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Chain Reaction
Home Remodeling
Several Projects
at Once
Page 1

Guts to Glory

Remodeling Planning
and Patience
Pays Off
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Kitchen Remodel
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Friday, September 23, 2016

home improvement
A Chain Reaction

Meads take on several home-remodeling projects at once

Terry and Jacki Mead stand in their recently remodeled kitchen. The Meads remodeled
their kitchen, bathroom and garage among other portions of the house last year near Sauk
Centre.
PHOTOS BY MISSY MUSSMAN
by MISSY MUSSMAN
STAFF WRITER
SAUK CENTRE
Terry Mead never realized buying himself a boat
would start a chain reaction
leading to an extensive remodel of their home.
I wanted a place to
store it, Terry said. We
were planning to add onto
the garage.
Adding on to the garage was only the beginning. Terry and Jacki Mead
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remodeled their kitchen, upstairs bathroom and several

other facets of their home
this past year near Sauk
Centre.

We thought as long as
we were doing the garage,
lets do some other things,
too, Jacki said.
The whole remodel
process started last October.
But before they could start,
the Meads tested their well
and obtained a permit from
the township and county to
add onto the garage.
We put in about
$1,000 without touching a
nail, Jacki said.

With the permits in

hand, the Meads began
building the 18- by 42-foot
addition onto the north side
of their existing garage.

With their boat only being 20 feet long, the garage
addition provided room for
Terry to create a space for
himself.
Theres room toward
the back of the addition for
his man cave, Jacki said.
Terrys man cave will
be 18- by 12-feet when it is
finished.

Were still working on
that, Terry said.

Since the contractors did not finish until the

spring, the Meads decided
to tackle some projects in
the house while the contractors were around.
We thought we might
as well do it, Jacki said.
Before then, we had
looked at the possibility of
purchasing a new house,
but the neighborhood we
live in is so nice.

Terry agreed.
We couldnt see ourselves moving, so we decided to remodel when we
had a chance, he said.
This was their chance.
One of the projects they
tackled was their kitchen.
We had a u-shaped
kitchen with the upper
cabinets following the same
pattern, Jacki said. We
wanted to make our kitchen
more open and spacious,
and be able to see into the
dining room better.
To accomplish that,
they gutted their entire

kitchen in January and followed the same u-shape pattern with their lower cabinets, but extended the one
side closest to the dining
room out one foot.

It gave us more room,
Terry said. We expanded it
as much as we could.
To make the kitchen
feel more open, the Meads
did not follow the u-shaped
design for the upper cabinets.
That gave it more of
an open, spacious feel,
Jacki said.
The Meads also installed brand new, darker
cabinets, can lights in the
ceiling and all new appliances.

They also did a built-in
full-wall cabinet with a new
refrigerator and double oven
where an old desk, cabinets,
refrigerator and microwave
were.

Chain Reaction
continued on page 3

The Meads now have an 18-by 42-foot addition to their garage to store
their boat. That addition will also have room for an 18- by 12-foot
man cave for Terry. This addition led to the Meads remodeling their
kitchen, upstairs bathroom and several other facets of their home.

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We gained cabinet
space because of that,
Jacki said. We love it.
Despite all the new
items in their kitchen, the
ceramic tile flooring stayed
the same, and inspired the
Meads to choose their corian countertops.
We wanted the countertops to match the tile,
Jacki said.

Although they replaced
their original cabinets, they
did not let them go to waste.
We kept them for our
sons living in duplexes in
Minneapolis, Jacki said.
It was a nice way to reuse
these quality cabinets.
During the two months
the kitchen was being remodeled, their upstairs
bathroom was under construction, too.
We wanted a walk-in
ceramic tile shower with
no door, Jacki said. We
also wanted to open it up
more and have more natural
light.
The Meads gutted
their bathroom and built
the walk-in shower where
Jackis walk-in closet used
to be, removed the shower/

September 23, 2016 Page 3

bathtub combination and

moved the toilet into its
place.
Since removing the
original tub, the Meads installed a separate bathtub
for resale purposes.
We wanted the tub to
be generous enough so that
when you sit in it, youll be
covered with water, Jacki
said.

The final touches to
the bathroom were all new
floors, cabinets, countertops, in-floor heating and a
longer window to provide
more natural light.
While both of those
construction projects were
going on at the same time,
Terry replaced all the popcorn ceilings in the house
with a different textured
ceiling and built a new
closet with motion activated
lights on the opposite wall
of their bedroom.
We lived in the basement for 1.5 months,
Jacki said. We also didnt
have any water in the upstairs bathroom for three to
four weeks, so we used the
downstairs bathroom in the
meantime. We even used
our downstairs bathroom
sink as a kitchen sink for a

The Meads newly remodeled kitchen has all new cabinets and appliances with a new built-in full-wall
cabinet. The Meads also removed the upper cabinets in their u-shaped kitchen and extended the lower
cabinets out a foot on one side to make it more spacious.
PHOTOS BY MISSY MUSSMAN

short time.
Once those projects
were nearing completion,
the Meads had a few more
projects to complete before the contractors left that
spring.

