Front door

The teak pivot front door is installed.

View towards the backyard

View towards the street

Before/After

The renovation of the house will be complete by the end of this month. Looking back at the pictures we took two years ago it's impressive to see the difference between the ranch house we started and the end result. For the next few weeks, I will post a lot of before and after pictures for your review.

First one is for the deck stair.

We used 2x 6 garapa lumber for the treads and  2x 2 garapa trim for the louvers around it. The steps will have LED strips under and a new metal railing that will be installed next week.

Before - Stair from the backyard to landing

Before - Stair from landing to deck

New stair during construction

Garapa deck

Rainy day on the job site today. The Garapa decking is almost complete, the steel structure for the Garapa trellis is in place, and next week the railing will be installed. 

View from the east edge of the deck towards the Office

Job Site Sign

The job site sign is installed!

Job Site Sign

Our job site sign is ready and will be installed next week.

Street Elevation

Additions and renovations to the house respect the ranch style context of the  existing neighborhood. The additions repeat the existing house's roof lines, eaves and height. The design opens the entry area, and frames it by the addition to the Master Bedroom to the west and the Garage to the east.

Backyard Elevation

The site's most notable feature is an unusually deep lot sloping down to a small branch, populated by mature trees with a large beech the most outstanding example. Their primary request was extensive glass on the back of the house coupled with a deck off of the living areas facing south into the stunning site.