Home Renovation on Steriods
The following article and photos are the end results of an intensive home rehabilitation on my current residence in Indian Harbour Beach Florida, the lovely beach town in which I spent most of my growing years. I purchased this neglected home in July of 2010. The house was in need of a total rehab, which is sometimes affectionately referred to as a “complete gut renovation”.
The very first step in fixing up this fixer upper was correcting the structural foundation. I wrote a little bit about this process here: Foundation Settling.
Once the foundation issue was settled (excuse the pun), the interior work was started. The inside of the home need some major updates. Check out the before pictures below.
We then made some adjustments to the floor plan by taking down the wall separating what was once an outside patio turned into an enclosed Florida room. This really opened up the kitchen and family rooms to some much needed natural lighting.
The next project was getting rid of the sunken areas of the family room and living/Florida room. The good and bad results were: The Good, there was no longer a 5″-6″ step down from the kitchen and dining room. The Bad, a little less ceiling height, but it was worth it to get level flooring.
The final steps were windows (hurricane impact Lo-E rated energy efficient) flooring, ceiling/walls, paint/trim, kitchens, bathrooms, and last but not least window treatments. The end results you can see below.
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When we purchased our first house we found some cracking in the walls and the home inspector said to call a structural engineer. We called around and talked to 3 or 4 engineers and they all said to call Certified Structure and Foundation because the owner is an engineer. They came out and did a number so soil test and explained the problem and the solution. They were very professional and prompt. Within 24 hours we had a very well outlined proposal. We also had two other local companies out for the same thing. Certified Structure had a more professional appearance and they did not try to force anything on us. Once they started the work, we were informed throughout the entire project on the progress and steps. We have an awesome warranty and the crew was very courteous and neat. If we had to do it again..They would be the only company I would call. We are very, very happy with the job they did on our house and patio.
Hi Cindy,
That’s great information. It’s always good to hear about positive experiences with contractors. Thanks for the comment.