Before and Afters Compared

Here are some selected "Before Pictures" followed by pictures taken after all the walls were removed (and as the new walls started to be framed). Also, please visit our new Pictures page!

(Please excuse the formatting irregularities in this post - Blogspot doesn't make it easy to lay out pictures!)

First Floor: Before
Originally, this portion of the house contained the kitchen, a pantry and a bathroom. In the new layout, this part of the house has been opened up and will contain the kitchen and dining room. The downstairs bathroom has been relocated to the newest addition.

 

View of Kitchen Facing South              View of Kitchen Facing West Toward Newest Addition

View of Pantry and Bathroom from Kitchen, Facing North

 

View of Downtstairs Bath from Kitchen, Facing North



First Floor: After Demolition

Kitchen (left) and Dining Room (right)
View Facing West Toward Newest Addition





View of Portion of Kitchen (Left) and Dining Room (Right)
View Facing North

 

The picture above also gives a nice view of the collar ties installed for structural support. The walls in the second addition were being pushed apart (separating) under the weight of the roof, so collar ties were needed for additional structural support. When Henry installed the new collar ties, we discovered that the framing for the ceiling drywall would need to be replaced as well. Instead of rebuilding this framing, we decided to remove the framing entirely and create a room with a vaulted ceiling. We think the result is going to be fabulous!

Dining Room (Left) and Kitchen (Right)
View Facing East Toward Original Home

In the picture above, you can see that the wall between the original home and first addition has been removed. This creates an open layout in the home's three central living areas (kitchen, dining room and living room). The living room will be the area to the back of the image (in the original home to the right of the new staircase). When we purchased the house, this area was a bedroom:

Bedroom in Original Home

View Facing North from Front Door

The walls in the picture above were removed. This area will become the living room in the renovated home.

Here is a nother picture of the main portion of the home that has been
opened up. This picture is taken from the kitchen looking east. To the
left is the new dining room and in the center is the new living room.

The picture above also shows the new staircase nicely (located to the left of the living room). Here is a picture of the original staircase:

The original staircase was directly
in front of the front door
View Facing North



Panorama View of the Kitchen (Left) and Dining Room (Right)

Another View from Kitchen to the Dining Room and Living Room Areas



The image above shows the vaulted ceilings nicely. The door to the right, which originally was a second door that entered the kitchen from the porch, has since been removed and replaced with a window frame. A second door will be added to the back of the home, through the newest addition.

Staircase: Before and After


Here's a quick before and after of the staircase!  

The original staircase was directly
in front of the front door
View Facing North



The new staircase is located on the north wall across the living room

from the front door (in the original portion of the home). In the background

to the left/west, you can see the first addition where the kitchen and

dining room will be.