This was a complete renovation project. This grand ocean front residence gained a completely new look and additional living space. The house and carriage house both gained a completely new facade. Designed by a top architect and built by the most skilled craftsmen in the area, no stone was left unturned, everything in this house is completely custom from the hand-carved fireplace mantle and staircase woodwork to the widow's walk ladder! The intricate details of this property are breathtaking. This home has been featured in several books for the design and quality craftmanship. The master suite has panoramic ocean views of the Massachusetts coast that stretch from Boston to Gloucester and beyond from all windows, there is a private dressing area, complete with custom closet cabinetry and a luxury master bath. The kitchen is fit for a gourmet chef and the library shelving is complete with a hand carved mantle, exquisite wood paneling and custom shelving.
Bathroom Remodeling
Flooring
Living historic had been a 14-year ambition for the couple. After they married, they tried buying in old Newburyport, but, priced out, they settled in Haverhill. A few years later, they were able to afford a small place in Newburyport, then a larger one built circa 1800. Much of the old moldings, baseboards, and flooring in the latter property had been replaced or rehabbed, and it also featured a 20-something-by-20-something great room and obligatory supersize master bedroom with giant bath. “It had been done to sell, and it wasn’t in keeping with the original house at all,” Catie says.
Door Installation/Replacement
Fireplaces
The second big surprise would set the McCools back some $50,000. Much of the two chimneys, mortared by clay from banks of the Merrimack River, had turned to dust (“You could pull the bricks out with your hands,” says Catie), and six fireplaces would have to be rebuilt to make them operational. Some of the original hearth bricks remained, so as Beverly-based mason Brian McMahon and his team dismantled each stack, they numbered the bricks so they could be put back in the same order. “When our friends saw what we were doing, they said, ‘Are you crazy? Gut it!’” says Catie. “But we knew where we wanted to go. We just didn’t know how intense it would be.”
We will post more of our work soon! In the meantime give us a call if you have any questions or would like to learn more about how we can help you on your upcoming, home addition, home remodel, renovation or new construction. We provide high-end, custom craftmanship and top quality work in all of our projects.
New Construction
Welcome to Charron Construction, Inc. We are a construction company located north of Boston in Danvers, Massachusetts. We service the greater Boston and southern New Hampshire areas, specializing in high-end residential and commercial carpentry, home remodeling, new construction, construction consulting and historic renovation projects.