Colonial Addition

Classic Colonial Gets Face Lift in Rye, NY

Posted by braddemotte Posted in Blog, On the Boards Posted in January 4, 2012 | Comments Off

Proposed Front Elevation

The existing house was built in the 1920′s and sits on a corner lot on a typical suburban street. The house is fairly original and consists of approximately 2200 SF, with a small kitchen, dining room, living room, sun room & 5 (small) bedrooms.

The goal was to add a small first floor addition to create a bigger kitchen, breakfast area, mud room & bathroom. A second story addition was also created above the flat-roofed sun room which allowed for the creation of a master bathroom and closets.

From the street, the house is hidden by the landscaping; the first order of business was to remove the overgrown shrubs that screen the house. A front porch is added which greatly improves the curb appeal of the house, along with new siding, roofing, trim & shutters.

: Existing Front Elevation

: Proposed Front Elevation

: Existing Right SIde Elevation

: Proposed Right SIde Elevation

Project name: McGuire Residence
Project location: Rye, New York
Project type: addition/alteration

Split level addition in Greenwich, Ct.

Posted by braddemotte Posted in Under Construction Posted in July 18, 2011 | Comments Off

The existing house is a side-to-side split level colonial built in the 1950’s, which has been added onto & remodeled numerous times. With 4 young children, the bedrooms were inadequate as was the master bedroom which was dated and lacked closet space.

The solution was to build an addition above the flat-roofed garage and remodel both of the upper floors of the center section of the house. The middle level consisted of 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & a common area for their 2 oldest daughters, while the upper level consisted of a master bedroom suite.

The asphalt shingle roof was replaced with cedar shingles, while all other materials were matched to insure the proposed addition blended in seamlessly with the existing house.