1935

Texas Residence Renovation

1935 FRENCH NORMANDY COUNTY MANOR


Phase I

Guest House


Family of 3 renovate their guest house, kitchen, and 10 year daughter’s bathroom/ laundry hall.

Kathryn was involved as the Designer, Project Manager, & Site Supervisor from conceptual stage through project completion (2021-2022).


 

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Phase II

Daughter’s Bathroom


Purpose was to update the bathroom aesthetically and to separate the laundry area from the daughter’s bathroom.


 
 

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Phase III

Kitchen


Design Iteration I & II

 

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During Construction

 
 
 

Kathryn’s participation:

  • Hand sketched conceptual ideas, designed floor plans, elevations, and 3D perspective views in SketchUp for both in-house review and presentation to homeowner.

  • Managed & mentored Design Intern. Engaged her with site visits, measuring, listening & creating vision boards, hand sketching preliminary design ideas & transferring concept to SketchUp using company practices.

  • Collaborated with architects, engineers and customers to quickly resolve planning and construction issues on projects.

  • Created construction schedule "war board" fit with a Gantt chart, scheduled contractors, selection lists, budget decisions, deadlines, & updated as job progressed.

  • Conducted daily inspections of job sites for quality & achievement of project milestones. Corrected subcontractors when errors on site occur. Communicated daily progress and incident reports to clients and office team via Buildertrend.

  • Resolved work issues and team conflicts to promote progress on complex projects.

  • Prepared cost estimates for million dollar projects. Reviewed budget and subcontractor estimates in detail and analyzed for accuracy with scope of work relevancy in mind.

  • Implemented new processes and procedures to streamline operations at Hull Millwork including schedule boards, new project forms, progress charts, & RFI forms.

  • Managed Hull Millworks incoming projects, quality control, gathering necessary information, customer service, site visits for measuring & verifying information.

  • Hull Homes & Hull Millworks only dual employee, wearing multiple hats and acting as mediator and cheerleader for all, through difficult times and times of celebration.

  • Created lasting relationships with clients that transcends a job position.


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