Kitchen Addition Remodeling Project

The homeowners wanted to update and enlarge a 1970’s kitchen in their Cape Code home in Lincroft, New Jersey. Considering the size of the family, lifestyle, and their propensity to entertain, Mark of Excellence Remodeling designed a 15’ by 15’ addition to open up the kitchen and create a sitting area, enlarged the existing cramped three fixture bathroom, and added a 600 SF paver patio. In addition, we replaced the roof and rebuilt the bulkhead access to the basement.

Our first goal was to develop a kitchen that the homeowners, who are avid cooks, could prepare gourmet meals for family and friends and be able to interact with them at the same time. Secondly, having two daughters and one bathroom on the first floor, the homeowners wanted to add a second sink and an air tub to the main bath. On the exterior, our goal was to use materials and craftsmanship that would blend the new space into the old and make the addition look as if it were originally built with the home.

The location of the basement access prevented us from adding new space to increase the size of the bathroom. In addition, the homeowners needed to live in the house during the renovation, did not have a secondary shower.

We utilized some of the existing kitchen space to increase the bathroom square footage without affecting the flow of the new kitchen. We located and installed a temporary shower in the basement that ran off the washing machine water supplies and drained into the basement utility sink.

We used Andersen 400 series windows, Pella sliding door featuring internal blinds, Kohler bath fixtures, Bain Ultra air tub, Cuisines Laurier custom cabinetry, Thermador Appliances, Glen Gary brick, Timber Tech decking, Fairway railing, Leaf Guard Gutter system, GAF Timberline Natural Shadow shingles.

The final result blends the new space with the old, inside and out, plus provides a kitchen that is designed and equipped to prepare for and host indoor/outdoor gatherings that the family enjoys hosting.