An Addition and Renovation Performed in Spring Lake, NJ - Portfolio

Cleaver Construction's Portfolio - Spring Lake, NJ - Addition and Renovation	*Bring your dreams to reality now!*

Over the past 38 years, Don Cleaver has built, remodeled, or added additions to numerous residential and commercial buildings. Don has built custom homes ranging in value up to about $1,800,000. As he has done in the past, Don will work with you on fitting your ideas to your individual needs and desires.

Below are the photos available of this building which are organized into categories. If you would like to view more of a particular area or room which you are viewing, please click that photo or room label to be forwarded elsewhere on this page to view more that that particular area or room of the building. Once forwarded, you may click any photo to view an enlarged copy of that photo.

If you are interested in learning more about these residential and commercial buildings, feel free to Contact Us. We will work with you on bringing your dream home or commercial building to a reality.

A message from Don Cleaver:

"Prior to renovating and adding an addition onto this home, this home had only a first and second floor. We installed a third floor on this home and removed many of the house's outdated features. The original home had exterior stucco walls and a mansard roof. We modernized it according to the desires of the homeowners. The third floor addition that we created has one large bedroom, a walk in closet and a bathroom."

Don Cleaver in August of 2011 standing beside a fireplace he built


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After Construction
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	Kitchen
	Dining Room
	Foyer
	Master Bedroom
	Master Bathroom
	Family Room
	Living Room
	Bedroom
	Bathroom
	Closet

The Construction Process
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	Frame

Before Construction
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	Before Construction

Below are the photos of the rooms listed above.
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Exterior
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	Front	Font of House The entrance features stone walls.
	Front	Front of House The exterior features Anderson Windows with fluted trim with a raised panel and custom molding.
	Right Side	Porch This mahogany porch has custom cedar rails with a mahogany rail cap and mahogany tong and grove decking.
	Back	Siding The siding is a cedar clap board. Both sides of the siding was primed before installation.
	Back	Windows The window in the master bathroom is a glass block window.
	Right Side	Fireplace The fireplace is a masonry custom stone fireplace.
	Right Side	Porch This mahogany porch has custom cedar rails with a mahogany rail cap and mahogany tong and grove decking.
	Right Side	Porch This mahogany porch has custom cedar rails with a mahogany rail cap and mahogany tong and grove decking.
	Front	Curb The curb along the street is designed to match the stone on the front of the home.
	Back	Landscape We worked around the existing landscape and trees with no resulting damage.
	Front	Stone Porch The curb along the street is designed to match the stone on the front of the home.

Kitchen
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	First Floor	Arch and Columns This is a custom arch with full columns in the center and half columns on each end.

Dining Room
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	First Floor	Trim and Column The arch trim has half columns.
	First Floor	Floor The floor is an inlayed patterned floor with roses in its corners.

Foyer
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	Second Floor	Railing The railing is a continuous hand rail running from first floor to third floor.
	Second Floor	Walls & Siding The bottom of the walls are panel walls.
	First Floor	Trim and Keystone The trim is an arch trim with a keystone design in the arch and fluted side columns.

Master Bedroom
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	Second Floor	Doors This is the master sitting room with French doors for entering the bedroom.
	Second Floor	Ceiling The ceiling is a vaulted ceiling with built in lights.

Master Bathroom
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	Second Floor	Bath The bathroom has custom tile with with glass block windows.
	Second Floor	Shower There is custom tile work with multiple shower heads and the walls have translucent glass blocks.
	Second Floor	Sink The vanity is custom designed with customized cabinetry and sink with a mirror to match.
	Second Floor	Private Toilet Room The toilet room is tiled with a window.

Family Room
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	First Floor	Fireplace This is a custom cherry fireplace with arch trim and marble surrounding to match the arches in the room with provided TV shelf.

Living Room
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	First Floor	Fireplace This is a custom fireplace with fluted columns to match the fluted archways throughout the room.
	First Floor	Floor This is an oak hardwood floor finished on the site.

Bathroom
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	Third Floor	Sink & Wall The bottom of the wall is a beaded wall to match the sides of the vanity.
	Second Floor	Shower and Toilet The floors and walls feature custom tile selected by the homeowners.

Bedroom
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	Third Floor	Ceiling The ceiling is a vaulted ceiling with built in lights.

Closet
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	Second Floor	Master Closet This is a custom built-in closet.
	Second Floor	Master Closet This is a custom built-in closet.
	Third Floor	Hallway Closet This is a cedar closet.
	Third Floor	Attic Closet This is a cedar closet with open wired shelves.

The Construction Process
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	Foundation	Excavation This is the excavation for the new home addition.
	Foundation	Water and Sewer This is the excavation to prepare for underground plumbing.
	Foundation	Water and Sewer This is the excavation to prepare for underground plumbing.
	First Floor	Beams This is the replaced beams after the rotted beams, pictured in the "Before Construction" category, was removed.
	First Floor	Beams This is the replaced beams after the rotted beams, pictured in the "Before Construction" category, was removed.
	Second Floor	Frame This is the framing of the new addition to the home.
	Second Floor	Frame This is the framing of the new addition to the home.
	Second Floor	Frame This is the framing of the new addition to the home.
	Third Floor	Frame This is the framing of the new addition to the home.
	Third Floor	Frame This is the framing of the new addition to the home.
	First Floor	Beams This is the framing of new support beams where a wall used to be.

Before Construction
Photo	Location	Label and Description
	Front	Before Construction This is the house prior to construction. There is no second or third floor yet built. The Cleaver Construction truck is in front of the house. The exterior walls originally had stucco walls.
	Second Floor Ceiling	Beams These main support beams were found during construction to have water damage.
	Second Floor Ceiling	Beams The water damaged beams were replaced.

Facebook Fan's Comments

"...the respect your sub contractors and suppliers have to you is remarkable." -Bob and Ruth McEntee

"From the time we first met to review your bid and the architects plans, there was no doubt you had the vision we needed to renovate (effectively rebuild) our home." -Bob and Ruth McEntee

"Your suggestions for initial modifications, willingness to make changes and suggestions for enhancements as we progressed in the construction along with the reasonableness in costing change orders, must be unparalleled in the construction industry." -Bob and Ruth McEntee

"When a major job such as ours is completed, and we consider you a friend, not a supplier of services or adversary, says a great deal about the kind of person you are." -Bob and Ruth McEntee

"When we started demolition we did not realize we would be fortunate enough to make a new friend. We hope you will not be a stranger now that work is 'complete.'" -Peg and Rich Lazarchic

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