Whole-House Renovation and Addition: In Progress
We’re almost five months into a whole-house renovation and addition in Chevy Chase, MD. The house is in a great location and has great bones, but the outdated finishes and small rooms did not work for the family that recently purchased it. It is a very intensive project, so the clients are not living there during the renovation. We’re replacing all the windows, enlarging the garage, building a three-story addition, and finishing the basement. The kitchen and four bathrooms will have all new finishes. Bookmark this blog so you can follow the progress.
BEFORE: The house had a small sunroom on the side with a garage underneath. The interior was very outdated.
BEFORE: Here’s a better view of the sunroom, which overlooks a large side yard.
DURING: We removed the sunroom to prepare for a three-story side addition. The addition will enlarge the first floor (kitchen/living), second floor (master bedroom suite), and attic level (bedroom/bathroom)
DURING: To prepare for the addition, we removed all the masonry walls on the side of the house and framed the openings for support.
DURING: here’s the view of the demolition of the masonry walls from the interior.
DURING: Here’s a view of the interior after we demolished the attic level masonry wall.
DURING: To provide structural support for the existing house and addition, we had to install a long post that runs from the basement floor to the attic level. Here’s the post being delivered to the project.
DURING: The framing crew carries one of many steel beams to the jobsite.
DURING: The beams are ready for installation.
DURING: Beam installation requires all hands on deck!
DURING: Tying the existing house to the addition is dirty, dusty work!
DURING: We demolished the existing garage so we can build a wider garage structure.
DURING: New concrete block walls form the wider garage structure. This photo is after the concrete floor has been poured.
DURING: Framing the new floor for the addition above the garage walls.
DURING: One floor is framed! Two more to go…
DURING: Side view of the framing of the new first floor.
DURING: Framing and sheathing the second floor of the addition.
DURING: Lower floor sheathing installed, framing the third story roof.
DURING: Protected with Landis-branded housewrap!
DURING: Windows and doors installed, new flagstone patio and steps.
DURING. Window installation on the front, above the new garage.
DURING: Fiber cement siding installation.
DURING – Fiber cement siding installed.
DURING – Fiber cement siding and trim installed.
The full gut and renovation started the first week of January and we finished the framing, beam install, siding, and interior drywall in 5 1/2 months. Now, the interior finishing starts!
DURING – Kitchen cabinetry installation
DURING – Electrician Alvaro Romero and plumber Matt Malaska confer on details for the kitchen. The two lead our electrical and plumbing departments. We prefer to have those critical trades in-house as it offers more scheduling control and coordination.
