Chancellor Circle
Remodel Before and After
The house on Chancellor as it sits today is almost a completely
rebuilt home other than the original framing and the roof, and
the roof will have its day sometime in the future :-) I will
list all the changes and contractors at the end of the page, but
will try to detail some of the pics that were taken along the
way. Contractors were used where needed and/or required, and all
permits were obtained from the city as per normal. Architectural
drawings were required for the big stuff and done by a local
firm.
I bought this as a short sale and the previous owner had let the
property go to hell from day one, so there were some surprises
even after a thorough inspection.
As you can see from the first pictures, the house was poorly
designed with no roof over the front or rear doors. This allowed
the weather to beat the hell out of the doorways and made in
almost impossible to get in and out of the house during bad
weather without getting soaked and having the weather come into
the house. All this weather also rotted away the door frame and
wall structure which had to be removed and totally replaced. All
doors and windows were replaced, and we used PPG Premier Guard
Hurricane Impact glass. Garage doors were also done with 100%
impact ratings (not just windload).

The exterior siding of the house was removed and the worn cedar
replaced with James Hardie Fiber Cement. The fabric is a
breathable vapor barrier. The front siding was done by John
Anderson Construction as I was limited on time and John does a
great job.
The front deck was removed and totally rebuilt. Water channels
were installed to make the underside waterproof. Why all this
trouble??? Well, the deck now forms a roof over the front of the
garage doors, preventing most rain from driving against the
doors and possibly into the garage. If the garage floor had been
poured and graded properly back in 1985 when it was built, this
would be much less of a concern, but this is great improvement
and allows the front garage doors to be open in bad weather and
gives a nice dry entry and work area.
These were the original front doors. They were steel and pretty
cheap, but functional. Unfortunately these double doors suck for
security and windload, and the previous owners never maintained
the seals so everything around them was so rotten they were
sagging inward and screws could not get a bite into the rotten
wood to correct the issue. They were replaced with a single
impact glass door with a tropical theme. Same door was used for
the rear door of the garage going out to the pool. All synthetic
materials and stainless steel were used. No more wood to rot and
feed the bugs!

