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Cambrian living room

Living room opened up: flat ceiling removed to expose the trusses, new beams, wider slider to the garden, panelling out, and the original stone fireplace cleaned and kept.

6 weekson site

380 sq ftfloor area

A finished living room with a vaulted beamed ceiling, a stone fireplace and sliding doors onto the garden. — After · concept imagery

Before & after

Same room,
before and after.

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The same living room before the remodel: dark wood panelling, brown carpet, heavy curtains and the original stone fireplace.

The job

Scope, weeks,
materials.

Duration: 6 weeks on site · 3 weeks of engineering before that
Size: 380 sq ft · same footprint
Permit: City of San Jose, plan check (structural), one round of comments
Neighborhood: Cambrian, San Jose
Crew: Halden crew of four, one foreman
Warranty: Two-year workmanship, in writing

Materials

StructureCollar ties replaced with exposed Douglas-fir beams
CeilingPainted tongue-and-groove between beams
DoorsFour-panel slider, 16 ft opening, new header
FloorEngineered white oak, run to match the hall
FireplaceOriginal stone cleaned, new steel hearth
LightingLinear chandelier, recessed cans on dimmers

On site

Four weeks
from the log.

Mid-build frames from the daily photo log.

Cambrian living room, opened up: Panelling, carpet and the flat ceiling out. Trusses exposed. — **Week 1**Opened up. Panelling, carpet and the flat ceiling out. Trusses exposed.

Cambrian living room, rough framing: Beams set, new header for the wider slider. — **Week 2**Rough framing. Beams set, new header for the wider slider.

Cambrian living room, prepared surfaces: Drywall and ceiling boards up, slider in. — **Week 3**Prepared surfaces. Drywall and ceiling boards up, slider in.

Cambrian living room, final details: Floor finished, chandelier hung, hearth set. — **Week 6**Final details. Floor finished, chandelier hung, hearth set.

“We kept the fireplace and lost everything else. It feels twice the size.”

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Cambrian living room

Same room,before and after.

Scope, weeks,materials.

Four weeksfrom the log.

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Same room,
before and after.

Scope, weeks,
materials.

Four weeks
from the log.

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