Size does matter

I have been using some layout software to layout my barn conversion to see how to layout my rooms.

I have been doing this gradually for weeks now without finishing as furnishing and moving in is probably years away.

But, today I went back to my original plans showing the barn dimensions and realised that I have been doing the external size totally wrong in my layout.

The architects proposed layout didn't have any dimensions for the individual rooms and we changed those anyway, but don't have formal drawings yet.

We currently have an overhang of 24m x 1.2m which is including in the planning approval, but as we have to keep the existing wall that is not going to be included in the build size..

That means that I only have 223m2 when I was working to 240m2.  That's not a particular issue, its the fact that I now have to plan all over again the kitchen layout, bathrooms, etc.

Looking at the architects drawing of how it is now he has the left hand side @ 16.755 which includes the overhang and the right @ 9.075 which excludes the overhang.

The building is and L shape so that has affected the other walls.  This is what I now have to work with showing the correct size.  I didn't notice because the software just adjusted some of the meqasurements.

Luckily, this is only on paper, imagine if I had given the planned layout to the steel frame company.

As they say measure twice (or more preferably) and cut once.

On a better note, the 3rd gas monitor reading today again showed absolutely nothing, we are now half way through that.

Not good at all is hubby has been asked to take a pay cut or redundancy because of Covid and lack of work as many of their customers are not placing orders.

One of the problems of working for a small company.  This is going to make our project even longer as we are saving as we work, which is now going to stop, so once the money we have saved now is gone then we have to stop until more comes in.