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Ranch house reset

Location

Milwaukie

Service

Whole home

Duration

11 weeks

Budget range

$148k–$165k

Completed

2026

Ranch house reset

The brief

What the client needed

A 1960s ranch house with small closed rooms, single-pane windows and a kitchen at the dark end of the house.

Our solution

We removed two walls, moved the kitchen to the garden side and added new windows, insulation and floors throughout, in three phases so the family could stay.

Scope of work

  • Structural wall removal with beams

  • New kitchen and laundry

  • Windows and insulation upgrade

  • Oak floors throughout, 1,350 sq ft

  • Paint and trim throughout

Materials

  • Glulam beams

  • Engineered white oak

  • Triple-pane windows

  • Low-VOC paint

Before & after

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Ranch house reset
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Before

After

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Details up close

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Details up close

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Framing during the reset
Finished open living space
New kitchen on the garden side
New floors throughout
Trim fitting
Final installs

Same house, completely different life. And we never had to move out.

The Nguyen family

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The crew on this project

Every project has one project lead you can call directly, and the same carpenters from start to finish.

Marcus Webb

Marcus Webb

Project lead

Owen Price

Owen Price

Site supervisor

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Free site visit and a fixed-price quote within five business days.

1880 SE Alder Mill Rd, Portland, OR 97214

Mon–Fri

7:00 – 17:00

Saturday

By appointment

Emergency

(503) 555-0199

Project ideas, twice a year

Finished projects, seasonal maintenance tips and open booking dates. No spam.

Harlow & Birch

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Planning a project?

Free site visit and a fixed-price quote within five business days.

1880 SE Alder Mill Rd, Portland, OR 97214

Mon–Fri

7:00 – 17:00

Saturday

By appointment

Emergency

(503) 555-0199

Project ideas, twice a year

Finished projects, seasonal maintenance tips and open booking dates. No spam.

Harlow & Birch

© 2026 Harlow & Birch Carpentry LLC · Privacy · Terms

Demo content: Harlow & Birch is a fictional company. Photos: Unsplash.

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