[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by idlewild

As the title suggests, my wife and I bought a new Monroe veranda into which we will be moving in about a month. Prior to that, we are doing basic work (epoxy garage floor, water filtration, gutters, etc.) so we don't have to move furniture and/or disrupt our lives too much!

One thing we definitely wanted to do was to turn the 9'6" x 7'8" kitchen "nook" into a functional pantry in which we can store dog food, appliances, and other kitchen items. To do this, we would need to both wall off the entry from the front and wall and install a pocket door from the kitchen as shown in the attached images. I've added a few images and description below along with the floorplan HERE.

We're looking for contractor recommendations, quotes, and timeframes (approximate start and duration) from those who have completed - or know a contractor(s) who has/have completed - this work on other homes.

Thanks in advance!

With regard to the garage floor, epoxy floors can be very slippery when wet, so make sure that your contractor will use a non-slippery epoxy, or add something similar to Shark grip so the wet floor is not slippery.

Also, I would hold off on the gutters until you have lived here a while, in general they are NOT necessary, and if you have trees with leaves in the area, IMHO you will definitely not want gutters. There was a recent thread on this very subject.