They replaced the cabinets and desk in the additional porch next to the dining room with a new built-in
entertainment center.
It will be nice to have
two TVs and two different
rooms for when we entertain our family and friends
here, Jacki said.
Again, the Meads reused those cabinets in the
downstairs bathroom above
their new washing machine
and dryer, installed matching cabinets around the vanity and replaced the original
door with a pocket door.

The final pieces to
the puzzle of their homeremodel was replacing all
the doors in the house and
installing new carpets in
certain rooms.
Although everything is
done, the remodeling process was not always an easy
one.
we put in the
This new walk-in ceramic tile shower with no door new When
window in the upstairs
is one of the changes the Meads made in their up bathroom and the pocket
stairs bathroom during the remodeling project door in the downstairs bathlast year.
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werent expecting that, but
we worked around it.
They also spent time
waiting for parts or a service
person to arrive to continue
their projects.
Weve been through a
remodel before so we knew
that it was going to take longer than we planned, Terry
said.
Cost was another uncertainty in the project.

We didnt set a budget
because we only had bids on
the carpet and appliances,
Jacki said. We didnt know
the cost on the rest until the
end. But we knew that it
was going to cost more than
we thought because thats
how remodels are.
Despite the few challenges, the Meads remodeling experience was positive.
We had wonderful
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that communicated really
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Thats key.
And although the cost
was more than they anticipated, the Meads are glad
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From Guts to Glory

points out that so far, the

boys have been the ones
making the most of the
large soaker tub.
Upon entering the
In the kitchen, large,
front door of Chris and
deep drawers replace traJody Zetahs lakeside home
ditional doors on the lower
in rural St. Joseph, its hard
level of cabinets while a
to tell that the craftsmanlarge center island, covered
style structure was built in
in a light quartz countertop
1977. An open layout, large
welcomes plenty of activity for cooking, eating and
gathering. A large, walk-in
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shelving keeps everything
organized.
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planning, requesting insight
from Kate Kotek, a designer
from the St. Cloud area, as
well as their general contractor, Jason Arnzen with
Arnzen
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Rosa Lumber, based in St.
Rosa.
We made very minor
changes once construction was underway, which
helped keep us on budget,
The Zetah family, Chris (from left), Tucker, Jody Jody explained. We knew
and Cooper, have been enjoying their fully reno- what we were looking for.
vated home on Kraemer lake since its completion
Knowing what they
this past winter.
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in part, to technology. Jody
mudroom, master suite, ex- tally agree with the advice! points out that she began an
pansive kitchen pantry and
The five-year wait was in-depth online search not
crisp, clean lines through- just what they needed. Not only for ideas, but also for
out the design are all tell- only did it help them save deals.
Using the website,
tale signs that this is a mod- financially for the underern house and except for taking, it also helped them houzz.com, they got ideas
the guts, it really is.
make better decisions about to base their project. From
When the couple pur- what they really wanted and general designs to paint colchased the home on Krae- needed in their home, which ors, texture combinations,
mer Lake in 2010, they did also eventually included lighting, interiors, exteriors
so with renovation plans in their two sons, Tucker and and more, the site offered
mind. They had their ideas Cooper, now 4 and 3, re- them a range of concepts
and the ability to keep plans
wants and needs all spectively.
in place right away.
Having the boys organized.
We basically found
However,
when helped determine a lot about
they sought ini- surfaces we used, Jody one house on the site that
tial
estimates pointed out. Specifically, we really liked and we were
for achieving there was a ton of carpet in able to use those ideas to
their goal, the house when we bought transition to our specific
the plans it, which we changed out for needs, explained Jody.
to move hardwood-style laminate in We found options we had
ahead much of the living space. not even heard of yet, inWe also chose darker cabi- cluding the charging stanets keeping fingerprints tion, which became a defiand smudges in mind. But nite need for us.
The charging station
when you have kids, things
are just not going to stay stands at the crossroads of
the entryway, mudroom and
clean, and thats ok.
Making messes kitchen. Serving as a central
leads the little ones zone for charging electronic
to a favorite part devices the custom cabinet
of the home: also keeps mail organized,
the
bathtub. holds calendars and notes
Standing in and even has a dry-erase
her mas- board, which is typically
ter suite, used for tracking the famJ o d y ilys grocery list and little
reminders. The handy spot
doesnt take up much room
but helps keep them organized and, as its namesake
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The craftsman style was accentuated on the exterior of the Zetahs home
with pillars and natural stone a far cry from the homes original lava rock.
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are charged and ready to
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Since Chris works in
IT, he also made sure the
entire house was futureproofed, with multiple
hookups throughout to prepare for higher data usage
as technology advances and
the boys grow and use devices more often.
Current
technology
also helped the Zetahs keep
their budget in check. With
online purchasing through
sites like Wayfair, Amazon
and Faucet Direct, they
were able to save big. All
plumbing and lighting fixtures were purchased online, as were things like the
range hood in the kitchen
and the soaker tub in the
master bath.
It was nice because
with the better pricing I

