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Bethesda Bungalows will be starting a new whole house transformation project on McKinley Street in Bethesda. The original home, built in the 30's, is a 2 bedroom brick cottage, just blocks from Suburban Hospital. Like most homes of this era, it has no insulation.

The renovated home will draw upon Prairie-style design cues, with a large overhanging eaves, a shallow pitched roof, and groups of large windows.

A full second story will be added, with the finished home having 4 bedrooms upstairs, along with the laundry room.

On the main floor, the living space will be completely renovated, and will include a new chef's kitchen and eating area, living room, and combo playroom/extra bedroom.

On the energy side, the project qualifies as a "high performance retrofit". We will bring the thermal and air envelope up to current standards, and install a high efficiency HVAC unit. EnergyStar lighting and appliances, along with water saving plumbing fixtures are slated for the finishes.

5511 McKinley St., Bethesda - Before

Click here to download a pdf copy of the plans.

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An update on our major renovation project on Parkwood Drive in Kensington. This home started as a humble rambler, and is being transformed into an authentic bungalow, with a dramatic increase in curb appeal. On the exterior, the siding work continues and should be wrapping up tomorrow. We are using a combination of HardieShingles and HardiePlank cement-board siding on the new walls, and we'll be painting the exposed brick that remains from the original structure. Check out the exposed raftertails and bracketry!

Here's a shot of the interior, taken from the foyer. Toward the back , you can see the large addition that will be the family room. To the left will be the dining room and to the right will be the expanded kitchen.

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Here's the ad we're running in the January/February issue of Bethesda Magazine. Our Home Improvement Division has been unbelievably busy the past nine months, and we are expecting more of the same going into 2011. If you have a project in mind, please contact us soon so we can get it in the pipeline.

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