Old Ottawa South – Kitchen & Dining Room Renovation
The main goals of this project were to modernize the kitchen and dining room, create a versatile area, and maximize space for our music-loving clients. The main floor suffered from a lack of cohesiveness, sagging ceilings, water damage, and cramped rooms.
Achieving our goals began with removing the wall separating the kitchen from the dining room to create one large, cohesive space flooded with gentle LED pot lighting and under-cabinet recessed puck lighting. A new doorway was also added from the hall to the dining area. New casement windows bring even more light into the kitchen.
We overcame challenges as the home was originally built with radiant heating pipes installed throughout the exterior walls that constantly froze, so we replaced radiant heating pipes throughout the house and installed them within the floor and interior wall cavities, keeping them warm and problem-free. Exterior walls were spray-foamed to increase overall energy-efficiency.
We discovered many severely cracked joists and joists and point loads which had been almost completely severed by previous contractors. This project required significant structural reinforcement throughout to make for flat, creak-free flooring.
What was once a dark and inefficient kitchen lacking proper storage was transformed into a clean, spacious, contemporary farmhouse-style kitchen flooded with natural light, modern subway tile backsplash, granite and walnut countertops, acacia hardwood flooring, and plenty of storage space.
The washer and dryer were cleverly concealed within kitchen cabinetry to avoid their costly relocation to the third floor.
Building an appliance garage over the walnut peninsula counter and adding a below counter microwave also reduced clutter and created open space.
The final touch was the installation of the sound-insulated, in-ceiling speakers; a must-have for the avid music-lover. Our team was thrilled to be invited back for a celebratory thank-you party!
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