Has the inspector seen that post? I know here they would not pass that.

Yes,

The beam is further than just that post. The engineer designed the beam that way, but the inspector wanted the extra post where the full beam ends.

Everything has been signed off on. Just concerned about how it will look ones plastered with the “small wall”.

Thanks Sophie,

Across the way we have double ovens so it won’t be symmetrical in that it will look like an intentional “opening”.
I think adding trim will certainly help . Thank you!

Hard to see why, when you had a steel beam made this posting was needed? Sounds like somebody messed up. I am sure you did the beam to open up space. Kind of sad that you know have to hide posts! Better get responsible party to pay for fixes. Crazy. Feel badly for you.

Take some of those 2x4's out and move the steel column back. Problem solved...

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We have Floors coming in tomorrow and cabinets on Wednesday. Moving the beam back would make a need for a column on the opposite side, which is where the ovens are going.

While I do know this is obviously a mistake or miscommunication between contractor and engineer, to redo the steel beam right now would push this renovation timeline way out. It’s not worth it for us to do that so I’m trying to find ways to live with it and make it look less obvious.

Any suggestions on blending it or some innovAtive/creative way to work with it would be great!

Change the kitchen layout. You really can not make this look good unless it’s mirrored on the other side to look deliberate. This will always look like an oops no matter what you do.

I don't know why you need that column at all if that beam is on top of the wall and it looks like there is room to put that column inside that wall, remove that blocking you got and put the column instead.

This detail should have been specified on the drawing. I'm sure this was designed by an architect, ask him to write a note for the building department indicating the column will be inside the wall.

Posting the actual floor plan of the kitchen and this area would help but the best looking solution would be to to make it look like it was done as a design element

Rickie95 - Thanks for the additional pic. There must have been some shadows in the first one that made the beam appear short. I suspect the Inspector had a concern about the wall/opening going down the stairs and whether it had sufficient structure to carry the load. The only way you could eliminate the protruding post would be to move the basement door/entrance forward to be in the same plane.

The Oven and wet bar are not placed there, that is where our living room doorway is. The ovens are basically pushed away from the kitchen, diagonal from the island, directly across from the post.

I guess I’m asking, aside from moving it, which would cause a huge delay in the project, how can I work with it or make it the least obtrusive/obvious as possible?