Nestled along the Diamond Canyon Trail, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in Oakland got an impressive makeover before hitting the market. Agent Ernie Sexton of Sexton Group Real Estate teamed up with project director Lara Richmond and designer Samantha Black to upgrade and modernize this beautiful home. Major renovations included new hardwood flooring throughout the home, full kitchen appliance upgrades, wall removals and insertions to create a new bedroom, and full revamp to both bathrooms. Upon completion of this project, the home sold for $1,100,000! Here’s a breakdown of the scope of work:

Freemodel’s scope of work for this project included:

- All rooms: new engineered hardwood flooring installed, all walls, ceiling, and trim patched and painted, wall textures removed, new doors, door knobs, and locks installed, new electrical sub-panel with 24 breakers installed, flush mount ceiling lights replaced, recessed cans installed, all paneling replaced and covered with drywall, laundry closet built, built-in seating added in the living room, new beams installed, existing flexible gas line replaced, interior window cleaning

- Kitchen: wall between kitchen and living room removed, new circuits for kitchen appliances installed, new circuits for kitchen receptacles and switches added, ceiling lights replaced with recessed cans, lights in dropped beam added over the peninsula, window over sink closed in, water line for refrigerator installed, gas line relocated for range, relocated hood vent ductwork, new cabinets and hardware installed, new under-mount sink and faucet installed, new disposal and air switch installed, new backsplash, range, extractor fan, refrigerator, and dishwasher installed, new countertop installed

- Front bedroom: new wall added in living room to create a front bedroom, relocated closet door from hallway to bedroom

- Back bedroom: Relocated door to stair landing, removed closet in new door location, created new closets and seats surrounding window

- Upstairs bathroom: removed tile, bathtub, vanity, toilet, and lighting, replaced tile walls with drywall, installed new bathtub, installed new recessed niches, installed new ceiling shower curtain bar, new fixed shower head, temperature valve, volume valve, tub spout, and drain installed, new tile flooring, tile niche, and tub surround walls installed, new toilet, extraction fan, prefab vanity cabinet, counter, sink, faucet, and mirror installed, new hardware added, new wood baseboards installed

- Downstairs bathroom: removed tile, bathtub, vanity, toilet, and flooring, replaced shower walls with drywall, prepared shower pan for tile flooring, installed new prefab niches, installed new frameless glass shower door, new fixed shower head, temperature valve, volume valve, tub spout, and drain installed, new tile flooring, tile niche, and tub surround walls installed, extraction fan, prefab vanity cabinet, counter, sink, faucet, and mirror installed, new hardware added, toilet relocated, new wood baseboards installed

- Exterior: sidewalk repaired, driveway repaired, sewer lateral repaired, fresh landscaping, gutters cleaned, lower patio painted