Circa-1892 (2200) Sq. ft. charming Victorian 3 story home with 2 car garage, decorative paver stone spacious driveway and off-street parking.
This forever home has been fully renovated by a licensed Professional Engineer and Registered Architect. Constructed with love, patience and the highest quality materials and craftsmanship meant to appeal to beauty, function and ease of maintenance for generations to come.
The renovation kept all the original charm, storing and reinstalling the original chestnut woodwork and trim.
A 3rd floor arched French door to a balcony was designed and added.
Replaced and added new energy efficient windows,
Replaced covered front porch structural floor frame and finished with Trex flooring. Porch is eye catching in the meticulously painted Victorian dark blue, robin eggs blue, white and gold railing spindles and columns. The automatic sprinkler for hanging plants boasts lush blooming flowers throughout the heat of the summer.
A new structurally framed rear porch complete with Trex decking provides easy rear entry through sliding glass doors into a mud room with plenty of extra storage cabinets. It’s large sliding door brings extra light into the home and fresh air through the screen. But that is what you see.
For the functional, utility conscious, who want the beauty of the old home but want the new home construction energy efficient with new infrastructure and utilities, the home was brought down to the stud and structurally brought up to new code. The home was jacked up and block piers built over concrete support bases beneath the basement floor, to support new beams and help level the home. New support beams, structural floor joists, and collar ties in the third floor were all incorporated to shorten the floor and roof framing spans that are 1892 vintage and brought up to current building code requirements. Headers were installed over windows and doors that were replaced. The walls and roof are all insulated, with all new code compliant electric, plumbing (domestic and waste), flooring, windows, ceiling fans, kitchen appliances, counters, cabinets, roof and sewer line from home to main in the alley was replaced. New stairs from the first floor to the basement and from the basement to the exterior.
Exterior:
Roofing 50 yr. Architectural roof shingles
Copper Valleys
New roof gutters
Exterior Paint: Benjamin Moore 4 color Victorian
Spindles and columns all detailed with complex Victorian painting combination.
New front porch, all new structural joists with Trex decking. Original slate roof shingles are under the deck over 6 mil plastic sloped away from home. This prevents weeds and water accumulation under the porch.
New rear porch, all new structural post and joists with Trex decking.
Front porch set up with automatic sprinkler system to keep hanging and plants beneath lush and blooming all summer.
Large sliding doors from rear porch into mudroom for ease of entry, light into home.
Architectural French arched doors onto balcony on third floor master suite provides a panoramic view of the neighborhood.
Large 3rd floor front windows architecturally enhance curb appeal and trimmed with Azec (highest quality that is insect proof, water proof and will last beyond lifetime)
New large energy efficient windows (except one in spare bedroom)
Landscape pavers designed for function and aesthetics in spacious driveway, wide walk way to rear porch and wide walk-way with stone stairs to front porch and home.
.21 acre lot with large rear yard

Structural:
Jacked up home and added structural piers to reduce settling and level home.
Did an analysis of home structurally and removed lathe and plaster. Installed structural beams throughout the home to bring 1892 construction up to code, structurally sound.
Created 3rd floor suite that structurally coordinated energy efficiency by adding collar ties, and structural elements creatively hidden that allowed for existing roof rafter sizes and spans to be built for 3rd floor occupation and not storage. You won’t find that in any other home in Ambler. Roof insulation painstakingly installed custom fit to detailed design comprised of radiant/vapor barrier, air gap to ridge beam vent, Polyiso insulation board for highest insulation factor, batt insulation and gyp board to achieve a composite roof insulation value of R-26.
Sistered floor joists with structural glue lams for support of tiled floor and jetted two person tub in living room.
Living room TV wall mount is supported with 2 x 6 solid wood for structural integrity.

Electrical:
All knob and tube electric replaced.
All basement wiring replaced, and organized into an electrical raceway.
Subpanel added for new electrical second floor bathrooms and third floor, for ease of local breaker shut off. All 2nd floor breakers are arc fault and/or GFI. Panel circuits are clearly labeled.
First floor electrical outlets in floor up to code for location and convenience.
New lighting fixtures and ceiling fans throughout out the home.
Accent tear drop lighting in Living room.
New ceiling fan/light.

