Incline Homes

Project · 01 / Residential

The 42nd Street Residence.

Whole-home renovation on 42nd St in Lawrenceville. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, finished in spring 2024.

LocationLawrenceville · 15201
Sq Ft
TypeRenovation · Whole-home
Beds3
Baths3
01 /Project brief

A corner-lot row addition done right.

This Lawrenceville home was structurally sound but functionally tired. The existing 1905 fabric — brick, framing, a few plaster walls worth saving — carried the project; everything else came down to the studs. The homeowners wanted a home that read as historic from the street and worked like a contemporary build behind the front door.

The result is a multi-bedroom home across the original footprint, reorganized for modern living — 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, an opened ground floor for kitchen-dining-living, and a re-imagined upper floor with a proper primary suite. We kept the millwork details that mattered (door surrounds, baseboards, a few salvageable mantels) and rebuilt everything else.

New mechanicals, electrical, and plumbing throughout. Insulation upgraded to current code, with attention to the rim joists and band areas that hemorrhage heat in old houses. Hardwood floors refinished where original, replaced where unsalvageable. From the street, the house looks like it always did. Inside, every surface is new.

Project Tour

A 57-second walk through.

The finished home in motion — interiors, finishes, light, and the texture of the renovation. Best viewed full-screen on a phone.

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We talked to other builders before settling on Incline. They were the only ones who walked the Lawrenceville block twice before quoting — and the only ones whose final invoice matched the contract.
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03 / 5 phases

How the project moved from site walk to keys.

01

Walk-through & scope

Multiple site walks with the homeowners and our trades to inventory what stays, what comes out, and what gets carefully restored.
02

Design & permits

Schematic for the reorganized layout, structural review for any wall removals, and permit submission.
03

Demo & structural

Selective demolition, structural shoring where load paths changed, and coordination with the surveyor on any envelope changes.
04

Systems & finishes

New mechanicals, electrical, plumbing throughout. Insulation upgrade. Drywall, paint, hardwood refinish or replacement, custom cabinetry, tile, and fixtures.
05

Punch & handover

Final inspections, certificate of occupancy, and a clean punch-list pass.
05 / Let's talk

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