Home Renovation Part 1: Our Project

My wife and I recently renovated our home in central New Jersey, USA. The project started in the spring of 2008. I tried to summarize my experience without giving any personal details. I hope that these Blog posts will help you in your project.

What did we do?

• Rebuild all bathrooms from the frame up to fix recurring leaks and mold problems.
• Replace kitchen cabinets.
• Open a door from the kitchen to the deck.
• Convert an office to a bedroom.
• Convert a sun room to an office and add a skylight.
• Install central A/C.
• Renovate fireplace area in the living room.
• Fix water damage to the exterior walls.
• Add an electrical subpanel.
• Renovate all closets.
  
• Replace all carpets.
  
• Paint all rooms.
• Remove built-in headboard in the master bedroom.
• Install high-efficiency LED lights and ceiling fans.
  
• Smaller odds and ends.

We did some work in every room of the house including the basement and the garage. Some rooms were completely rebuilt (bathrooms, kitchen, sunroom). The project kept the modern style of the house.