Our original Techbuilt house was set up when built in 1958 with six rooms. We had four bedrooms upstairs. On the ground floor there were two rooms - we enjoyed a large living room with dining area and a kitchen, which was separated by a wall.
The design for the renovation of the existing house calls for a master suite upstairs and one large living area with kitchen downstairs. In place of two of the bedrooms, we’ve opened up the area to make a cathedral ceiling.
There were lots of structural issues to take the six-room Techbuilt home and make it two rooms by eliminating half of the second floor.
Our architect, Joe Welch from C/W Design in Lexington, MA and our builder, Dylan James from Patriot Custom Homes in Burlington, MA worked together to use steel beams to hold up the new configuration.
It was fascinating to watch the steel being installed.
I love the industrial look, so we will leave the beams exposed (likely painted black or dark gray).
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