and E. Comments are welcome.


Revision 5/28/07

We've done a lot of thinking and have come up with some major
revisions. Thanks for translating them into drawings. We are faxing a
diagram to accompany this email

FIRST FLOOR

1. Change the den area into a SCREENED PORCH with doors to the LR and
a outside door with steps heading south to the 7721 property. Remove
closet from den, now porch

Screened porch can have removable screens made with fixed standard
door frames on a raised sill going around the entire porch. The
screens can be replaced with removable door windows for extended
seasonal use. Also, the Belko door to the basement can be on the
south side of the house near the steps to the porch. We can use the
basement to store screens and windows via Belko basement access. Add
small shed roof around porch to keep dripping rainwater & snow off
porch - maybe shed roof should be wider to go over steps as well.

2. Move the BATHROOM to the corner where the storage/office is now
located. Probably needs a little hallway which will be placed where
5/22 plan den closet is. Add needed hallway space from 5/22 den.

3 .Put the storage/now office where the bathroom is on 5/22 plans.
Make OFFICE a little larger and put the closet into it.

4. Move the KITCHEN into the corner adjacent to the DR area (in place
of current mud room) - kitchen is no longer in the center of the
house. Design a kitchen - with lakeside
eating area (combined breakfast room/DR) that flows together -
informal. The counter area between kitchen and eating area should be
higher towards eating table and then lower at standard kitchen counter
height in kitchen. Try to place 2 sets of cabinets underneath - one
set opens to kitchen, the other set opens towards TABLE


5. Move MUD ROOM into the center of the house (between new kitchen and
the staircase) , like a foyer entering on to the LR area. The room
should have double doors to the living room area. These doors will
give an airlock effect for winter use, but remain open in the summer.
Maintain closet, storage hooks, etc.

6. ENTRY DOORS should have a triangular overhang so that snow does not
hit people walking in/out. We saw overhang at the house E & E are
building on on rt 8 - similar but without the supporting poles that go
to the ground.

7. We are very interested in CEMENT SIDING such as James Hardie - can
we get color similar to our 7721 house?

8. We are very interested in the metal roof - such as www.mtlsales.com
or www.abcmetalroofing.com

SECOND FLOOR

1. Bedroom 3 - we are planning to make that a sitting/TV/reading
room. Will be back-up sleeping room. We may want to expand windows for
lake view or put in a clerestory. WDYT? Might change closet to make a
TV stand, etc.

Thanks. Look forward to hearing from you. It's great working with you
and fulfilling our personal preferences.

Bob and Jane