BLOG: Henderson Street Renovation

Key Details

Location: Durham Region, Ontario, Canada

Type of Project: 

• Full main floor renovation, plus second floor bathroom and hallway.
• Rooms that were transformed or added include the kitchen, laundry room, bathroom, living room and family room.

Budget: $250,000+

Timing: 3 months

The Story

The Issue: For the owners of this 2,700 square foot home, the existing kitchen was too small, and they didn’t like that it was located in the centre of the main floor layout. Their wish list included open concept spaces, a larger kitchen for entertaining, and a better functioning layout.

The Solution: Our Kooger Custom Homes & Renovations team created a floor plan that called for the removal of a load bearing wall between the kitchen and dining room, and transformed the two rooms into a spacious, stunning kitchen. The wall was replaced by a new steel beam. Structural drawings were required for the previous wooden beam's removal, which were done by the Kooger team to improve timing. 

Other Challenges:

• A rework of the plumbing was required, which involved opening up an upstairs closet wall and running a plumbing vent into it. 
• The height of the large window in the new kitchen was raised for cabinetry below. A full repair was done to the exterior brick, making it seem like the window had always been in its new position.