Fine Construction, Inc. was hired for a Design/Build project for this 50’s style home located North of Burien, WA nestled on a hilltop with an incredible view of the Puget Sound.
The house was in need of refreshing and we accomplished that. Fine Construction partnered with Kathy Banak of Authentic Home to work with the clients for the material selection and color choices. Kathy also worked with the owners for the furniture selection.
The owners had great ideas and we all collaborated to make this a successful project. The family actually occupied the lower level while Fine renovated the main floor. Upon completion of the main floor the owners moved upstairs and Fine moved to the lower level to complete that portion of the project. Timing worked well, while the owners made arrangements for several long trips and a couple of long weekends, making floor finishing and other dust producing tasks, a non event for the owners and a less stressful event for Fine Construction and its subs.
New interior doors are Fir. We applied a clear coat to see the nice wood grains in the doors. New mill work throughout was installed.
The scope of work consisted of removing a main wall between the living room, kitchen and dining room. The North wall had many windows to take advantage of the view of the Sound. Fine designed the removal of the windows and installed a large sliding glass door to open up the living space to the outdoor deck.
The outdoor deck was not structurally sound and rot was found hidden between boards. New stainless steel railings where installed with new waterproof decking membrane applied with a pattern to the new decking. Lights are installed in the railing to provide accent lighting at night. Powered screens were installed to help reduce the sun light heat gain, in addition to the new powered awning to provide a relief from the blazing Seattle sunlight.
The interior walls were realigned to provide a good flow throughout the house. New French doors were installed in the hall leading to a garden patio. A large 4′ wide fir door was installed to provide separation from the living room to the master suite. Both bathrooms were modernized. We added a new Frame-less shower door in the master bath to give it a new fresh modern look adding a more open and larger look and feel to the bath.
On the exterior, Fine installed a custom front door with an integral weatherization system. Fine also installed new fences to keep the owners important little house guests, their dogs, close to home and so they don’t leave their wonderful new palace grounds. Also added to the exterior; lighting on the house and low voltage lighting for the driveway. Finally the exterior of the house was cleaned and painted, bringing this home back to life for many years to come.
Come to the open house on October 15 and 16th. Contact Fine Construction for any information regarding renovations to your home.
