Sunken Living Room Rebuild and Carpet Install in Fox Island

This one was a full gut-and-rebuild of a sunken living room. The existing floor structure was completely torn out - right down to the old subfloor and framing below. Once we got in there, we could see exactly what we were working with: deteriorated framing, old insulation, and mechanical components that all needed to be addressed before anything else could happen. That's the part of a remodel most people don't see, but it's the part that matters most.

We rebuilt the entire floor structure from scratch. New lumber framing was installed across the full footprint of the sunken area - tight, consistent spacing with proper blocking throughout. Getting that foundation right is non-negotiable. If the framing isn't solid and level, nothing above it is going to perform the way it should. We sheeted everything with plywood before moving on to finishes.

With the structure done, we moved on to the lower wall sections around the perimeter. Those were drywalled and painted out in white, which ended up being a clean contrast against the existing cedar wood paneling and the original louvered shutters on the upper walls. The room has a lot of character already built into it - exposed wood beams, a herringbone cedar feature wall, and those built-in window benches. Our job was to work with all of that, not compete with it.

The electric fireplace insert was framed in and set below the wall-mounted TV, and new carpet was installed across the entire sunken floor area. The carpet runs right up to the painted baseboard - no gaps, no uneven edges. A pair of brass wall sconces flanking the TV wall tied the finished look together. Standing in that room after everything was done, it's a completely different space than what we started with.

Projects like this in Fox Island take patience and a willingness to work through what you find once demolition starts. Old homes with unique architectural features - sunken floors, custom millwork, original wood paneling - require a contractor who can adapt on the fly. Matching new work to existing character takes care, and that's exactly the kind of attention we bring to every job.