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Residential

Semi-detached house, taken back and rebuilt

The house came to us empty and closed up, with the front openings boarded, the roof edge failing and the yard gone to gravel. Everything visible from the street was replaced, and everything behind it was rebuilt: new roof, new windows, new siding and trim, a new masonry frontage, and a full interior fit-out from the framing forward.

Scope

  • Roof replacement
  • Windows and exterior doors
  • Siding, trim and masonry frontage
  • Full interior fit-out
  • Kitchen and two bathrooms
  • Landscaping and site work
The same view once the work was finished.
BeforeCompleted

The street elevation, before and after. Drag the divider, or use the arrow keys.

The sequence

Boarded openings, a failed roof edge under tarpaulin, and a front yard behind chain link.
Before
Boarded openings, a failed roof edge under tarpaulin, and a front yard behind chain link.
New roof, windows, siding and trim, with the stoop and the front wall rebuilt in masonry.
Completed
New roof, windows, siding and trim, with the stoop and the front wall rebuilt in masonry.
The ground floor opened up, with the stair rebuilt as an open screen.
Completed
The ground floor opened up, with the stair rebuilt as an open screen.
Kitchen with a full-height stone return and a seated end to the counter.
Completed
Kitchen with a full-height stone return and a seated end to the counter.
Main bathroom, tiled floor to ceiling.
Completed
Main bathroom, tiled floor to ceiling.
Second bathroom, with a walk-in enclosure worked into the plan.
Completed
Second bathroom, with a walk-in enclosure worked into the plan.
Bedroom, with the heating and cooling run to each room individually.
Completed
Bedroom, with the heating and cooling run to each room individually.
The top floor, where the roof pitch had to be worked with rather than boxed out.
Completed
The top floor, where the roof pitch had to be worked with rather than boxed out.
The finished frontage after dark, planting in and lit.
Completed
The finished frontage after dark, planting in and lit.

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