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My husband and I knew we wanted to fix up our 1927 home but we didn’t know where to start. The house needed new wiring and plumbing throughout and the bathrooms needed complete over haul. We consulted with Jim because we had seen and admired the design and work he did in an older home in our neighborhood. We asked Jim if he would do a walk through of our house and give us some ideas about where to begin. Jim was an immense help. He listened to our goals and looked at the structure of the house, advising us of what could be done without expensive structural changes. Realizing that we didn’t have clear ideas of what we wanted, Jim advised us to visit bathroom/​kitchen display stores and he generously shared his own architectural design magazines so we could better formulate what we liked. We asked Jim to draw up plans for a master bath and closet that would use the existing bathroom space and some attic area. Jim was very conscious of our budget and he kept in mind that any design should be suitable for a 1927 house. Jim presented us with a creative architectural plan that turned our existing long, narrow bathroom space into a master closet and moved the bathroom into attic space. We were delighted with Jim’s plans. Jim then arranged meetings with several contractors and did a walk through with them and us. After we accepted a contractor’s bid, Jim stepped aside but was readily available for consultation if we or the contractor had questions
If it weren’t for Jim, we would probably still be living with our old wiring and plumbing and looking at the plastic lime green tiles on the walls of our master bath. Instead, we have an almost completed beautiful master closet and bathroom, a new main floor bathroom, and new wiring and plumbing throughout of home. We will definitely go to Jim when we are ready to remodel our kitchen.