The House.
A walk-through, room by room. The house was rebuilt to be lived in — morning rushes, school nights, slow weekends. Each frame is the finished state; the work behind it lives on the Rebuilt page.
The basics.
| Address | 346 Corona Avenue, Oakwood, Ohio 45419 |
| Bedrooms | 4 — one on the first floor, three on the second (one primary) |
| Bathrooms | 3 — two full, one half (full + half downstairs, full upstairs) |
| Interior | ~1,800 sq ft above grade · plus a conditioned basement with second egress to grade and ~600 sq ft of habitable-expansion potential |
| Lot | ~0.16 acre |
| Parking | Detached two-car garage · long driveway with ample off-street parking |
| Year built | 1930 — interior fully rebuilt 2022–2024 |
| Heating & cooling | All-electric · 6-zone heat pump · rated to −22 °F |
| Plumbing | All new lines (drain, waste, vent, supply) · heat-pump water heater (electric) |
| Electrical | 200 A service · two interior panels · all-new wiring |
| Laundry | New washer · heat-pump dryer — all-electric, like the rest of the house |
| Kitchen appliances | All new in 2023 — stainless refrigerator, electric range, hood, dishwasher |
| School district | Oakwood City Schools — A+ Niche, top-25 Ohio |
Operating-cost and energy details live on the Sustainable and Economical pages. Construction documentation is on the Rebuilt page.
The Kitchen.
An oversized quartz island anchors the room. All-new stainless steel appliances from 2023 — refrigerator, range, hood, and dishwasher. Along the window wall, a recently extended cabinet and counter run continues the navy and stone palette into a second working surface — a quiet workhorse for everyday life.
Open living.
The first floor was reorganized around a single open volume — kitchen, dining, and living, lit from both sides. A painted built-in anchors the living wall; an open bookshelf softly divides the space without closing it.
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Bathrooms.
Three new bathrooms — Grohe fittings, low-water-consumption fixtures, vanities with quartz tops.
Upper floor.
The attic was raised. Ten-foot vaulted ceilings, three bedrooms, a full bath, and three new Energy Star egress windows that bring in light from both sides.
Stairs.
Relocated to free the first floor and open the second. The old position is now living space.
Outside.
The two years of investment went where they compound: structure, systems, insulation, interiors. Outside, the house wears its practical face — light-blue vinyl siding laid over the original boards with a thin insulating layer between, and a roof replaced before the renovation began. Serviceable, honest, and deliberately left for the next owner's taste. What is new outside is what matters underneath: the heat-pump compressors and the renewed insulation behind the walls.
Plans.
A new geometry. The first floor cleared into a single open volume; the upper floor raised to a ten-foot vault and reorganized into three bedrooms and a bath.
| Floor | Program | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First floor | Open kitchen · dining · living · 1 bedroom · full bath · half bath · flex / office | Single open volume around quartz island |
| Second floor | Primary bedroom · 2 secondary bedrooms · full bath | 10-ft vaulted ceilings · 3 new egress windows |
| Basement | Conditioned · second egress · ~600 sq ft expansion-ready | Up to 7 ft headroom · ductwork removed · second exterior door to grade (the egress a finished lower level needs) · radon mitigation system · smoke alarms · insulation and drywall on one wall · ceiling-routed wiring with outlets in place · floor joists exposed (some replaced or reinforced) |
Family room potential.
The basement is conditioned by the same heat pump system as the upper floors, headroom reaches up to seven feet, and a second exterior door to grade provides the egress a finished lower level needs. The heavy lifting toward roughly six hundred square feet of finished family room — rec room, home office, media room — is done; what remains is standard finish work under a routine permit.
