Old Ranch, New Ranch

Mark Lind of CG&S Design-Build in Austin Texas added a modern box to a mid century ranch and made the two pieces meld together seamlessly


Fast Facts about this Project

  • Remodeler: CG&S Design-Build, Austin
  • Project designer: Mark Lind
  • Project manager: Danny Scott
  • Location: Austin, Texas
  • Square footage before: 1,098
  • Square footage after: 1,943
  • Total project cost: not disclosed at owner’s request
  • Scope of work: Convert single-story ranch into a two-story, modern home. Built on a floodplain, no alteration to the footprint was allowed. Remove existing garage and add two-story box element to house stairwell, loft and first-floor dining area. Renovate and open up existing first floor including an updated kitchen.

Specified Products

  • Bathroom plumbing fittings: Kohler
  • Bathroom cabinets: Custom Cabinets by QSI Custom Cabinets
  • Brick/masonry products: Exterior Stucco to resemble cast concrete finish
  • Countertops: Kitchen, bath, powder room — Caesarstone
  • Dishwasher: GE
  • Entry doors: BMC West
  • Flooring: Oak wood by Big D’s Hardwood Floors
  • HVAC equipment: Trane
  • Interior doors: BMC West
  • Kitchen cabinets: Walnut upper cabinets with clear finished MDF base cabinets by QSI Custom Cabinets
  • Kitchen plumbing fittings: Blanco, Kohler
  • Lighting fixtures: Artememide, Decora, Halo, Lithonia, Day-Brite, Kidde Silhouette
  • Oven: GE
  • Paints/stains: Kelly-Moore
  • Range: GE
  • Refrigerator: GE
  • Roofing: Standing Seam Galvalume by Sheffield
  • Siding: Hardiplank & Standing Seam Galvalume
  • Structural lumber: Floor trusses — BMC West
  • Windows: Don Young
  • Stair: Maple plywood panels bolted to steel structure by P&N Welding
  • Carpet: Godfrey Hirst