The Kermit & Noreen Heid residence was built in 1905. A rear addition had been built previously, but the front façade of the home had lost some of its original appearance. When a photo of the home in its original condition was found, the owners began to consider a renovation.

The first item of business was to replace the aluminum siding and windows that had been installed on the rear addition. The 1050 square foot home was also in need of a slight expansion to accommodate an additional guest bathroom. The rear entrance was adorned by a haphazard aluminum awning, which would have to be replaced. The roof over the addition had a history of leaking and required a complete overhaul.

Between the zoning and historic district requirements there was only room for a slender 50 square foot bathroom. The additional space would be enough to contain a toilet, pedestal sink and shower. The room would be bathed in south light filtering through glass block. The existing flat roof was replaced by a hip roof to match that of the original home. The decaying aluminum siding and windows were replaced with fibercement siding and Pella wood windows. And finally, the aluminum awning was replaced with a custom-designed wood awning.

The principle objective of the project, however, was a historical restoration of the front porch. The home had lost some of its charm when the original wood columns were replaced with stringy iron columns and railings to surround the porch, and the roofing beams were wrapped in aluminum.

The aluminum wrapping was stripped from the beams and the iron columns and railings removed. New wood columns to match those found in the original photo, and painted white, replaced the iron ones. A new railing was also added. The original wood siding in the front gables, previously covered with aluminum siding, was uncovered and restored.