Hi, everyone.
Apparently our architects have a 1X3 foot cantilevered area over our front stoop spec'ed in the kitchen. There is no reason for it other than it was a holdover from a previous iteration of the plan when we were trying to cut out some corners in the foundation that didn't get adjusted in later iterations. GC wants to jog in the wall there to keep it over the foundation because he thinks the cantilevered area will attract pests due to its proximity to the ground/stoop.

Architects say the potential problems can be solve by tying the concrete pour for the stoop into the foundation under the cantilevered area. Yes? No? I really don't want to lose a foot of my kitchen wall if I don't have to, especially since that's where I was going to put my refrigerator.
I've attached an image of the change I don't think I want want to make.

Thanks!

This post was edited by Kiwigem on Wed, Jul 30, 14 at 23:29