Historical May 1979 report or notice. Original dates, prices, programs and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The house at 6154 Washington is an example of a beautiful rehab job done by the people who live there. For anyone contemplating a rehab job on their own, this house is a “must see.”
When Roy Bell and Pat McLafferty bought this house in 1975 (for just over $3,000!), the windows were boarded up and the interior of the house was in bad shape. They made the decision to try to maintain the original style and design of the house and then set to work.
They stripped the woodwork, did a lot of plastering, replaced ceilings, and put up dry wall when necessary. They refinished some floors, while others were in such poor condition that they removed them and put in new hardwood floors — again all by themselves.
The kitchen has especially been transformed. (They have pictures to show how it looked before.) First, they gutted the room, then put in new walls and tuckpointed the exposed brick wall. Then they tore off four layers of flooring and refinished the original floor. Finally, they installed their own cabinets and appliances and put in new woodwork.
Upstairs, they stripped layers of wallpaper from the bedrooms and then worked on the bath, where they tore up the original concrete floor and poured a new one. They also opened the wall between the front 2 bedrooms and replaced all the woodwork in the master bedroom.
Roy and Pat completed their work a few months ago and have a lovely home to show for all their efforts.
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6154 Washington. The Paper, May 1979, page 3. Photographer not individually credited on this page.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1979.
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