Success!  After some scratching of heads, an agreement between Irv, my general contractor, John, my head framer, and the engineer at the lumber yard doing some math to sort out beam dimensions, we cut down the beams and using the "string" placements, were able to make the cabinet fit in.... at least we think so.  Of course, we still have to add in the floor and the drywall on the ceiling but if we measured right (and we did it at least a dozen times) everything should fit.  

John and Matthew managed to get most of the rafters in place on the kitchen area- just got stuck on the "repeat" of the cabinet gable and will do that tomorrow.  They wanted to bury the beams in the wall so I wouldn't see them breaking thru and coming out onto the screen porch...and that takes some additional demolition.  They also are missing some lumber to complete the job so "on hold" for now....and when I mentioned the front door gable they didn't know anything about it.... Arrgh.... having communication difficulties with this group.  Kevin, the saleperson for Image, negotiated the contract and knows all the details.  Irv, the owner, needs to "be in charge" but doesn't know what has been agreed upon and hasn't an understanding of the who what when and where or the why.  In the framing case, John's brother talked with Kevin and did the bid but John is doing the work.... It's a bit like the telephone game and somewhere along the line everything is getting a bit off.

View of the kitchen addition as the roof rafters go in...

John, on roof, assisted by his nephew, Matthew- my framing crew!

Kitchen interior- the big window is for the sink area- stove is to the right on the other wall.

Stick frame I built to demonstrate size and height of cabinet.... we make it by about 2 1/2 "!

Standing on the north side of kitchen looking towards the screen porch.