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urgent ..pls help - construction question

lindagoldstein100

01-18-2007

Re: urgent ..pls help - construction question

Secretia Green

01-18-2007

Re: urgent ..pls help - construction question

jojo

01-19-2007

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Posted by on January 18, 2007, 8:57 pm

urgent ..pls help -construction question

Background
*****************
My friend is buying a home in the SF Bay Area, California.
It is a stucco house, I believe. The chimney is brick.

The home has a nice view at the back.
The family room is on the first floor and the bedroom upstairs face
the back.
The bedroom sits on the family room which is below.
The family room is larger than the bedroom on top. It has a pointed
roof which ruins the view from this bedroom.

1. However the family room has a big fireplace that faces the back -
this ruins the view from that room.
Can the the fireplace and chimney be removed ?
so a French door can be inserted in that space and the view can be
enjoyed ?

2. Upstairs in the master bedroom ..the view is ruined because of
very tiny windows and also
- the chimney
- the pointed tile roof
Can the chimney ( because of the fireplace in the family room below)
be removed
and the roof flattened so a varandah can be built ?

So there are 2 issues
1. can we remove the chimney completely
2. can we flatten the tile roof on top of family room and build
varendah on it ?

Is this possible ?
and what would be the costs ?
any complications ?
any issues that I should be aware of ?

I know it is difficult to comment without seeing the home...but if you
can pls give us your input it would be very highly appreciated.

Thanks

Linda

Posted by Secretia Green on January 18, 2007, 10:17 pm

> urgent ..pls help -construction question

> Background

> *****************

> My friend is buying a home in the SF Bay Area, California.

> It is a stucco house, I believe. The chimney is brick.

> 2. Upstairs in the master bedroom ..the view is ruined because of

> very tiny windows and also

> - the chimney

> - the pointed tile roof

> Can the chimney ( because of the fireplace in the family room below)

> be removed

> and the roof flattened so a varandah can be built ?

> So there are 2 issues

> 1. can we remove the chimney completely

Yes.

> 2. can we flatten the tile roof on top of family room and build

> varendah on it ?

Yes.

> Is this possible ?

Yes.

> and what would be the costs ?

$113,453.62

> any complications ?

Hardly ever.

> any issues that I should be aware of ?

No particular order:

The tumbling dollar, Iran/Iraq situation, Soc.Sec reform, that fucking'
barking dog, Immigration, Scabies, and Nuclear Proliferation among
others....to much to list really.

> I know it is difficult to comment without seeing the home...but if you

> can pls give us your input it would be very highly appreciated.

> Thanks

No problem.

Have a good day.

> Linda

Posted by Don on January 19, 2007, 7:47 am

>> urgent ..pls help -construction question

>> Background

>> *****************

>> My friend is buying a home in the SF Bay Area, California.

>> It is a stucco house, I believe. The chimney is brick.

>> 2. Upstairs in the master bedroom ..the view is ruined because of

>> very tiny windows and also

>> - the chimney

>> - the pointed tile roof

>> Can the chimney ( because of the fireplace in the family room below)

>> be removed

>> and the roof flattened so a varandah can be built ?

>> So there are 2 issues

>> 1. can we remove the chimney completely

> Yes.

>> 2. can we flatten the tile roof on top of family room and build

>> varendah on it ?

> Yes.

>> Is this possible ?

> Yes.

>> and what would be the costs ?

> $113,453.62

>> any complications ?

> Hardly ever.

>> any issues that I should be aware of ?

> No particular order:

> The tumbling dollar, Iran/Iraq situation, Soc.Sec reform, that fucking'

> barking dog, Immigration, Scabies, and Nuclear Proliferation among

> others....to much to list really.

>> I know it is difficult to comment without seeing the home...but if you

>> can pls give us your input it would be very highly appreciated.

>> Thanks

> No problem.

> Have a good day.

>> Linda

Couldn't have said it better myself.
Excellent.
Most excellent indeed.
(the fee was a little low though)

Posted by Michael Bulatovich on January 19, 2007, 8:44 am

>>> urgent ..pls help -construction question

>>>

>>> Background

>>> *****************

>>> My friend is buying a home in the SF Bay Area, California.

>>> It is a stucco house, I believe. The chimney is brick.

>>>

>>> 2. Upstairs in the master bedroom ..the view is ruined because of

>>> very tiny windows and also

>>> - the chimney

>>> - the pointed tile roof

>>> Can the chimney ( because of the fireplace in the family room below)

>>> be removed

>>> and the roof flattened so a varandah can be built ?

>>> So there are 2 issues

>>> 1. can we remove the chimney completely

>> Yes.

>>> 2. can we flatten the tile roof on top of family room and build

>>> varendah on it ?

>> Yes.

>>>

>>> Is this possible ?

>> Yes.

>>> and what would be the costs ?

>> $113,453.62

>>> any complications ?

>> Hardly ever.

>>> any issues that I should be aware of ?

>> No particular order:

>> The tumbling dollar, Iran/Iraq situation, Soc.Sec reform, that fucking'

>> barking dog, Immigration, Scabies, and Nuclear Proliferation among

>> others....to much to list really.

>>> I know it is difficult to comment without seeing the home...but if you

>>> can pls give us your input it would be very highly appreciated.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>> No problem.

>> Have a good day.

>>>

>>> Linda

> Couldn't have said it better myself.

> Excellent.

> Most excellent indeed.

> (the fee was a little low though)

The part about scabies, made me laugh. Thanks Secretia.

The OP should talk to an experienced local architect, designer, or
contractor in the building.
--

MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca

Posted by jojo on January 19, 2007, 9:34 am

> The tumbling dollar, Iran/Iraq situation,

BTW, did I hear right?...we have aircraft carriers and destroyers in the
Persian gulf that should not be there unless we were planning a preemptive
strike against Iran?
I barely caught a bit of NPR on the way home yesterday, and was distracted
at the time, but this is the impression I'm left with...

jojo

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