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Markham Street

Markham Street

Full house remodel with the following features:

  • Open-concept design, 3 bathrooms, basement remodel, knob-and-tube upgrade
  • FSC-certified lumber
  • Custom built-in cabinetry manufactured from original wall studs removed in renovation
  • Original floors repaired and refinished using low and zero-VOC products and natural oils
  • Custom-made reclaimed wood trim throughout (from found box spring matress pine wood)
  • Ecologo-certified high recycled content drywall
  • Water-sense certified low flow toilet upgrades
  • High-efficiency furnace upgrade
  • Recycled cotton denim blue jean sound insulation
  • Blown-in recycled cellulose fibre and spray foam insulation upgrades
  • Custom kitchen table manufactured from salvaged tree stump
  • Ecologo-certified adhesives, caulking, wet-applied products
  • Zero-VOC paint throughout
  • Back deck made of small- and locally-milled Eastern White Cedar

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