Living Room - Emerson

Living Room Refresh - 2023

 

Before Pics

I neglected to take photos of the room before the remodel.  The tiled ceiling was sagging in spots, wallpaper coming off the walls, the French doors from the foyer were severely warped and the front door leaked so badly, it had been sealed shut since last winter.  Upon removing the carpeting, we also discovered significant floor damage and a 2" drop in the floor joists where the 300 lb radiator had been located. 

 

 

After Pics - Oct 1st

 

Latest pics- blinds installed, TV hung, floors cleaned

 

 

Proposed Furniture Layout (through local furniture store)

 

 

 

Photos at the End of Aug 2023

(Living Room & Adjacent spaces - for use in the selection of furniture/decor)

 

 

 

Construction Photos for Future Reference

 

Notes/Pics for TV installation

15a TV Feed is on the Generator Transfer Panel

 

Purchased these "pass-thru" ports for the low voltage cables. Installer preferred to use single gang box & cover

 

Cable notes

 

Photoshop of proposed TV installation (using existing 49" LG OLED)

 

Wiring and cut-ins was done "pre-paint" to handle wall blemishes (there were a few)

 

TV hung on a cantilevered mount (articulating arms-15" extension)

 

 

Floor Repair

 

Radiator that caused the floor and joist damage will not be reinstalled - room has its own heat pump

 

 

2x10's sistered to the existing (sagging) joists to give us a flat floor to work with

 

Rockwood insulation

 

New 1/2" plywood glued & screwed to the existing floor in prep for the LVP flooring

 

Floor boards had extensive ripples and were too thin to be sanded and refinished

 

Existing wood floor was 3/8" thick planks from Montgomery Ward, presumably early 1900's

 

 

 

Construction Photos

New 4-conductor thermostat wire (supports c-wire for Nest thermostats)

 

 

 

First Coats of Paint

(before the final electric)

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

New doors - new Nest doorbells

 

 

Similar House in Ridgewood NJ

(Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Front Foyer & Front Porch views)

Pocket door removed between foyer and living room (opening increased from 6' to 10')

 

Pocket doors between living room & dining room still in place

 

Not a complete "wrap-around" porch