Brentwood Remodel! Follow Along Our Journey

[ExtraSlow]

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I hope you’re taking this opportunity to get cat6 wiring up to date. My brother got @kenny to show up with a spool of wire and setup a bunch of Ethernet drops and ceiling wiring for unifi.

Word. Cat6 in every room, and 2x Cat6 between any office, media rack, server room or television locations.

[Buster]

Isn't Cat6 the useless one and you need to get Cat6a or something?

[dezmarez]

Updated design due to city bylaw.

Basically, instead of being able to go out 20 feet, and have a 20x20ish addition, we can only go out 15 feet.
So, the new addition will be 15x28, which results in the same square footage.

We shifted the Mudroom/Entrance to the far side of the house, to ensure we still are able to have windows/sliding doors that go out onto the deck.
This actually works out nice, as the mudroom/entrance will have a straight shot back to a wrap around deck, which will be a great spot for the BBQ.

Also, we've been able to vault the addition, so although we are restricted to 8 foot ceilings on the main floor part (unless we were going to spend a ton of money to rework the roof/structure) we will still be able to get a vaulted ceiling in that entire space.

The design will also leave a little more room for a larger island (in terms of width) and reconfigure the master bedroom a bit, and adds a linen closet.

All in all, we are happy with the changes.

[dezmarez]

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I hope you’re taking this opportunity to get cat6 wiring up to date. My brother got @kenny to show up with a spool of wire and setup a bunch of Ethernet drops and ceiling wiring for unifi.

For sure something we need to look at.
haha I might have to do the same.

[gmc72]

My wife and I had to get out of the house for a showing on Monday night and we decided to drive around the area of a house that we are looking at in Brentwood. We come around a corner and lo and behold what do I see, your house tucked away in a little cul-de-sac. That's a nice area. The house we are looking at is on the main road in that part of Brentwood. Hopefully it lasts until our sells.

Very nice area.

[dezmarez]

Well what a time to be going through a once in a life time renovation project.

Our lender for the construction project pulled their commitment to us, as we have paid cash for everything up to date.
So that was a fun little hurdle to overcome, but it's all good moving forward, with better terms, so it has worked out for the better.

Providing some updates of current progress. So far everything has gone according to plan/timeline, which I am super impressed about. Updated site restrictions have been put in place, but at this stage, we completely understand if things get delayed.

As of now...

-framing is complete
-addition has been framed, with the vaulted ceiling, it is going to be a great living space
-plumbing rough in is complete
-HVAC/Electrical rough in is up next

[JfuckinC]

That’s going to be pretty awesome. What an undertaking! Nice to see it’s still moving along.

[cam_wmh]

MD, laundry room in the basement? Can ya stuff em in the rear mud room?

[jwslam]

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MD, laundry room in the basement? Can ya stuff em in the rear mud room?

See post #23
https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/412...15#post4844915

[dezmarez]

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MD, laundry room in the basement? Can ya stuff em in the rear mud room?

haha as @jwslam pointed out, looking into the future, and having 3 teenagers doing their own laundry, would prefer to have the mess of a laundry room tucked away in the basement, and not visible from the kitchen/living room area.

Plus, it's only a bi-level, so it's not like we have to go down a ton of stairs to get to the laundry room.

[leftwing]

Curious if you would have an estimate on what the total cost of just the addition will be once it is finished?

edit: Forgot to mention: Great Thread! It is interesting to follow these types of threads with such transparency!

[cam_wmh]

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haha as @jwslam pointed out, looking into the future, and having 3 teenagers doing their own laundry, would prefer to have the mess of a laundry room tucked away in the basement, and not visible from the kitchen/living room area.

Plus, it's only a bi-level, so it's not like we have to go down a ton of stairs to get to the laundry room.

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See post #23
https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/412...15#post4844915

https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/412...26#post4851926
I asked since the re-design.

[dezmarez]

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Curious if you would have an estimate on what the total cost of just the addition will be once it is finished?

edit: Forgot to mention: Great Thread! It is interesting to follow these types of threads with such transparency!

We didn't separate out the cost for the addition, but I would guess it was at least $100,000+ with everything required to complete it, plus the square footage we were able to add, plus the vaulted ceiling etc.

Thanks for the note! Glad that people are finding the thread interesting to follow. Especially given circumstances in the world today haha

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https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/412...26#post4851926
I asked since the re-design.

haha love you Cam!
Yaya, with the redesign, still felt it was best to keep it in the basement.

[RawB8figure]

what kind of insulation detail are you using on the underside of the living room floor.

[andyg16]

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what kind of insulation detail are you using on the underside of the living room floor.

This is exactly what I was wondering too, looks cool nonetheless. Can't wait to see the end product.

[dezmarez]

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what kind of insulation detail are you using on the underside of the living room floor.

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This is exactly what I was wondering too, looks cool nonetheless. Can't wait to see the end product.

From my understanding they are going to build a 2x6 perimeter at grade, then use standard poly insulation underneath, then they close in the structure with with pressure treated sheating and finish it the same way the rest of the house will be finished, with the siding and what not.

[dezmarez]

Things are progressing and we are starting to get a sense of what the space is going to feel like.

Windows are in and majority of drywall on the main floor has been installed.











Timeline is still on track as well, which is great.

[jwslam]

@dezmarez do you have a full kitchen layout that could help @Rocket1k78

https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/412...elow-a-counter

[Rocket1k78]

I have no idea how you're holding up, ive had multiple moments where i was borderline having a break down from all the stress of my reno and its a fraction of yours.

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@dezmarez do you have a full kitchen layout that could help @Rocket1k78

https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/412...elow-a-counter

Really appreciate this gesture! Thank you

[dezmarez]

Haha, yes the stress over the past few months has been high, especially with all the financing issues.
We are also learning that a lot of our selections (specifically tile) are on back order/no longer available, so having to make adjustments on the fly is proving to be challenging at the moment.


I'm not sure how much this will help your situation, but this is the design/layout we are going with.
We actually aren't going to have a Microwave, as our family rarely uses one. Worst case scenario, we will get one, and tuck it away somewhere.