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Cottage Kitchen and Mudroom
Here's a sneak peek at a recent kitchen and mudroom makeover, complete with custom wood inset Shaker cabinets, butcher block countertops, apron front farmhouse sink and subway tile. Check out that antique stove! Before and professional after pictures will be posted soon...
To see more kitchens we've done, click here to go to Kitchens under the Project Photos section.
To see more kitchens we've done, click here to go to Kitchens under the Project Photos section.
Range & Fridge
Ordered a range and fridge. GE induction free-standing range, and GE Energy star fridge.
Drywall up!
The builder has a new right-hand person who has been helping us get the materials and keep the work going. She has kindly taken photos and allowed me to post them here!
A sprinkling of snow ... I notice steps up to the deck that are new. We are trying to see about a glass railing that would not impede the lake view.
View of what will be the kitchen, the front door beyond. A cabinet will open onto the dining area from lower right of the kneewall. The room to the right will be living room.
View towards the dining room and beyond that, the lake, from the kitchen area. You can see the pass-through is already great for putting stuff on. The sink will be there.
A sprinkling of snow ... I notice steps up to the deck that are new. We are trying to see about a glass railing that would not impede the lake view.
View of what will be the kitchen, the front door beyond. A cabinet will open onto the dining area from lower right of the kneewall. The room to the right will be living room.
View towards the dining room and beyond that, the lake, from the kitchen area. You can see the pass-through is already great for putting stuff on. The sink will be there.
Room Addition in Progress
Happy Thanksgiving to all!! We have so much to be thankful for this year - in spite of a continuing downward trend in construction and a future of uncertainty for all, we have been blessed with great projects, wonderful clients, and slow but steady growth.
These last few months, we've been busy wrapping up a couple of projects, one of which is a room addition to the back of our clients' home.
Here are a few sneak peeks below...check back for final pictures once the addition is completed:
To see more of our work, go to goodhomeconstruction.blogspot.com.
These last few months, we've been busy wrapping up a couple of projects, one of which is a room addition to the back of our clients' home.
Here are a few sneak peeks below...check back for final pictures once the addition is completed:
To see more of our work, go to goodhomeconstruction.blogspot.com.
Inspections
The electrical, plumbing and mechanical and rough-in inspections were passed, and the builder is preparing for drywall.
Because this is a second home, there was concern that the solar hot water system might overheat in summer if we are not there to draw off the hot water every day. So we are moving towards the more expensive (at least initially) photovoltaic panels. These would have some payback over time, generating more electricity than we use on some days. Hopefully we would be able to get credit with a net metering program.
Meanwhile it is cool to see the back and forth between the builder, cabinet maker, and designer about the kitchen cabinets and how exactly they will fit in. Lots of emails back and forth over the last few days.
Because this is a second home, there was concern that the solar hot water system might overheat in summer if we are not there to draw off the hot water every day. So we are moving towards the more expensive (at least initially) photovoltaic panels. These would have some payback over time, generating more electricity than we use on some days. Hopefully we would be able to get credit with a net metering program.
Meanwhile it is cool to see the back and forth between the builder, cabinet maker, and designer about the kitchen cabinets and how exactly they will fit in. Lots of emails back and forth over the last few days.
Panorama of MBR
Again, a little distorted. There will be a window seat between the two closets on the left (south) wall.
Other photo shows undistorted original of west wall.
More from the visit
View from the entry side, the builder picked the door.
On the lake side there is a covered bit of deck with a door to the dining area.
The deck has a mix of new wood, and used wood from the old deck!
Nov 14 Visit
Siding is done on the south, east and north sides, but not the west.
Much of the exterior trim is done too, on those three sides. Inside, the plumbers and electricians have been busy, and Adam has laid some tubing for the radiant floor heating. Although the Oct 14 post said the tubing had gone in, it seems it only went in a week or so ago. Also the estimate of when the drywall might start going up is way off. And the cabinets have not been ordered.
Panoramic shot of sunroom
A panoramic shot of the sunroom. The photo-stitching program distorts the image a little, but you get the idea ... two windows on the east side and three on the south. You can also see a corner of one of the north windows. It has a cathedral ceiling. Insulation is blown in on the east and south walls; they are not SIPs.
