Before and Afters Compared, Part 3

The first floor bedroom that was located at the front of the home (facing the street, in the original portion of the home) will continue to be used as a bedroom:


Bedroom at Front of Home Before Gut



Bedroom At Front of Home After Gut

The new bedroom has been widened, and there will be a large bedroom closet located beneath the new staircase (image taken from closet location). Otherwise, the new room will be largely the same. The windows will be repaced with energy efficient upgrades, new lighting will be added, and the existing floors will be refinished.

The picture above also gives a view of some of Henry's excellent structural work!

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Finally, the new addition will be changed significantly, but this was not apparent after demolition was completed because we decided to keep the walls, which were in good shape. Where these exterior walls have been kept, we will have to come in from the outside to insulate the walls, replacing the current batt insulation with spray foam insulation. This will be done when the siding for the new addition is replaced.

New Addition Before Deconstruction

New Addition After Deconstruction

As you can see, the walls of the new addition were originally left intact. However, we needed to replace the entire subfloor (shown partially replaced here), and in the new floor plan, this 500 square foot addition has been divided into three rooms: A bathroom with laundry facilities (to the left), a bedroom (to the left), and a family room (to the right, partially shown in image). To change the layout, new walls have been framed framed (pics coming soon), and we had to redesign the window scheme. The windows shown here have since been removed, the new window frames have been constructed, and a frame for a double-wide sliding door leading from the family room to the backyard has been completed.