Homes we remodel in Menlo Park
In The Willows and Allied Arts, the bathroom is usually the original 1930s or 1940s one: a small room on a raised floor with a cast-iron tub, sometimes with tile worth keeping. A raised floor makes plumbing moves easy, and we often find the framing under the old mud-set floor needs work before new tile. Sharon Heights is the opposite: two-story homes from the 1960s and 1970s where the bathroom sits over a finished ceiling, so we flood-test every shower pan for 24 hours before tile goes on. In Belle Haven the house often has one bathroom, and a full gut of it means planning where the family showers for two weeks.
- 1920s–50s cottages and ranches (The Willows, Allied Arts, Linfield Oaks, Felton Gables, Central Menlo): Small original baths on raised floors, some Spanish-revival tile worth saving, and in The Willows, creek-side lots in the flood zone.
- 1960s–70s two-story homes and condos (Sharon Heights, Stanford Hills): Second-floor bathrooms over finished ceilings, so a leak test before tile matters more; condo work needs HOA approval.
- 1940s–50s small homes (Belle Haven, Suburban Park, Lorelei Manor): Compact single-bath homes where a second bathroom or a full hall-bath gut is the usual project.
Neighborhoods we work in: The Willows, Allied Arts, Linfield Oaks, Felton Gables, Sharon Heights, Stanford Hills, Central Menlo, University Heights, Suburban Park, Lorelei Manor, Vintage Oaks, Belle Haven, Flood Park Triangle.