02Project gallery

Six projects, each drawn before, during and after

We draw every space three times: what was there, what came out and went in, and what we handed back. Switch the stage on any project, or open it for the scope, schedule, budget and selections.

Existing wall
Removed
New framing
Water
Electrical

1. Bearing wall closes off the kitchen
2. Galley aisle, 36 in.
1. Wall removed
2. Flush beam, posts to new footings
3. Island framing
4. Sink supply and drain moved to the island
1. 9 ft island, seats three
2. Pantry and coffee bar
3. Open to the dining room
AfterFinished: open kitchen, 9 ft island, pantry wall
Wren Hollow · 1956 rambler
Wren Hollow kitchen
A closed galley opened to the dining room, with a flush beam, a 9-foot island and a pantry wall that hides the refrigerator.
Budget range
$95,000 to $110,000
Duration
11 weeks of construction
Scope, timeline and selections
1. 9 ft of counter
2. Doorway is the only link
1. Steel flitch beam, new posts
2. Kitchen wall removed
3. Mudroom and powder framing
4. New 200 amp service and wiring
1. 10 ft island with seating
2. Mudroom lockers and back entry
3. Powder room
4. Wide cased opening
AfterFinished: open kitchen, mudroom, powder room
Juniper Heights · 1918 American foursquare
Juniper Heights foursquare
A whole home remodel that moved the kitchen into one open room with the family table, added a mudroom and powder room, and brought the wiring and heating into this century.
Budget range
$385,000 to $420,000
Duration
7 months of construction
Scope, timeline and selections
1. Alcove tub, rarely used
2. Linen closet
3. Single 30 in. vanity
1. Pan sloped to a linear drain
2. Closet walls removed
3. Heated floor circuit
1. Curbless shower, linear drain
2. Freestanding tub by the window
3. 72 in. double vanity
4. Heated tile floor
AfterFinished: curbless shower, freestanding tub, double vanity
Cedar Terrace · 1987 two-story
Cedar Terrace primary bath
An alcove tub and a linen closet became a curbless shower, a freestanding tub by the window and a 72-inch double vanity over a heated floor.
Budget range
$62,000 to $70,000
Duration
6 weeks of construction
Scope, timeline and selections
1. Poured walls, dry, 7 ft 9 in. ceiling
2. Steel column stays, gets wrapped
1. Egress window cut
2. Ejector pit
3. Rigid foam on every wall
4. Guest suite framing
1. Wet bar with a beverage fridge
2. Media wall
3. Egress window and well
4. Three-quarter bath
AfterFinished: family room, bar, guest suite and bath
Marren Lake · 2004 walkout
Marren Lake lower level
An unfinished basement turned into a family room with a media wall, a wet bar and a guest suite with its own bath and an egress window.
Budget range
$118,000 to $132,000
Duration
11 weeks of construction
Scope, timeline and selections
1. 24 ft of yard to the rear setback
2. Hall window
1. Window becomes the doorway
2. Frost footings, poured foundation
3. Suite framing
1. 480 sq ft suite
2. Walk-in shower and double vanity
3. Walk-in closet
4. Opening to the original hall
AfterFinished: primary suite, bath and walk-in closet
Stonebridge · 1972 rambler
Stonebridge primary suite
A 480-square-foot primary suite added off the back of a one-story house, with a walk-in shower, a double vanity and a walk-in closet.
Budget range
$265,000 to $290,000
Duration
5 months of construction
Scope, timeline and selections
1. Cracked 1960s floor tile
2. Pedestal sink
3. Original cast iron tub
1. Niche framing
2. Tub kept and refinished
3. New GFCI circuit and quiet fan
4. Same-size new window
1. Tiled niche
2. Refinished cast iron tub
3. Vanity with drawers
4. Hex mosaic floor
AfterFinished: refinished tub, hex floor, vanity with drawers
Old Mill District · 1928 bungalow
Old Mill hall bath
A 1928 hall bath refreshed around its original cast iron tub: hex mosaic floor, a tiled niche, a vanity with real storage and a new window.
Budget range
$34,000 to $38,000
Duration
4 weeks of construction
Scope, timeline and selections

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Six projects, each drawn before, during and after

Wren Hollow kitchen

Juniper Heights foursquare

Cedar Terrace primary bath

Marren Lake lower level

Stonebridge primary suite

Old Mill hall bath

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