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First floor & walls
Photos from the builder's cell phone.
The walls are structural insulated panels (SIPs).
Luxury Home Appliance Offers - Expiring Soon!
Thinking about upgrading your appliances? Thermador, a top-rated high-end luxury appliance brand, is offering a "Buy One, Two, FREE" promotion, which ends July 31, 2009.
If you buy a 36" or 48" professional range OR a 36" or 48" cooktop and any double or triple combination oven, you get a FREE Dishwasher.
AND, if you buy an additional 36" refrigerator or larger OR (2) Freedom columns, you get a FREE Ventilation System.
Check out one of our earlier posts, where we installed a 48" Thermador range.
To find out more about this promotion, click here to go to Thermador's website.
To see more of Good Home Construction's work, click here.
If you buy a 36" or 48" professional range OR a 36" or 48" cooktop and any double or triple combination oven, you get a FREE Dishwasher.
AND, if you buy an additional 36" refrigerator or larger OR (2) Freedom columns, you get a FREE Ventilation System.
Check out one of our earlier posts, where we installed a 48" Thermador range.
To find out more about this promotion, click here to go to Thermador's website.
To see more of Good Home Construction's work, click here.
Solid footing
After moving very very slowly for the past month, we are hopeful that the pace will pick up now that we are (just about) finished with the foundation sub-contractor (who has only a few things left to do), and the builder will be doing most of the work himself. Anyway, the pilings and the I-beams look great.
Mid-Century Mod - Kitchen Tile Redo
This mid-century modern kitchen still had great cabinets and some cool features, such as the fiberglass paneled lighting at the top of the walls (see above kitchen sink) and a built-in wall radio. But the peach-colored tile on the countertops and backsplash looked really tired and clashed with the homeowner's lime green and brick orange walls.
So, we revamped the kitchen by removing the upper cabinets right above the cooktop to create an expansive backsplash, installed new tile for the countertop and backsplash, and installed a new single basin sink and sink faucet.
The countertop was installed with new 12" x 12" black tile (which looks a lot like soapstone at a fraction of the cost!) in a diagonal pattern and the backsplash was installed with a mixed glass/metal/ceramic mosaic tile blend.
So, we revamped the kitchen by removing the upper cabinets right above the cooktop to create an expansive backsplash, installed new tile for the countertop and backsplash, and installed a new single basin sink and sink faucet.
The countertop was installed with new 12" x 12" black tile (which looks a lot like soapstone at a fraction of the cost!) in a diagonal pattern and the backsplash was installed with a mixed glass/metal/ceramic mosaic tile blend.
Belmont Heights Bathroom Remodel Posted on Everything Long Beach
Thanks Everything Long Beach for posting our article on the Belmont Heights Bathroom Remodel we did a few months back. Check out their site at http://www.everythinglongbeach.com.
To read the article, click here.
To see more of Good Home Construction's work, click here.
Chrysalis Award Winners in Qualified Remodeler Magazine's June 2009 Issue
Thank you Qualified Remodeler Magazine for listing the 2009 Chrysalis Awards winners in this past June's issue.
We were listed as the Western Region Winner for 2 Categories: Kitchen Remodel Under $50,000 and Bath Remodel Under $40,000.
To see more of Good Home Construction's work, click here.
1920's-Era Craftsman Bungalow Bathroom Remodel
We are just wrapping up a master bathroom remodel in a California Craftsman bungalow - here are a few "before" pictures and a few sneak peak pictures of it "almost done."
We removed the acrylic shower stall and constructed a walk-in shower with a shower seat. We also built a custom vanity with 2 sinks and a Caesarstone countertop, and a custom wood transom window. The bathroom is designed with 1920's period-appropriate subway tile, ribbon tile, hexagonal floor tile, and wood wainscoting.
Check back later for final pictures!
DURING Pictures
To see more bathrooms we've done, click here to go to Bathrooms under the Project Photos section.
