Pleasanton

THE CHALLENGE

Our clients, a husband and wife, had their hands full with highly demanding IT jobs and two very young boys. They also had limited construction background and know-how. While their existing home was beautiful, they needed something bigger for their growing family. Their financial status, busy lifestyle, and young kids presented challenges with selling their existing home before they could buy and move into a new home.

FINANCING

The team at Baybricks came up with creative financing options and got our clients a bridge loan to facilitate the purchase of their new home, then prepped their existing home for listing on the market. We were able to quickly line up contractors to renovate the house to get it market ready within two weeks after the clients moved out. The house had multiple offers and went under contract within a week — at a price much higher than listed. 

REMODELING
Following their purchase, we've continued to help our clients with multiple remodeling projects to turn their new home into their dream home. The new home had three garages, and they didn't need any of them. So we converted one into a home baking studio and the other two were merged with the long-term intention of turning the space into a movie theater.

In the kitchen, while the cabinets were in good condition, the kitchen countertop had a traditional look and feel, with tiles creating an uneven surface. We advised our client to save money on changing out the cabinets and focus on replacing the countertops and backsplash, which we swapped out for durable Quartz stone. We were also able to add a quartz countertop to the walk-in pantry, with electrical outlets to make room for appliances. 

The existing flooring was a rag-tag combination of tile, wood, and carpet, which presented allergy issues for their young children. We had this changed to SPC flooring throughout. All doors were upgraded to a mix of solid core and hollow core to have a consistent look. And a bidet connection was added to the toilets for an extra bit of luxury.
 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Since it was not possible for our clients to stay in the house with their children during the remodel, the our team managed the entire project while our clients took a much-needed vacation. We leveraged our list of qualified and cost-effective contractors and vendors to deliver the project on time and under budget for very happy clients.

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Construction Details
 

Flooring
SPC (stone plastic composite) flooring was installed throughout the house. Not familiar with SPC flooring? Have a look at this article that compares it to luxury vinyl planks (LVP).
https://www.cafloordesign.com/2019/06/15/what-is-the-difference-between-an-lvp-product-and-an-spc-product/
 

Countertops
We built a new kitchen peninsula and extended the island. The peninsula required a stone that was 8’x4’ in order to avoid a seam. Although this was almost double the cost of a 8’x2’ countertop, it reduced fabrication cost, avoided a seam, and reduced the number of stones required. 

Doors
Since the new flooring was not as high as the old one, particularly around the carpeted areas, a wide gap remained under the doors. While the doors needed replacement regardless, this gap required the door frame to be changed out as well. We decided to install solid core doors for the bedrooms and hollow core on the bathrooms and closet.

Cabinets
Since the cabinets were in good condition, we advised our clients to save money by doing a quick paint touch up. However, the existing cabinets were installed on top of the old wood floor. The new lower flooring required us to change the toe kick on the existing cabinets.

 
Lighting
We installed power outlets under the cabinets to keep switches or outlets off the backsplash, giving it a much cleaner look and saving us from cutting any costly holes. Newly installed LED lights under the counter enhanced the look of the stunning new quartz countertops.