The couple did not know of the home's Eichler heritage when they purchased it. They were living in another modern home and wanted to downsize. Per the article:
"They gutted the house down to the original wood walls and followed a methodical plan that incorporated equal parts of practicality and philosophy. During the process, they discovered the original quality construction. The wood walls were perfect—just like the day they were put up... The pair wrote blessings, sayings and prayers on 4-by-6 cards, which they tacked to the 2-by-4s before the new Sheetrock went up."You can read the entire article (pages 18, 21, and 23) of Inside the City, December 2008 issue here (pdf format - download "City_Dec_08 Web.pdf")
4 comments:
blech, looks like Mothra led that assault
Oh my! Something is terribly wrong with it . . . . .
The previous owners (not Joe and Gregg) botched the roofline by adding another peaked roof on top of the original--I can't imagine what that accomplished, other than hiding the ductwork of the forced air heating. Eichlers originally had radiant heat, but there's only a few Eichlers in Sac with functioning radiant heat. Ugly, but not as bad as the house a few doors down...
http://flickr.com/photos/pinetree/page5/
photo #12
I like that Joe and Gregg left nice surprises in the walls during their remodeling.
Thanks for the inside scoop, Dane. Perhaps the peaked roof was installed to defer the flat top issue?
So many homes, not just Eichlers, lose their original characteristics over time.
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