{design: cabin renovation/additions}

We were just up at our cabin on Donner Lake in Truckee, CA., which we bought about a year ago and decided to do some quick, albeit major, renovations to bring it up to a user friendly level.

The house was an absolute mess when we got our hands on it, and we weren't sure if we would tear it down and start over- so we renovated the main areas (Phase One): kitchen, 2 baths, master suite, living room, dining room, den and fireplace- and most importantly, adding a dock. We did all this thinking there was a possibility we would end up scrapping it, but we wanted to be able to use it right away for skiing and then the summer.

To our surprise, the house turned out so great, that we are going to begin the next part of the process.

Below is the scope of the project. Phase two needs to get permitted asap in order for us to get the foundation and framing up prior to winter snowfall.

Phase One: Completed

Phase Two:

(all in the lower level): add bathroom, bedroom, wine grotto, billiard room, garden room/conservatory, living room, wrap around deck.

(upper level): enlarged entry, enlarged main outdoor deck area, enlarged master bedroom deck.

(outside): raise grade of driveway, add heating to driveway, relocate septic tank

Phase Three:

build two bedroom guest house with two car garage, change out all non-updated windows, resurface exterior woodwork, new roof, add seawall, add beach, lanscaping and tree removal