How do we Get in the Attic?
OK - we have been dealing what you would think would be a real stupid little issue - where do we place the pull-down stairs for access to the attic? Well, this has not been so simple. In our original plans, we had a nice large walk-in closet in the master bedroom, which happened to be perfectly situated for having an access into the attic cuit into the ceiling. Life was good.
Then, we had this little problem which I had detailed last week. And, we lost a few feet in our closet. Which also resulted in a very tight fit for the drop down steps. So, we went back and forth - I really wanted to keep the stairs in the closet (and out of site). My wife met with builder on Monday, and as of now we left off that he will most likely move the stairs/access into the hallway. Not what we wanted, but I guess not the end of the world.
Lesson: document and include in the contract, and your house plans, things as small as the attic access stairs. Since we did not have this specified, we really couldn't push too hard on the GC to move them when the closet change took place.
Lesson: as I have learned, the flooring for an attic is generally not included in a building contract, unless explicitly stated. This is not too much work for the builders, and probably easily negotiable upfront. But later, they'll try to charge you alot for this.
OK - we have been dealing what you would think would be a real stupid little issue - where do we place the pull-down stairs for access to the attic? Well, this has not been so simple. In our original plans, we had a nice large walk-in closet in the master bedroom, which happened to be perfectly situated for having an access into the attic cuit into the ceiling. Life was good.
Then, we had this little problem which I had detailed last week. And, we lost a few feet in our closet. Which also resulted in a very tight fit for the drop down steps. So, we went back and forth - I really wanted to keep the stairs in the closet (and out of site). My wife met with builder on Monday, and as of now we left off that he will most likely move the stairs/access into the hallway. Not what we wanted, but I guess not the end of the world.
Lesson: document and include in the contract, and your house plans, things as small as the attic access stairs. Since we did not have this specified, we really couldn't push too hard on the GC to move them when the closet change took place.
Lesson: as I have learned, the flooring for an attic is generally not included in a building contract, unless explicitly stated. This is not too much work for the builders, and probably easily negotiable upfront. But later, they'll try to charge you alot for this.
