Kitchen & bath / Minden, NV
The Goddard kitchen, granite and solid wood
Carol Goddard asked Gary Wake to take out a brick chimney and hearth that ate her floor space, level the floor, and give her a real kitchen. He built solid-wood cabinetry, set granite counters, laid a tumbled travertine backsplash with a tile medallion, and scraped the acoustic ceilings while he was at it.
- Project
- 17 of 18
- Category
- Kitchen & bath
- Location
- Minden, NV
- Scope highlights
- 6
- Photographs
- 4
Custom kitchen & chimney removal
A brick chimney removed, floors leveled, and solid wood paired with granite and travertine
Carol Goddard wanted the brick chimney and hearth that ate up her kitchen removed, her settling floor leveled, and her acoustic ceilings scraped smooth. Gary Wake handled the structural work and built this solid-wood and granite kitchen while keeping the house spotless every single day.
Structural space recovery & fine woodwork
Taking down a brick chimney to give the kitchen the room it deserved
A bulky brick hearth in the middle of the workspace and an uneven floor
A brick chimney and hearth stood where the kitchen wanted to be. The floor had settled, the ceilings wore acoustic popcorn, and the workspace was dark and boxed in. Carol wanted it all handled by one contractor she could trust to keep a clean house while he worked.
Full chimney removal, floor leveling, smooth ceilings, and custom wood & stone
The chimney came down from the roofline to the foundation, the settled joists were lifted and leveled, and the acoustic ceilings were scraped smooth. Then the kitchen: solid-wood cabinets with arched panel doors, polished granite counters, a tumbled travertine backsplash with a medallion over the cooktop, a built-in wall oven and microwave, and a granite peninsula that opens to the family room. Carol's letter says the site was neat every single day.
What we delivered for Carol Goddard
6 highlights- 01Brick chimney and hearth removal from roof to foundation
- 02Floor leveling and foundation lift
- 03Acoustic popcorn ceiling removal and smooth drywall
- 04Custom solid-wood cabinetry with arched panel doors
- 05Polished granite countertops and peninsula
- 06Tumbled travertine backsplash with tile medallion
Inside the finished Goddard kitchen
Explore the solid-wood cabinetry, travertine medallion, and granite peninsula
Every angle of the completed remodel, from the tumbled travertine cooktop medallion to the built-in oven wall and peninsula.
Solid-wood cabinetry, polished granite & tumbled travertine
With the old brick chimney gone and the floor leveled, custom arched-panel wood cabinetry and slab granite wrap seamlessly around the room.
Cooktop wall & travertine tile medallionArched raised-panel wood uppers, slab granite, and a framed decorative tile focal point 
Tumbled travertine backsplash detailHand-set stone tile and relief medallion above the cooktop and built-in microwave 
Polished granite peninsula & sink counterSweeping granite counter opening the kitchen into the adjoining living space
From the client
What Carol Goddard said about the project
"Wake Construction performed many construction services on my home. Included were foundation lift, chimney and hearth removal, family room addition, complete new kitchen, granite countertops in kitchen and bathrooms, tile flooring, removal of acoustic ceilings, painting, wrought-iron and vinyl fencing, and many other miscellaneous projects. I am very satisfied with Wake Construction's performance and the supervision by the owner, Gary Wake, who was always an advocate for daily neatness. I am pleased to recommend this contracting firm to anyone who would be interested in having work performed by this company. I will continue to contract with this firm for further house repairs and redecorating."
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