Are they crazy?

We are about to start on one of the most exciting projects in our young marriage. We bought the apartment right above us and are planning to "duplex" it. We expect the project to take somewhere over a year and involve considerable disruption and cost. Those of you who remember my last apartment project, which resulted in my living in a "tent" in the apartment, may be asking, "is he crazy?". Well, that remains to be seen. But remember, Christina was only an observer that time. Now she's a co-owner and co-manager. She is confident that that will make a difference.

Because this will be such a big part of our day to day life for the next year, we decided to document the events in real time. We will be providing weekly updates and maintain a blog with pictures (maybe even videos). The project officially starts next week with our first design meeting with our architects - Joe and Mike Constantin. We are anxious to get feedback on our number one issue - where can the stairs reasonably be placed. That's the most important and critical issue. It controls everything else. We have until the closing on the purchase in late June to finish the planning so we can begin construction.

Stay posted.

SHE SAID: OMG, can't believe that we are actually doing this! When people you know approach you with the comment, " wow, people your age are usually looking to downsize", it gives one pause! So here we are, at an age where we no longer think about having children, but instead, contemplate "giving birth" to a new space that will change how we live.

On Mar 24, 2012, at 10:24 PM, Paul del Balso <pdelbalso@gmail.com> wrote: