Whole Home Remodeling Projects.

This home actually a little curb appeal before anything was done.

Front patio hardscape going in. You can really see the ugly flat lines of the entrance in this picture.

The front had a collapsing stone patio that had to be dug out. We installed the hardscape wall and poured a concrete walk and driveway where gravel was before.

The oak pergola was custom cut at a mill. It serves 3 purposes: to hide the ugly flat roof over the entrance, to enhance the home’s southwest character, and to support grape vines planted at each corner.

The finished product. Much more curb appeal. As the grape vines mature and the Monkey grasses on the side mature, the front patio will be a nice semi-private place to sit.

This is before we did any work. It was a little porch with a lot of carpenter bee damage, and a collapsing old stone patio buried beneath.

We replaced the old rear porch with a nice sized screened porch. Click here for the full panoramic view.

This portion of the porch is covered but not screened for the grill and the custom bench seat/railing to use while grilling.

The entire back yard was regraded and replanted with grass, with a small meditation bench and flower bed added under a Crepe Myrtle.

Inside the house, paneling was concealing damp walls from exterior leaks and condensation from uninsulated walls.

We fully restored the custom round top door. The remaining 3 exterior doors had to be completely replaced - frame and all.

The old kitchen was very small and dank. We removed the wall between the dining room and kitchen to make it bigger.

Pre-built cherry wood cabinets and granite counter tops brought a whole new look to the kitchen.

A few custom matching parts like fridge panels, and a new fridge, finished out the kitchen.

The door exits onto a new screen porch across the entire rear of the home. Click here for panorama view.

Plaster crown was repaired, fireplace was stripped of a few previous efforts to cover it. We got it back to the original stone and repaired it properly. Click here for panorama view.

The old steel framed windows couldn’t be saved. New windows and trim were installed.

This is Bedroom 1. Ceiling fans were added to all rooms. Electric was redone throughout house. Cable / ethernet / power outlets were added in every room.

This window seat / entertainment cabinet was added to a nook in Bedroom 1, the bigger of the two bedrooms.

This closet was redone, including built-ins.

Paneling was removed, exposing moldy walls. Everything was scrubbed down, sanded, plaster repairs made and new windows and trim added throughout the house.

Doors to hallway and closet.

We were able to save the cedar lining in this closet. New shelving was added.

This is the single shared bath. It was completely gutted and remodeled. The sink was repurposed to the garage where a half-bath was added.

What a difference a little tender-loving-care (plus good design and handy work) can make!

I kept the cast iron tub, but replaced everything else (including replacing all plumbing in the home with PVC). Then tiled on the cement and added all new fixtures.

Corner shelves were also added to the tub / shower.

All the floors were sanded, repaired where radiators were removed, and refinished. Antique door hardware was removed, polished and reinstalled. Doors were repaired to hang straight and close right.

The basement was a dingy creepy damp mess.

The boiler and oil tanks to run it were in the basement as well. Pipes were run along the ceiling to all the radiators in the home.

The oil tanks had to be drained and removed. Anything is possible!

Can you believe this is the same basement? What was a dank and useless space was transformed into a beautiful living and entertainment area complete with flooring, bar, and more. Click here for panorama.

An electric fireplace with a remote added a warm feel to the basement.

A full bath was added in the basement and a half bath in the garage - bringing the 2 bedroom 1 bath home to a 2 bedroom 2-1/2 bath home. Click here for full image.

This room was cleaned up, with electric added for the refrigerator and lighting and an entrance door. It created much more food storage for the home.

A laundry room was added, complete with laundry tub and folding counter. The door to the right provides access to the water heater, sump pump and ejector pit. Click for full photo.

This is the front of the garage before any work was done.

Tired old two-car barn garage was converted into a one-car with a charming entrance door into a home office.

And here is the back of the garage. It looked like a cinderblock bunker. The original stairs were treacherous.

New enlarged windows and the furring strips were installed. Insulation and then vinyl siding was added to the exterior. Overhangs were built out and then clad in aluminum. Security lighting was added to the peak on both sides of the roof.

A gravel drive with landscape timbers was installed. Plumbing was run to the garage and an RV dump access point was added to the drive.

What had been the first bay of an unfinished garage was made into a home office. Here you see the front door.

Looking in from the front door, you can see the home office with heat, A/C, fridge, a half-bath. On the right is a service window and door into the garage bay.

The repurposed sink and medicine cabinet from the original bath in the house was installed and a new faucet was added.

Throughout the garage all windows were cut to normal size, with insulated glass installed. Floors were repaired. Roof joists were raised to give a higher ceiling. Recessed lighting was added.