Good Home Construction in the Go Green Column
Allecia Vermillion, columnist for the Gatehouse News Service, has included us in her Go Green column. This column covers a few ways to be "green" when updating your kitchen.
To see how we can help you renovate your kitchen and stay "green" while doing so, please contact us to schedule an appointment. Our services include but not limited to refacing cabinets with new doors and/or frames, revarnishing with new stain and/or paint, installing energy-efficient appliances and fixtures, and working with environmentally friendly products such as recycled countertops and flooring.
Good Home Construction's Kitchen Project in Remodeling Magazine
Thanks to Senior Editor, Nina Patel, for doing a write-up on one of our kitchen projects in this month's Remodeling Magazine. If you don't subscribe to this magazine, you can read the online edition by going to: http://www.remodeling.hw.net/toc/the-magazine.aspx.
To see more pictures of the kitchen we did in the article, click here.
To see more of Good Home Construction's projects, go to http://goodhomeconstruction.blogspot.com.
To see more pictures of the kitchen we did in the article, click here.
To see more of Good Home Construction's projects, go to http://goodhomeconstruction.blogspot.com.
Traditional Romantic Master Bathroom Makeover
This master bathroom went from a tract builder's standard issue to a beautiful, traditionally styled bathroom with classic yet romantic touches. We removed the soffit and wall separating the toilet/shower from the tub and vanity area to create a larger, more spacious feeling in the bathroom. Then we constructed a new pony wall, along with a new shower and custom glass shower panels, recessed medicine cabinets, and a custom rain-glass window panel above the new rain-glass bathroom door. The bathroom was decked out with a new clawfoot tub and wall-mount bath faucet, wood vanity with dual sinks and wall-mount faucets, mirrored wardrobe doors, comfort-height toilet, carrera marble subway tile and floor tile, marble hex tiles for the shower pan, glass mosaic pencil liners and marble dome liners as decorative accents, and a crystal chandelier. What a difference such beautiful finish materials can do for a bathroom!!
See BEFORE and AFTER pictures below...
The BEFORE Pictures
The AFTER Pictures
To see more bathrooms we've done, click here to go to the Bathrooms section under Project Photos.
Ranch Modern Kitchen Wins Qualified Remodeler Magazine's Master Design Award
We are honored to win a Bronze Award in this year's Qualified Remodeler Magazine's National Master Design Awards competition for Kitchens Under $50,000. See our press release below.
GOOD HOME CONSTRUCTION WINS MASTER DESIGN AWARD PRESENTED BY QUALIFIED REMODELER
2009 (Fort Atkinson, WI) – Good Home Construction, Anaheim Katherine Wu , have a real passion for preserving and restoring historical homes built before 1955. They have developed a stable list of clients who have benefited from the company’s hands-on approach to quality and architectural detail. Good Home Construction’s small staff of two to five full-time employees has worked diligently on a number of impressive historical residential projects, including historical Mills Act homes throughout Orange County
To see more of Good Home Construction's work, go to http://goodhomconstruction.blogspot.com.
For more information:
(714) 743-5053
GOOD HOME CONSTRUCTION WINS MASTER DESIGN AWARD PRESENTED BY QUALIFIED REMODELER
Local family-owned and operated Southern California construction company wins a master design award
2009 (Fort Atkinson, WI)
Nominees are residential remodeling companies from across the country and entries are judged on
This year's award in the kitchen category is for a ranch kitchen redo, incorporating a unique and highly
This year's award in the kitchen category is for a ranch kitchen redo, incorporating a unique and highly
Founded in 1975, Qualified Remodeler magazine was the first magazine dedicated to serving the
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About Good Home Construction
Founded in 2004, Good Home Construction is a small Orange County-based design-build general contractor business that specializes in the renovation, restoration and remodeling of vintage historic homes. The company’s founders and management team, husband and wife, Chuck Kensicki and To see more of Good Home Construction's work, go to http://goodhomconstruction.blogspot.com.
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