Region III North Central Silent Rivers Inc. Clive, Iowa www.silentrivers.com

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This 1,200-square-foot lakeside residence originally was built by the owner to be a vacation house, with the owner doing the construction; therefore, the walls were not plumb, rooms were not square and the wiring and plumbing was dangerous. The stair stringers varied as much as ¹⁄ 2 inch on the risers and a ¹⁄ 4 inch from across the stringers, so they were rebuilt using three 2x12-inchers, and the interior of the closet below it was double rocked to meet fire code.

1. Region I Northeast Repp Construction Co. Inc. Orchard Park, N. Y. www.reppconstruction.com

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2. Region II Southeast Eagle Home Design LLC Reston, Va. www.eagleprojects.us

3. Region IV East Central Neal’s Design & Remodel Cincinnati, Ohio www.neals.com

The original structure also didn’t take into account the home’s relationship to the lake, so the owners wanted to open the view from the kitchen, as well as create more space in the kitchen to address counter space issues. To do this, cabinet accessories, such as rollouts, lazy Susans, pot and pan storage and a mixer lift, were put into place, and dead space around the pantry and refrigerator were filled.

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4. Region IV East Central DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of Greater Grand Rapids Comstock Park, Mich. www.dreammakergr.com

5. Region V South Central CG&S Design-Build Austin, Texas www.cgsdb.com

The sink was improperly vented and floor joists had been drilled within a ¹⁄ 2 inch of the bottom to run the drain and water lines, so new joists had to be sistered across to an interior wall in the lower level and then drilled properly.

6. Region VI Northwest
Neil Kelly Design/Build
Remodeling
Portland, Ore.
www.neilkelly.com

7. Region VII Southwest
Trafton Builders
Fresno, Calif.
www.traftonbuilders.com