found online, I was able to

upgrade on so many things,
but still stay within or below
my budget, said Jody.
The first physical step
in the project was demolition, which began in October 2015. It wasnt just
one room at a time, either
everything from the flooring and sheetrock to the
insulation and wiring was
removed from the entire
interior of the house thus,
only leaving the guts. Chris
and Jody did all of the demolition themselves while
the family lived in a rented
home.
It was an open cavern
when they started construction, Jody recalls. Doing
that ourselves helped us put
our funds to use with the
construction and the work
we would not have been able

to do on our own when the

contractor and subcontractors can come in and everything is open (walls and
ceilings), it makes their job
much easier.
She points out that Arnzen Construction completed
the job within the 3-4-month

timeline they originally set

(completed in 3-1/2 months).
Also working on the project
were Hennen Floor Covering (Freeport), Tischler Wood
(Avon), All Surface Professionals (Avon) and Aldrink
Custom Landscaping (Albany/St. Joseph).
Everyone we worked
with was wonderful, said
Jody.
With their design, the
Zetahs home transitioned
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Bringing the washer and dryer up from the basement is what started the project, but
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In 2014, they started the process by moving their washer and dryer up into the pantry
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Dawn, 61, and Kenny, 62, want their home to t their aging needs for years to come.
The pantry, bedroom and bathroom are all new, replacing a smaller bedroom and bathroom and part of the kitchen.
When we put in the new bedroom and bathroom, we made the doors wheelchair
accessible, Dawn said.
However, there was a dilemma.
Dawn kept thinking about how she wanted something new, with more space.
For years, the Basses had an L-shaped kitchen which made it hard to maneuver.
We could squeeze ve people around the table, but we were squished, Dawn said.
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The dining table in their kitchen was made in 1900 and was a wedding gift to Kennys
grandparents. They were able to purchase it this last year from a relative.
On the wall in the kitchen there is an old crank telephone, a hutch with antique China
and a our sifter.
Two years ago, the Basses hired Aaron Lahr as their contractor. He cut down the walls
enclosing the kitchen area to make it more open.
The yellow countertop on the island was in the kitchen when they moved in, but they
replaced that right away with Formica. When they remodeled in 2014, they replaced the
Formica with quartz. The walls were painted with brown and gold earthy tones. New wood
oors replaced the old wood oors after they changed the shape of the kitchen.
The oak cabinets in the kitchen are 20 years old and are still in very good shape. But
Dawn needed more storage space, so Kenny built two more cabinets to add to the bunch.
Kenny likes doing this sort of stuff, so we saved some money by doing it ourselves,
Dawn said.
The framing on the kitchen windows needed to be replaced, so Dawn went over to the
lumberyard and requested wood framing. The lumberyard workers didnt think that was a
good idea, that maybe vinyl would last longer.
But I knew I wanted to
keep it as close to the original
as I could, so I went with the
wood framing, Dawn said.
I just like the old look.
Dawn has always had an
interest in collecting antiques.
The second level is primarily nished with minor
details before its complete.
Upstairs there are three
bedrooms that need plastering
along with some wood-work
projects which the Basses
will tackle themselves.
The list was short for outside remodeling projects, but
there were two projects that
needed to be done to make
their home feel like home.
Originally, the home had
a at roof on the back part of
the house, so in 2014 when
they tore out the old kitchen,
bathroom and bedroom, they
put a peak roof on it to give
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added a deck on the back side
of the home which they use
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home mom caring for their the previous layout didnt
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Brooklyn, 4, and Paxton, 1. needs.
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As children run around
and get into everything, added custom distressed
space was one of the main cabinets with a glaze finish,
reasons for finding a new a backsplash and added new
granite countertops. They
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panded their closet
area which is three and cubbies, and replaced
times the size of the old tile with all wooden
the original one. It floors.
includes a washer
I always wanted twoand dryer which
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A couple randomly
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Adjacent to the kitchen table are organizational cubbies for
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The remodeled kitchen area includes distressed cabinets with a glaze finish, a backsplash, new granite countertops, new windows, trim, interior doors and cubbies and
wooden floors.
The walk-in closet is bathrooms total, measuring
Ammys favorite piece
in the kitchen area is the or- three times the size the orig- 4,500 square feet, not inganizational cubbies for her inal one was that includes cluding the garage or shed.
The only downfall is
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have their own space. Shes makes it very convenient for it doesnt have a basement,
able to put the kids shoes sorting and drying every- Ammy said. It makes me
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Upstairs, a loft over- and we had no place to go.
their coats on the rack and
looks
the kitchen and liv- However, I do love the
put their hats and mittens in
ing room area. The Woestes openness of it all.
the cupboard above.
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A bar used to be where chose to keep the original
will stop in, curious about
the newly-added dining layout of the loft as it was.
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Guts to Glory
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