We removed the acrylic shower stall and constructed a walk-in shower with a shower seat. We also built a custom vanity with 2 sinks and a Caesarstone countertop, and a custom wood transom window. The bathroom is designed with 1920's period-appropriate subway tile, ribbon tile, hexagonal floor tile, and wood wainscoting.
Check back later for final pictures!
BEFORE Pictures
DURING Pictures
To see more bathrooms we've done, click here to go to Bathrooms under the Project Photos section.
Good Home Construction Wins Two 2009 Chrysalis Awards
This was our first national remodeling competition, and we are honored to win two regional awards, one for Best Kitchen Under $50,000 and the other for Best Bathroom Under $40,000.
To see the award-winning kitchen remodel, click here.
To see the award-winning bathroom remodel, click here.
See our press release below:
To see more of Good Home Construction's work, click here.
To see the award-winning kitchen remodel, click here.
To see the award-winning bathroom remodel, click here.
See our press release below:
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GOOD HOME CONSTRUCTION WINS TWO 2009 CHRYSALIS AWARDS
“This is our first time entering in a national competition, and to win in these highly competitive categories is quite an achievement,” said Chuck Kensicki, responsible managing officer. “This is a testament to our abilities to create award-winning spaces. We look forward to continue delivering high quality craftsmanship and exceeding the expectations of our clients.”
Since 1993, the Chrysalis Awards have been recognizing the finest remodeling projects around the country that reflect the professional excellence of the residential and commercial remodeling industry. Judged by editors and writers of Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day Home Remodeling & Makeovers, Southern Living Magazine and Sunset Magazine, this year’s winners were selected from over 504 entries. The entries were judged on overall design, the creative use of space and materials, and the degree to which the project enhanced the original structure.
“Winning awards in multiple categories is difficult to do. Not only does this speak to Good Home Construction’s versatility, but to their commitment to quality on every project. Additionally, this was the first year they have entered the awards, and to take home top honors on their first attempt is impressive,” says Ken Kanline, director of the Chrysalis Awards.
The company’s award in the kitchen category is for a newly renovated, period-appropriate kitchen incorporating modern appliances in a 1934 Tudor Revival. The award in the bathroom category is for expanding and upgrading a dilapidated bathroom with all the vintage styling typical in the 1920s-era of a Craftsman Cottage Bungalow.
About the Chrysalis Awards
The Chrysalis Awards program, begun in 1993, recognizes the nation’s best work in seventeen general categories of residential remodeling, as well as regional and national Remodeler of the Year winners. Pictures of the 2009 award-winning projects can be seen on the internet at www.chrysalisawards.com beginning in late June. For more information about the Chrysalis Awards, contact Ken Kanline at 800-854-7736.
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
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June 2009 Money Magazine - How to Haggle with a Contractor
Thanks Money Magazine for quoting Chuck in the "How to Haggle with a Contractor" article in this past June's issue. To read the article for tips on how to negotiate on your home renovation, go to: http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/28/real_estate/haggle_contractor.moneymag/index.htm.
Rose Park Restoration Trade Fair Last Sunday
Last Sunday, we attended the 2nd Annual Rose Park Restoration Trade Fair as a vendor. It was scorching hot, but the attendance turned out great! We met lots of restoration-friendly vendors and like-minded homeowners. If you missed this event, check out the Restoration Trade Fair's website for more information about the vendors.
A few pictures of our tent and the fair...
A few pictures of our tent and the fair...
Interior Update for a 1940's-Era Bungalow
We had a lot of fun working on this fantastic 1940's era bungalow - we widened the doorway between the dining room and kitchen, added some chair rail in the dining room, enhanced the fireplace, and painted all the interior walls, ceilings, doors and windows. The color scheme really made this bungalow cozy and inviting! See some of the before and after pictures below:
To see more interior work we've done, click HERE to see Interior work under the Project Photos section.
A few BEFORE Pictures
A few AFTER Pictures
To see more interior work we've done, click HERE to see Interior work under the Project Photos section.
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