PROJECTS: Design Solutions
Above: The 30-ft.-long divided garage has two spaces facing the road.
Two openings were placed on the far side to access the back space.
Below: The kitchen was remodeled to allow for better workspace and
congregating areas.
Carved oak leaf detailing presents itself throughout the home,
including on either side of the fireplace.
load had been undersized and
was bending under the stress,"
Hassell explains. "Also, the circular staircase was not properly
supported because of a poor connection to the framing system on
the upper floor. In the end, stripping the walls for the wiring and
insulation allowed us to fix a lot
of unforeseen problems."
Magelby added a new support
beam to fix the sloping floor.
They temporarily supported
the floor with hydraulic bottle
jacks to lift up the center of the
structure. Because the drywall
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had sagged throughout the
years, lifting the structure into
place caused sheetrock damage
on the upper floors. The team
repaired sheetrock and doors
in conjunction with the rest of
the remodeling work to keep the
schedule intact.
DEFINING TOUCHES
Masterpiece Millwork and
Door, a Magleby Millwork division, provided custom carpentry throughout the home. In
the family room, new cabinets
on each side of the fireplace
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include carved oak leaf detailing
and steel oak leaf pulls as a nod
to the many native oak trees on
the property. For the second fireplace located in the formal living
room, Magleby built the mantel
on site and redid all the room's
moulding and millwork. The Mill
also custom-produced the cherry
wood and glass entry door.
New yellow honeycomb tile
in the bathroom inspired the
owner toward a bumblebee
motif. She had Magleby custometch bees buzzing near their hive
into the tile to lend identity and
charm to the room.
Outside, a 20- by 40-ft. sport
pool was added behind the
house, which includes a curved
slide and two-tiered waterfall.
The concrete paver pool deck
also serves as the base for a timber-framed pergola and a hot tub
that's halfway submerged below
ground level.
On the far side of the new
garage, Magleby crafted a stone
fireplace and a recirculating
waterfall that trails down the
hillside over Brown's Canyon
limestone. One large rock
became a bridge across the water
to access the fireplace, helping
to blend the new features into
their natural surroundings. QR
KJ Fields writes from Portland,
Ore., about remodeling and
design.