This document provides instructions for renovating a home to make it more livable by combining two upstairs bedrooms into one larger room, eliminating a door and closet. It also describes creating a half wall on each side of the fireplace and converting a three season room into a regular room by moving the patio door, removing the exterior wall, building a new floor, installing windows and electric/heat. Final steps include matching textures and ceilings, drywalling, taping, texturing, painting, staining trim, installing trim and new flooring.

1. Making homes more livable.

2. Combine 2 upstairs bedrooms into a single room
• Eliminate a door and a closet
Make a ½ wall out of the living room/entry wall
Create half wall on each side of the fireplace
Bring a 3 season room as a regular room in the house
• Move the patio door into the 3 season room
• Remove and support exterior wall to open the space up
• Build a new floor in the room
• Install new windows
• Install electric and heat
Match texture and ceilings where the changes took place
Sheetrock, tape, texture
Paint
Stain and finish trim
Install trim
New Flooring