Renovations and Addition to Two Hundred Year Old Home

Meyer Contracting recently completed renovations and addition to the two-hundred- year-old Diamond Residence in Verbank, New York. The project was a success for many reasons, but most of all it was a success due to the seamless transition from the existing house to the newly renovated areas and the addition. This seamless transition was achieved because of the Team’s combined and coordinated efforts; i.e., the Owner’s (Donna, aka “The Boss”) desire for the function of the space they wanted to create, the finishes they selected and their commitment to maintaining the integrity character of the existing house, along with the Architect’s (Tinkleman Architecture) development of the Owner’s vision to a set of documents and Meyer Contracting’s (and our Subcontractors’, JP Masonry, Cabinet Designers, Walkers Tile Services, Harmony Hill Landscaping and Poughkeepsie Painting) execution and commitment to details.

The renovation areas consisted of refinishing and upgrading the second floor hallway/stairs, two bedrooms and a new laundry room. The main floor renovation area included a complete kitchen renovation and modernization and new finishes to the informal dining area, including a faux tin ceiling for the kitchen and informal dining areas. The addition consisted of an 18’ x 23’ sunroom and a 14’ x 16’ jacuzzi room.

The new addition areas’ interior and exterior finishes were completed with finishes and trim consistent with the existing building, which solidified the transition, creating a warm, cozy and inviting atmosphere. In keeping with the times, a couple of modern features were implemented into the project, which included spray foam insulation at the new addition roof and walls, existing structure exterior walls where accessible and the existing structure’s entire attic. This will provide a more efficient envelope and future energy savings, which will pay back the cost of the insulation in five to seven years time. The new addition’s heating system employs an in-slab radiant heat system which provides an efficient and consistent method for heating the space.

In conclusion, many thanks to our superintendent Butch Sullinger and all of Meyer Contracting’s employees and subcontractors for a job well done. We also want to thank Stephen and Donna for giving us this privilege and opportunity to perform the work on this special project.