| SParker's Home Improvement Page |
| Desciption: |
| We purchased our home in 1997. It's a 1940's Cape Cod, with some major improvements made before we bought the house. Following is the approximate set of improvements made above and beyond the typical for the neighborhood: |
| Sometime within 15yrs? of house being built: bump out back 2nd floor; Sometime after 15yrs begin built: Add 12x16 family room addition out back, adjacent to kitchen. Place mirror in tiny BA, make kitchen rear window a pass-through; Owner before us: Add 15x15' deck off 3rd BR, open hole in Living Room to 3rd BR, Add french doors between MBR and little room. |
| When we first moved in we did a lot of work on the house: |
| Paint basement walls; Remove wallpaper from 5? rooms; Build dog-washing-stand in basement; Install crown molding in DR; Landscaping; Remove metal shed, and 2 concrete pads Build wood shed; Repair back fence; Replace most facia boards/gutters; |
| Then like psychos with nothing better to do, we started rebuilding the kitchen when my wife got pregnant with the first kid: (This is ~Jan 2000) |
| Replace all appliances; Remove wall between kitchen and Hall, build island; Build all cabinets/drawers from scratch, island counter top; Remove 2 floors, install Pergo; Build garden window; Move stove 4' to under window. |
| Then, again with nothing better to do (and a <2yr old running around) we decided to add onto the back! (This is ~Dec 2001) |
| Remove 12x16 FR; Remove Deck; Replace all windows; Replace roof; Resheath exterior, add insulation (therefore replace all siding); Add ~550 sq ft, FR, MBR (FR is in same loc as old FR, MBR is where deck was); Create MBA from old Den; Install direct-vent Heat/AC Install direct-vent waterheater; Remove Chimney (we had no fireplace!) Landscaping; Build arbor; New electrical service; |
| Details: |
| What follows is a recount of the process, lessons-learned, and status of the project. |
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