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| With her realtor hat on, Dawn started searching for
a fixer-upper that met Brenda and Rebecca's criteria. It didn't
take long to locate this 1940's bungalow in Reynoldstown, a neighborhood
just north of I-20 and one of the "top 3" choices based
on their work/play criteria. |
Covered with random, volunteer trees and shrubs,
the back of the house was barely visible from the giant yard. A
small stoop was the only access and poor landscaping had caused
water issues on the rear sill and basement area. |
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| Another view of the rear of the house. Note the odd
dormer originally built to accommodate the existing bath upstairs. |
One exciting feature of this home was the potential
to open up the area between the kitchen and living room. We immediately
saw this as a large open space. Nothing that a new beam and some
window location changes couldn't solve. |
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| This large kitchen space was just waiting to be designed
to fit modern lifestyles. Just wait to see what becomes of it. There
is new door planned to a huge deck, to the left of the sink window!
New wood floors to match the rest of the house are in-store as well... |
The living/dining room is just behind this soon-to-be-demolished
wall. |
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| New code compliant stairs leading to the upper floor
master suite will be constructed in the existing stairwell off the
kitchen and the new rear entry. |
The old furnace grate location had been patched with
particle board. Watch for what our floor folks do with this! |
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| Anticipated to be one of the worst areas of the house,
there had been obvious leaks from the bathroom above that impacted
the structure in this area of the house. |
Both main floor bedrooms had wood floors in relatively
good shape and most of the house had updated windows. This room
will see little change in our renovation. |
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| This bedroom, located on the rear of the house, will
stay much the same as well. The only addition being a new door in
place of the rear window the will lead to the new deck. |
The right wall of the stairwell was very thick to
accommodate old plumbing. Plans are to reframe it and install new
plumbing, adding much-needed width to the stairs. |
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| We were all surprised to see this much space upstairs.
A new rear dormer will add light and space to this master suite
and of course a new bath is in the works. |
The new bath will have a large shower, double vanity
and beautiful new finishes. |
