Comments on: A 1912 bungalow goes modern in Portland

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:07:27 +0000

Darin, was there a bathroom upstairs to begin with? If not, what was the cost to add one?

By: Ami

Ami — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:50:57 +0000

So many sweet little details you’ve put into place! I particularly love the landscaping, the exterior paint colors, kitchen floor tile and bathroom tiles! Nice. I am inspired.

By: Darin

Darin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:21:58 +0000

Matt - the entire renovation took about 5 months. We did demo on the attic though, then didn’t touch it for several months (burned out from the previous flipper). The entire house is about 1,600 s.f. not including an unfinished basement.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:04:27 +0000

Wonderful job. We live in Houston, I’m an architect, and we’re considering doing the same to an out of date but generally well-structured bungalow.

Can I ask how many sf the house is, and how long it took you to renovate?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:10:36 +0000

Leigh, I added a link to the floor plan at the end of the post or see it here.

http://www.plastolux.com/blog/emerson.jpg

By: Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:49:08 +0000

Is there a floor plan published of the house?

By: Darin

Darin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:46:10 +0000

Thanks everyone!

Budget was about $75k and most labor was self performed (demo, framing, tile, painting, appliance install, project management, daily site cleanup after plumbing, electrical and mechanical subs and carpentry). Materials were purchase using ‘trade discount’ and/or used floor models (appliances).

The opening is made using a large glulam beam partially recessed into the ceiling and trimmed out to match the opening in into the kitchen.

By: ethanollie

ethanollie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:20:38 +0000

nice work! our first floor layouts could be twins (except that mine is in massachusetts) question: is the interior wall between your living room and dining room a load bearing one? if yes, how did you make the opening so large? we have a wall we’d like to open up in this manner but thought we could not span this distance.

By: the brick house

the brick house — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:14:39 +0000

How limited was the budget? Looks like they pimped that place out. It’s spectacular.

By: ModFruGal

ModFruGal — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:22:03 +0000

Wow…really superb job…LOVE it.