Adding space by going up can help stretch the budget. There is framing of walls and roofs, but no excavation or foundation work required. This project did just that and the change in feeling and function is HUGE. Taking the opportunity to redesign the window and roof arrangement and change the vinyl siding materials to solid materials allowed for a whole new look. Removing fussy porch railing and wrapping roof and too-thin posts and installing new lighting and doors helped us take a mundane suburban modular house and transform it into a chic modern farmhouse.
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| New Modern Farmhouse |
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| During Construction - view from NW |
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| During Construction - view from SW |
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| Front of House Before |
A large playroom was added above the garage (right side) and a primary bedroom suite was added above the other one story area on the north/left side of the house. With all this extra space and new bathrooms upstairs, this family didn't need to add to the footprint of the home. The living room will be so much larger when all the kids toys are up in the playroom!
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| Before- Front Garage Section |
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| New Playroom above |
The original vinyl windows that came with this modular home were not performing well, and the interior trimwork was more 'builder colonial' than the updated style my clients wanted. So new black-on-the-exterior windows with sa single vertical divided lite '2 over 2' pattern were ordered and installed with new painted square-edge interior trim. The update is dramatic!
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| New clean white window casing |
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| New Dormer in New Bedroom |
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Former Window & Trim Style
that was replaced |
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Back of House
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| Back of house- BEFORE the 2 additions |
When the project is complete (soon!) I will head back for final photos and post them to share. In these snap shots try to ignore the piles of building materials and the sections of unpainted trim. :)
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| New Back Door |
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| New Front Door |
