Exterior Remodeling Project Stands Proud
Since 1987 Mark of Excellence Remodeling has always taken great pride in producing fantastic remodeling projects and satisfying clients by exceeding their expectations. The best testimony to this business mantra is how long does it last? Is the client still pleased with the result years after completion? How have the project’s quality, integrity, and appearance held up over time?
We are pleased to share this project that we re-visited as a routine, courtesy follow up. The design + build exterior renovation consisted of an elevated deck with a screen room plus a ground-level patio. The home is in Middletown, New Jersey. The work was done seven years ago. Mark of Excellence Remodeling is extremely proud of our craftsmanship that clearly has withstood the test of time. The exterior work has now been exposed to the elements for 28 seasons. The client extends an open invitation to stop by anytime. “We love the work that you did. It has been quite useful and we enjoy it greatly and often,” attests this very happy client.
Here are a few current photos of the seven your old project. You be the judge. Please share your comments with us.
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- elevated deck with screen room
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- reverse angle view
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- masonry patio with knee wall and columns with lamps
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- composte decking with hidden fasteners
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- screen room with hipped roof
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- vaulted ceiling with ceiling fan, interior finished with beaded vinyl
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- view from the screen room to the deck
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- deck with seating and white vinyl railing
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- view of patio and hot tub from deck above
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.
design + build kitchen addition by Mark of Excellence Remodeling
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.
