We decided last year to finally do some major house additions/remodeling. We have a wonderful friend who is also a contractor (good friend to have, eh?). Last winter he rebuilt our front porch. Our house was built in 1912, with some renovations done in the 1950s. That project was supposed to be just replacing our porch flooring, but upon closer inspection, he found the foundation posts rotted completely away. We weren't quite sure what was our next step, since the roof was recently replaced and didn't want to completely trash the entire porch. Our friend came up with a splendid design, which turned a decrepit screened porch into a lovely 3-season porch. (See pictures below)
FRONT OF OUR HOUSE AFTER
Not much later after that, we were able to work out the finances to do the most needed work to the house - expand our cramped kitchen. We never lived through a house remodel, and wasn't sure what to expect, or even what questions to ask to get started. Our friend handled everything, from the design to the permits. As we got started and the design of the kitchen was just about done, we decided to add a deck to the construction process. We just installed a wood pellet stove in November and we are really loving the kitchen. We also decided to put in a hot tub when the deck was being designed - what a great thing that is..after a long hard day at the hardware store, it's great to soak our aches in that, even when there was snow on the ground.
BEFORE: BACK OF OUR HOUSE/KITCHEN
The stone back of the house was a small porch that ended up being full of "stuff", but not useable, as the floor was slanted. The picture are almost taken from the same spot inside. We expanded the kitchen to the back of the porch, added the deck - what a difference
It was tough living through a kitchen remodel, but we didnt' even have any plumbing or major appliances done - I don't know how those who completely gut their kitchens do it. But, it's done. We used to hate being in our small dark kitchen. Now, it is bright and spacious - we are always in there, on our deck in warmer weather and always in the hot tub.
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