RENOVATIONLaguna
In 2013, we bought this home out of foreclosure, and it was in very rough shape. I had to get Jenna (my wife) to boost me into the window to see the inside because the foreclosure court date was coming before I could arrange an authorized visit (this means I was technically trespassing). Immediately, I saw that it was in pretty bad shape, but the house was salvageable. I saw that it had tremendous potential, given its post-and-beam construction. Immediately, I knew what I wanted it to look like. It took approximately four months, and it was a considerable amount of work. We pressure-washed the cedar cladding, rebuilt the fireplace, and roof (it had many holes, and nature was literally trying to reclaim the home). We took down trees, opened up walls, new kitchen, new flooring, new bathrooms, new paint and trims. We reconfigured the basement rooms to add more bedrooms. The front door was interesting. I renovated it by removing some ugly medallions and replacing them with aluminum frames. The windows were replaced, but the sliders were saved by painting the frames silver. The beams were clad with milled lumber and stained. The facias were clad with flashing metal. I have a knack for finding less costly materials and using them in creative ways. During the finishing stage we had a flood in the basement which caused a pretty major setback, it was heart breaking. In the end, we were so proud of it and we sold it for a modest profit. To this day, I have a brag book of photos of the project in my office. It was an advantageous project, and I have fond memories of the blood, sweat, and tears we poured into it.
