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[rodeair]

Well here it is three months later. I did get the plans and engineering done. The foundation the engineer requires covers the whole 460 sq ft footprint of the build with substantial footings for the column supports. I figured about 8 yards of concrete for the foundation. Other than that, and the pergola reinforcement, the rest of the build should be what I figured at the start. Right now I'm going through the permitting process. Even though I didn't include water service to the kitchen area, I have to have a health dept. permit. That required getting my septic tank pumped and a drain field inspection from the dept. They said about 2 weeks before that can be done. (another 500 bucks). I have used the time playing with google sketchup. What a great tool. I have been building the area one cinder block at a time. This has given me a good idea of the layout as well as a list of materials. Can't wait to get started. I have continued to get lots of planning ideas from this site which is much appreciated.
Leigh

[Lburou]

Originally Posted by rodeair

Well here it is three months later. I did get the plans and engineering done. The foundation the engineer requires covers the whole 460 sq ft footprint of the build with substantial footings for the column supports. I figured about 8 yards of concrete for the foundation. Other than that, and the pergola reinforcement, the rest of the build should be what I figured at the start. Right now I'm going through the permitting process. Even though I didn't include water service to the kitchen area, I have to have a health dept. permit. That required getting my septic tank pumped and a drain field inspection from the dept. They said about 2 weeks before that can be done. (another 500 bucks). I have used the time playing with google sketchup. What a great tool. I have been building the area one cinder block at a time. This has given me a good idea of the layout as well as a list of materials. Can't wait to get started. I have continued to get lots of planning ideas from this site which is much appreciated.
Leigh

Leigh, you are a patient person!

Your attachment, is it a google sketchop or a real picture? It looks like it could be real to me....A very good looking area in any case.

Hang in there, you'll make it happen.

[rodeair]

Hello Lee. That's the picture from this website that started my WFO journey. I tried to upload my sketchup, but was unable to do so. I uploaded that one to show the hopeful end result of all this. If anyone can give me pointers to upload a sketchup, or if I can figure it out, I'll post a couple.
Leigh

[rodeair]

figured out the sketchup upload I think

[Lburou]

That is a relatively big project you have there....Good luck with it. I get the impression that you will enjoy the journey.

[Stan]

Hey Leigh,

Let me know if you're ever over in Tallahassee. You can come over and have pizza, and we'll discuss the finer points of non-pizza stone cooking!

Stan in TLH