Engineering

We've been calling structural engineers for the last week. They all said they are quite a few weeks out. They also don't seem too interested in our small potatoes job. An engineer finally called us back (he actually lives nearby and works in Bothell) and said he could help us. We said that we have some drawings for him to review, but he said he'd rather just come over since the beam was exposed. He came over on Friday morning on his way to work and said that the beam would be no problem. In fact, he'd do the calculations this weekend and give us a stamp on Monday. Wow! We should be able to submit for our permit by the end of this week!

Called around for GluLam beams (to replace the existing beam) and prices aren't as bad as we thought they could be (between 9 and 12 dollars per foot depending on size). It's starting to get exciting!