Brick + Beam Detroit

Repaired collapsed basement stairs

Cleaned up back yard and installed new fence

Steam pipe asbestos abatement and pipe removal

Installed security doors donated by neighbors

Removed knob and tube wiring and installed new complete modern electrical system

Removed galvanized and iron pipes and installed all new PVC drains and pex water pipes throughout house.

Designed a new balanced forced air HVAC system with supplies and returns to both stories along with a new furnace, humidifier, and electronic air cleaner.

Fabricated custom wood storm windows for the front of the house and the casement windows. Installed aluminum storm windows for the rest of the windows.

Stripped the exposed front porch roof beams, shutters, and windows to original natural wood and sealed with spar urethane.

scraped and painted front exterior

Tuck pointing all exterior brick on house, porch, and porch columns

Stripped original fireplace surround to original detailed woodwork and sealed with spar urethane

Found missing dining room hardwood flooring in neighbor's garage, and along with some leftover original flooring from another house, repaired dining room floor

Removed ancient front shrubs and replaced with young azaleas, hydrangeas, various flowering bulbs, rose bush, rhododendron, fountain grass and a japanese maple.

stripping and sealing all original interior trim moulding and woodwork

restoring all original wood double hung windows with new glass, new sash cord, and refinished wood.

Whole home wired for smart receptacles, ethernet, and coax television networks.

Installed smart video security doorbell

New laundry area in basement with new hookups, hammer arresters, direct drain, electrical circuit and gas service.

New kitchen plumbing, cabinets, countertop, double sink, garbage disposal, dishwasher, fridge with ice maker and water dispenser and gas range. Temporary set up while we redesign the dining room into an open concept kitchen. Lots and lots of help from craigslist and Architectural Salvage Warehouse.

Gutted bathroom floor to joists. Removed previous owner's concrete jungle floor slab. Ripped out and replaced drains to toilet, sink, and shower. Replaced sub-floor. Installed heated floor wiring. New floor tile. Repaired tub surround tile. New pedestal sink, toilet, tub/shower plumbing and fixtures. Programmable heated floor thermostat.

Laboratory water lead test returned. Passed with 0.003 ppm

Jacked up basement stairs pillar to correct main floor slope. Used a large vertical automotive bottle jack/jack stand combination device.

installed housecat

Repaired fireplace louver and installed glass doors purchased from Architectural Salvage Warehouse