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Early 1970s Frame Farmhouse Remodel

This project involved a complete renovation of an early-1970’s frame farmhouse built on a slab, with numerous alterations of the interior floor plan and locations of entryways. The house had been vacant and abandoned for several years.

The owners purchased an abandoned dairy ranch to relocate their out-of-state cutting horse operations. This house sits near the main entry to the property and was to be the owners “showpiece” ranch house. They allowed us a great deal of creative latitude by their sole objective – “make the house look like a western horse ranch . . . like the Ponderosa”.

Structurally, two bedrooms were combined into a massive master suite at one end of the house with it’s own door onto the 10-foot front porch – a “must have” requirement of the owner. The kitchen and laundry rooms were re-floor planned to achieve better access and convenience. The roof was re-braced to eliminate sags that had developed over the years, and several windows were enlarged.

Cedar and Knotty Pine were favorite materials of the owner, so the exterior was re-done with Western Red Cedar materials while the interior was done with Knotty Pine cabinets, interior doors, custom trim – including wainscoting in the dining room and kitchen bar - and laminate flooring throughout with a rough Spanish drag texture with a stain-over-paint faux finish.

The 10 x 50 front porch – on a pier-and-beam structure with pressure treated framing members and decking materials with Red Cedar posts, railings and ceilings – has plenty of room for entertaining guests and clients of the ranching business. A new metal roof replaced the age-worn shingles.

The project took 5 months from start to finish.

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