Photo courtesy of McDonald Remodeling.
When Ben Ransom and his family moved into their 1890 Victorian in Summit Hill eight years ago, he knew the home would need extensive remodeling and repair. Though having previously remodeled the bathroom, and replaced windows and exterior siding, the kitchen remained untouched and unloved, ready for a transformation.
“The kitchen was always one element needing focus,” Ransom said. “We had some cabinets that were falling apart. It looked like it had been updated maybe in the ’80s, and then someone just put a new countertop in it in the late ’90s.”
The couple hired McDonald Remodeling for the kitchen renovation.
According to My Villager, The kitchen is situated in the middle of the first floor, behind a wall and staircase to the second and third floors. The home’s front entrance leads into a living room and a small office-style space. A wall with two openings separates the living room from the kitchen and dining room.
McDonald’s contractors brought the kitchen down to the studs and removed a wall separating it from the dining room, allowing a more inviting floor plan. “This whole room opened up, and that has been a huge difference for us,” Ransom said.
Removing the wall was no small feat. Contractors had to install a beam to support the ceiling where the wall once stood. McDonald’s Todd Bjerstedt said his crew reworked the floor plan and had to “move quite a bit of mechanical stuff, meaning plumbing and electrical, and make some structural changes. It was deep surgery.”
