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Eli Rohe was the builder on this project that was mostly a major structural upgrade to a garage that was tilting. In addition, we replaced the carriage doors, added a dutch door on the side and a window to the garden, insulated, and finished it off a bit nicer than the typical garage.
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Photo Credit – Sita Rupe
Builder – John McBride
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Photo Credit: Nancy Kalter-Dills
Builder: McBride Construction
Here are a few before shots. The main impetus for remodel was to get the refrigerator out of the middle of the view to the back yard and to improve the strange, low-ceilinged laundry room addition at the back.
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Exposed steel in the main living area (living, dining, kitchen)
No roof yet, but the exterior form is looking great
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I saw this unique kitchen lighting solution in Baja recently while house shopping with a friend.
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Contractor: Steve Coleman
Photographer: Nancy Kalter-Dills
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The garden is going in on this Oakland project. Time to go take some pictures. (Thanks to the owner for this preview)
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You’ve seen this project before. Funky old house with a pretty thorough retuning and a small addition at the back. I am very pleased with how it turned out.
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I thought I’d shared a couple more photos of a recent remodel project. This Berkeley house was built with no way to get to the backyard except through the house or from the neighbor’s driveway. We decided to add a pair of dutch carriage doors on the back side of the garage so that there would be a direct connection from front yard & driveway to back. The owners will probably use the garage as a room, rather than a garage, but the design allows for a variety of interpretations (In this mild climate we don’t really need heat to make a room into living space 3/4 of the year or more) The existing concrete slab was polished smooth and shiny for a practical upgrade.
Photos by Nancy Kalter-Dills, Contractor credit to Steve Coleman.
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She caught the architect in this one
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