Plumbing:
New Sewer line from home to Main located in alley (2014)
New PEX piping fully insulated on cold water and hot water lines.
PEX manifold with labeled shut off valves to isolate rooms or any combination of fixtures. This allows easy maintenance/repair or renovation in future without the inconvenience of whole house or rooms to be without water.
Central PEX manifold located on second floor serving second and third floor bathrooms.
Basement easy access PEX manifolds for Kitchen, & Bathroom provide hot and cold water isolation to each room
Fixtures have individual local shut offs for redundancy.
All new plumbing waste lines and vent lines constructed of Sch. 40 PVC.
Bathroom fixtures Shower basins, Jetted two person tub, toilets, and faucets all high quality manufactures, Kohler, Jacuzzi.

Interior:
Flooring:
• Existing 1” plank subflooring screwed before cement board and luxury vinyl flooring installed.
Kitchen
Mudroom
Dining connection between Kitchen and Mudroom
Second floor bathroom
Third floor bathroom
• New hardwood Ebony Birch installed professionally on;
 First floor hallway, den, dining room and living room
 Second floor, hallway, bedroom, master bedroom suite.
• Tile flooring installed over Hardie Board (cement board)
First floor bathroom
Second floor master bathroom

• New stairs installed from first floor to basement.
• New stairs installed from basement to exterior.
• Main showcase 1892 chestnut wood intricate staircase treads were sanded and re-stained.
 
Bathrooms:
• First floor bathroom
Tile floor
Exhaust fan / light combination
Corner Shower with stone basin and tiled walls.
Toilet with storage cabinet above
Pedestal sink with triple bronzed light fixture.
• Second floor bathroom
Luxury vinyl floor
Bronze Exhaust fan light combination
Decorative tiled 3’ x 4’ Shower with light
Curved vanity with sink
Bronze fixtures /faucet/shower controls & head
Toilet with storage cabinet above
Master Pex shut off valve station behind Mirror.
• Second floor Master Suite bathroom
Tile floor and jetted tub skirt with jetted tub decorative tile backsplash.
Tiled jetted tub skirt removable for access to plumbing and motor.
Exhaust fan/ heat / light combination.
Decorative tiled 4’ x 5’ Shower with shower light / shower head & rain head & wand head.
Double vanity / each sink with built in oval mirrored medicine cabinets. Each sink with triple bronzed light fixture.
Bronze fixtures /faucet/shower controls & head
Toilet with triple bronzed light fixture
Linen Cabinet
 

• Third floor Suite bathroom
Luxury vinyl floor
Exhaust fan/heater/ light combination
High hat lights
Decorative tiled 3’ x 5’ Shower with high privacy window
vanity with sink
Nickle fixtures /faucet/shower controls & head
Toilet
Two storage cabinets built into walls
Molding and Trim:
All original Chestnut molding and trim removed, cleaned and replaced to over 85% of home.
New added doors and windows, floor baseboard corner round, complimentary and stained to match.
Added windows:
Second floor hallway large picture window brightens stairway and hall way.
Second floor bathroom, decorative glass over vanity/sink.
Second floor Master Bathroom enlarged window at shower for natural ventilation.
Mud room 6’-0” sliding glass door and side wall window.
Third floor front windows.
Third floor rear 4’-0” French doors opening to balcony.
Third floor side window for Bathroom natural ventilation, positioned high for privacy.
 

Kitchen:
• Abundant Grey and toffee color wood cabinets with under counter lighting. Three pantry/ storage cabinets.
• Decorative tile backsplash and behind stove tile focal scene of vineyard
• Grey veined granite counters, soap stone farmers sink with Koehler faucet.
• Focal corner decorative glass door cabinet
• Luxury vinyl flooring.
• Lighting:
Central ceiling fan with lights
Each Window (2) has tier drop accent lighting.
Micro recessed ceiling lights along perimeter for additional counter illumination.
• Stove exhaust with custom decorative hood.
• Kitchen aid appliances.
4 burner gas stove
Dishwasher
Warming Tray
Double door refrigerator with ice maker.
2 draw Vegetable crisper /meat draw.
3 pull out freezer drawers.
 
Ceilings:
• Decorative panels:
Kitchen
Hallway
Mudroom
Dining room
Second Floor Hallway
Den
Master Bedroom.