I’m starting a new thread for a big project coming up. The owners have approved permits from Fall 2019 and I was contacted in February this year. We met several times and I explained to them that I did not think they were taking advantage of potential views for their home. The home is a boring 1950 box with a strange front door on side of the house.
House is located in Ocean Beach about halfway up the hill from the main drag, Sunset Cliffs Blvd
I got up on a ladder on their roof and showed them they had views from the North West of their house. Their original plans had a 2nd story addition for a master suite on top of the back garage (views blocked by neighbor trees) and a roof deck on back of the main house.
Then COVID hit and they postponed everything. Next thing I know I get an email in May “We have completely changed the plans and are starting over”. So, I have been working on their plans since May and we are finally submitted to the City (which is a whole other story!!! ). Since they already have approved plans we can start whenever we want. I keep telling them I am going to have to take another project if we do not get started right away. I actually have another smaller project I can start.
First they told me they were going to live in the driveway in their motorhome. No freaking way!! They will not be able to hook up to water or electrical because we have to gut everything. Not to mention trying to build 2nd story 1 ft away from the motorhome. Plus we desperately need the driveway for dumpsters, material deliveries and raising the roof trusses and roofing. It just is not feasible. Not to mention that there’s also a boat and trailer stuck in that driveway. Our current problem is they just cannot seem to pull the trigger and move out of the house. So, we are going to start digging foundations and stuff while waiting.
Right now I have no idea where all the boats and stuff are going. I have no idea where all the stuff in the house is going. Their little garage is already crammed full of stuff and they keep saying they are moving their stuff in there. The back yard area where we have to build addition is full of old broken patio furniture, bbqs and just stuff. They have had 6 months to start clearing out stuff. They still don’t have a real plan of where they are going to live with the motor home. I asked them in Feb to start clearing. The wife is working from home now, husband owns a yacht charter business and basically has been home for 4 months.
The wife is very excited about design stuff but has a house full of old oak furniture and heavy dark furniture. She has sent a link to a Houzz idea book which is really helpful. Of course the ideabook is full of light airy Hamptons type living rooms, big huge fireplaces and kitchen, with a mix of extremely contemporary bathroom photos.
I misunderstood at first, thinking that you went to the main website and searched for the long number listed below. No, it’s all one link so you need to omit not only the spaces but the lines between the groups/ and the number.
@coralbrook – Do you think this project will really happen? Is the money there? If they haven’t put the effort to clean up (or maintain the present property) and have had time to move forward but haven’t put that effort in then I personally would question the project ever happening. Looking at pretty pix of different homes on the internet is dreaming not planning.