This mid-century Modern Home was originally constructed in 1959 and while it had amazing architectural features, it had fallen into significant disrepair. It was purchased to remodel and flip, with great care taken to preserve the original architectural details, while still updating the home to fit today’s lifestyle. The challenges with the home included a laundry room that was located inside the garage, a “too small” and dated kitchen, and a cramped master bath and dated guest bath. A 1980’s addition further chopped up the floorplan into smaller divided rooms.
The first order of business was to open up the main living area and kitchen to create a large open-concept entertaining space. In order to do this, a 30’ LVL beam that is 24” tall was installed between the kitchen and the living room addition to open it up into one large room. To transport the structural beam inside of the house, our team custom built an LVL dolley out of flat steel and pneumatic lawn tractor tires. This allowed the beam to be transported through the house and out of a window on the opposite side of the house and then swung into the area to be installed. Then a 1200-pound engine hoist stand had to be assembled in order the lift the four 30’ LVL beams into place. The hoist stand allowed the heavy beams to be lifted into place by only two team members.
Another large challenge was to enclose a third of the existing 2 ½ car garage into a new laundry/mudroom. This was accomplished by framing in a wall to separate the spaces and then having the new poured concrete floor engineered to bring it up to the level of the rest of the foundation. Plumbing and electrical also had to be re-routed in this space to accommodate the new placement of the washer, dryer, and laundry sink. The small former laundry closet became a new walk-in pantry. The old hot water heater inside the former laundry room was converted to a tankless exterior-mounted hot water heater.
The kitchen was doubled in size and an awkward window looking into the garage was removed. A plumbing trench was dug out in the foundation to provide plumbing for the new sink and dishwasher and to power new electrical outlets in the island. The new range hood was vented through the roof and a gasline was run to the new range. A custom designed “see through” geometric wall provides interest and divides the small foyer from the kitchen.
The entire home was re-wired and two new electrical circuit panels were installed. All windows and doors were replaced with new energy efficient models. The home received all new lighting, paint, flooring and completely remodeled bathrooms. The master bath was visually expanded by removing a small linen closet to make room for a larger shower with a seat and a frameless glass enclosure. On the exterior, the home’s original stone was power washed and cleaned. All new landscaping and a new cedar fence were installed. New exterior lighting in the home’s soffits highlight the mid-century modern sloped rooflines. Finally, a custom steel and wood pergola was constructed by the pool to mimic the home’s angled roofline and complete the outdoor entertaining area.
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