In January of 2006, we signed a contract to perform an addition and whole-house remodel for Russ ad Sarah Holden of Newburyport, MA.  Sarah, project manager with an architecture degree and Russ, an engineer, drew the elevations and foor plans for the project. The Holdens paid us to produce the structural drawings required for the building permit. The 16’ x 32’ addition featured a full first-floor bath, mud room, recycling area, and single-stall garage. We remodeled the remainder of the first floor with a new kitchen, office, living room, and sunroom. The exterior walls of the sunroom had to be completely rebuilt due to water damage. In the second floor of the main house we built a new front dormer to contain the master bedroom suite. We also remodeled the existing bath and bedroom on that level.

We upgraded the building envelope with argon-filled, low-e Andersen 400 series windows. We brought all insulation up to code and resided the exterior with cedar over Tyvek housewrap. We installed a new roof using thirty year architectural shingles.