Find out how Kaye Construction can help you reimagine what your home can do for you
By Laura Briedis
If 2021 was the year of multi-functioning rooms, 2022 is an opportunity to redefine your spaces.
During the pandemic these past several years, kitchen counters have become both breakfast bars and virtual classrooms. Basements are doing double duty as both an entertainment space and workout room. And TVs in the bedroom have been swapped out for computers and office nooks.
“There has been a boom in home remodeling this past year. Homeowners are feeling crammed in spaces serving so many different functions,” says Josh Kaye, who, along with his brother, Joe, and father, Ron, owns Kaye Construction. “This past year, we built four additions to add room for a home office. As many people have been forced to use their home in new ways—whether carving out space to work from home or just wanting more room when hanging out with the family—our renovations are making homes more functional than ever.”
At Kaye Construction, the goal has always been to not just beautify homes but to also make them more functional by changing the footprint and flow.
“Function always comes first in all of our home remodels, then we add the esthetics and bling,” says Ron.
Kitchen Remodels
“A lot of older homes have walls separating each room, but nowadays people like a more open concept. We have been taking down a lot of walls separating the kitchen from the living room or dining room,” says Joe. “While this may not actually increase your footprint, you will gain more usable space and can make room for an island or pantry.”
“We can move your stove and refrigerator and reconfigure the space so you can add more cabinets,” adds Josh. “Not only will this make the house feel bigger, but it will also improve the flow.”
The crew can handle everything from the flooring up to the lighting and everything in between, including countertops and backsplashes.
Just this month, Kaye Construction renovated a kitchen in Berea to create an open concept floor plan.
“We took down a wall between the kitchen and living room and installed a beam to open the space up,” says Josh. “We also installed cabinetry, consisting of blue cabinets on the bottom and white on top, with an 8-foot island topped with a beautiful granite slab as the focal point, and we installed natural color stained hardwood floors.”
Home Additions
While remodeling your kitchen provides one of the highest returns on investment, building an addition is the best way to add more functionality to your home.
Home additions come in all shapes and sizes. From adding a second-floor master bedroom and bathroom to building a sunroom on the back of your home, you will enjoy these fresh spaces for years to come.
For another recent Berea project, Kaye Construction also built a great room addition with a fireplace, with the same new flooring from the kitchen extending back to the addition. They also moved the laundry room from the basement to the first floor and converted the unfinished attic into a second-story addition with extra bedrooms.
Outdoor Living Space
When looking to add more livable space to your house, look out front and back.
“We can build a deck in your backyard or a front porch to give your family more usable living space,” says Josh.
This fall, the company built a deck on a Brook Park home so the owners could sit outside and enjoy the amazing views of the Rocky River Valley below. The 12-by-30-foot upper-level deck features a partial sloped roof above and is outfitted with black powder-coated aluminum posts and rails.
“We designed a sloped roof off to the side of the house, so it didn’t need to be tied into the existing roof, and we built a storage room under the deck as well as a built-in firewood closet,” says Ron. “We also built platform stairs down the other side of the house to replace a ramp so the homeowners would not have to worry about walking on a slippery, steep incline.”
A family-owned business, you will find Ron, Josh and Joe working together on every project.
“Unlike bigger home improvement companies, where you never meet the owners, we oversee each job personally and work side-by-side with our tradesmen,” says Ron, who has been working in the home remodeling industry for more than a quarter of a century. He is passing along his know-how and work ethic to his sons, whom he jokingly says were born with a hammer in one hand and a screwdriver in the other.
“We are proud to be locally owned and family operated,” adds Josh. “Working directly with the homeowners is a primary part of our business model.”
To schedule a free estimate, call Kaye Construction at 440-297-2232. Visit KayeHomePros.com for more information and check out its Facebook page to see current jobs under construction.