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The lament is the same for many remodeling clients, we love our
neighborhood, we have decorated the house to our liking, invested in
landscaping, and mechanical systems but the house just doesn't meet our
lifestyle or needs anymore. They start theft quest looking for a new home, or
to build their dream house only to become more disenchanted, confused, and
discouraged. The only remaining viable option is to investigate whether their
existing house can be transformed into theft new dream home. Such is the
following case.
A typical ranch, in a nice suburban neighborhood,
mature trees, a big yard, good construction, convenient to just about
everything is what this location had to offer. Less than a mile away, new homes
with master suites, gourmet kitchens, family and sunrooms are being constructed
in the $400,000.00 starting range. All of these features were appealing and
wished for in our clients dream home, but what would two empty nesters do with
3600 
square feet of living space in a new home?
We set out to
bring all of those wished for features into theft comfortably sized ranch home.
All of the added space occurs on the rear elevation. This project begins with a
30'-8" long by 3'-6" deep bump out of the rear of the house to accommodate an
enlarged kitchen area, family room space, and a larger formal dining room.
Access to the existing deck from the kitchen was important, as was maximizing
the views to the back yard. As a result, a box bay window was added to the
dining room, a new bay window in the kitchen, a larger window over the new sink
location, and a French door were added to this element of the addition. A gable
ties the new bump out to the existing roof plane of the house.
Now for the master suite. A 14' by 25' addition is added at the
west end of the house to accommodate a new master bedroom suite. The addition
includes a 10' by 14' walk-in closet, a 13' by 16' bedroom area, and an 11' by
8' master bathroom. The master bathroom has a custom, 2-person, ceramic tile
shower, with separate his and her showerheads, body sprays, and hand held
sprayers. In addition, Cherry cabinets, a granite top double vanity, ceramic
tile flooring, and skylights grace the master bath. Oak hardwood flooring
finishes off the bedroom and closet floor.
The kitchen and family room
were gutted as part of the additions and remodeling. The kitchen has Cherry
cabinetry, a generous work island, built in stainless steel appliances, and
1-1/4" thick granite counter tops. A custom-built breakfast bar with staggered
height granite tops now separates the family room from the kitchen where a full
height wall once existed. The flooring in the kitchen and family room was
replaced with a new Mahogany wood floor stained with a natural finish.
To tie the remaining portion of the house together, the balance
of the windows were replaced to match the new ones on the additions and, a
complimenting bay window was installed at the front of the house to match the
new bay window in the kitchen addition. The entry door was replaced with a new
wood door and decorative brass hardware as the finishing touch.
The
base cost of this project was in the $130,000.00 category. 6 client change
orders for a total of an additional $10,000.00 were added. The owner provided
appliances, decorating, and Mahogany flooring added another $35,000.00 to the
project for a sum total of around $175,000.00.
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