View of the front of the house.
Front of house with new double wide windows in the first floor, new replacement windows on the second floor, and a new triple window unit in the family room.
That's my daughter posing in the doorway.
View of front door before the door treatment.
Before view of family front room.
Here's the new facade and entry door trimmed out.
The new facade, lets the owners enjoy and unobstructed view from the family room now.
Right side with new 2nd floor Harvey windows.
New First floor windows coming soon.
Right side of house with new double width windows on first floor and replacement windows on 2nd floor.
Original plain garage entrance.
Same garage with the entrance trimmed out.
Original window before any changes.
This window will be double it's size soon.
Dining room with new double wide double hung windows.
Good thing owner decided to replace windows.
The old dining room header was cracked right in half.
New dining room window header.
The side wall in the living room, only had one single double hung window.
The extra wide and taller side window unit also adds to the extra natural light into the living room.
Living room with the old single window units.
This room would be dark even in the early afternoon.
Living room with new double wide double hung window units.
The extra wide and taller units allow more sunlight into the room.
Here's what could be lurking in your walls.
This was in the living room left window.
You never know the damage ants cause until you look for them. This damage had no visible signs until we opened up the wall to enlarge the window opening.
Here's what a mold problem starts as.
It begins in the walls trapped where there's poor ventilation.
Another cracked header in the living room.
These headers will be replaced with larger ones to accomadate the new larger window units.
New living room double wide window units required a new header.
Here, you can see Joe, one of my sons, installing a new window.
Here's what we discovered while tearing out the old family room windows.
Notice, the original headers are incorrectly installed. The king stud is even cut. A big No, No...
Here's another part of the old window header.
This header was installed by previous home owners and done incorrectly.
You can see where the single king stud is cut.
The new family room triple window unit required a new larger header.
Here's the correct way to install one.
Here's the right side of the family room triple window unit header.
Family room with new triple wide doublehung window unit.
This window unit is wider and taller than the original windows.
The extra wide opening, increased the view from the inside.
Rear view with new 2nd floor Harvey windows.
New first floor windows coming soon.
Dining room window in rear of house.
This is the area that will become the new mud room.
Notice the new window, we will be adding the window for ventilation and more natural light.
Here's the window seat and storage compartment in the new mud room.
We also added the new window.
Here's the custom made locker units for each family member.
The shelves are adjustable to any height desired.
Her's one view of the finished cellar.
All the pipes and vents have been soffited in.
Here's the untility room tucked away behind the bi-fold doors.
Here's another view of the finished cellar.
The bi-folds in the corner are mounted diagnally to allow access to the electrical panel.
Here you can see, we even included access doors where-ever there was plumbing cleanouts that may need to be accessed in the future.
Here's where the original kitchen sink was located.
Here's the wall stripped and exposed.
Now you can see the hidden damage.
Look at all that mold in the insulation.
Here the kitchen is starting to take shape.
We are installing the vent in the wall for the range hood.
Here's the new kitchen cabinets going in.
Another view of the kitchen cabinets.
The kitchen island with the 2nd prep area on the right side.
Here's the finished kitchen with the granite counter tops.
Here's the 2nd prep area with its own sink.