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| brick bungalow front elevation |
Our current project is the renovation of a 1920 brick bungalow located in the Portage Park / Jefferson Park neighborhood. The home is a very solid brick structure situated on a 40 foot wide by 138 foot long lot. Once again, we'll need to do extensive work to update the building and create a modern, open plan layout. We'll maintain the original side entrance but will totally reconfigure the floor plan. The new first floor layout will have a centrally located kitchen, a front living room, a bedroom / office, a dining room, family room, mudroom and bathroom. This layout will be similar to our recent project at 5201 West Belle Plaine but this home will have even more usable square footage. We'll remove the attic level and construct a new second floor addition that will have a large master suite, three additional bedrooms, a bathroom, laundry room, closets and a furnace room. The lower level will have a large recreation room, a bathroom and a workshop / utility room. A new rear open deck will lead to the landscaped rear yard.
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| front living room with walls stripped down to common brick |
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| re-claimed wood from the attic walls to be used on numerous interior projects |
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| attic floor ready for new addition |
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| attic and roof removed |
Demolition is in now complete with the exterior walls stripped down to the existing masonry. and the existing attic level and roof removed. Most of the interior walls will be eliminated to create the modern, open layout. A framing crew will start next week constructing the new second floor addition. I'm finalizing the landscape plans which will include a wood fence on the west side and new entry deck.
We're shooting for an early fall delivery date....stay tuned for the progress.
