Home Improvements

1984-2026

• New boiler/burner, 1984, and replaced boiler and water heater again 2014

• American Alarm security system, 1984

• Installed safe in basement floor

• Added track and/or recessed lighting to all rooms

• Installed 17th century English oak panelling in upstairs bedroom and powder room

• Built tennis court with stone terrace overlooking court, and 220-volt line for lights, 1986

• Underground sprinkler system with control

• Paved driveway (original was gravel)

• Built stone patio outside kitchen entrance

• Built fenced cutting garden

• Installed exterior floodlights and driveway lighting

• New title 5 compliant septic system, 1997

• Installed custom storm windows for original casements

• Replaced kitchen cabinets, countertops, etc. and built working fireplace in kitchen (original chimney was an architectural feature), 2006

• Updated upstairs en-suite bathrooms, including master with French limestone, 2003

• Enclosed solarium off of kitchen with own

  heating zone

• Installed automatic humidifier with humidistat control

• Invisible fence with controls in basement

• Installed mini-split air conditioner for ground-floor, and central air conditioning for second floor, 2018

• Refinished outdoor wooden surfaces, 2025

• Repointed brick chimneys, 2025

• Slate roof repair, 2025