For my office, I sourced some beautiful reclaimed maple flooring that had once been used in a factory. After researching antique factory floors from several different suppliers, I went with Jewett Farms as my supplier. I’ve always loved the look of office and loft space in an old factory and I’ve recreated that feeling in […]
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After seven months of work, the new addition is finally complete enough for us to move in. For the next 5 months or so while the team renovates the existing house, we’re “camping” in the addition. We’re making use of what will be our daughter’s room as our temporary bedroom, the guest bedroom will be
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We’re lucky to have a bunch of original light fixtures from the 1950s still in our home. I’ve always loved these fixtures, so we will be reusing them in the renovated house. The fixtures are currently undergoing a complete restoration. I cleaned the glass, polished the wood, and painted the metal base of each light.
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It was exciting to have the garage doors installed! We chose very simple, clean, and modern design with no windows.
On the outer walls and roof, we went with a spray foam insulation product manufactured by Icynene and installed by Anderson Insulation – the white material in the photograph below. The pink material is used between rooms on inner walls and serves as a noise barrier. Spray foam insulation is quickly becoming a favorite
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Choosing New and Recycled Old Door Hardware Our original 1958 TechBuilt home features really cool original door handles in what I believe to be brushed aluminum. They are wonderful period pieces that I consider to be works of art. We decided early into our project that we wanted all the handles throughout the renovated and
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Our Team from Patriot Custom Homes I love this photo of our team from Patriot Custom Homes. It's a challenge for both us as homeowners and our builders because we have chosen to live in our home during construction. Having a team with a positive attitude and who clearly enjoy their work makes the relationship
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Exposed Spiral Ductwork We’ve decided to leave the ductwork in the upstairs part of the new addition exposed. I’ve always liked the look and from the beginning of our project, we asked the architect and the builder to go in this direction. I like the natural color, but there is always the option to paint
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Installing the Metal Roof We chose to go with a 24 gauge Galvalume metal roof product made by Englert and installed by Bradford Standing Seam. We had looked at many options for the roof and were attracted to metal because it is long lasting and we will never have to replace it in our lifetimes.
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Making Electrical Decisions Over the past week we’ve had to make a bunch of decisions about the placement of electrical outlets, switches, and light fixtures. So many things to think about! We had to imagine how we’d live in each room in the new addition – where would furniture go? Would there be wired internet,
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