342 Lindenwold Ave, Ambler, PA 19002

Circa-1892 (2200) Sq. ft. charming Victorian 3 story home with 2 car garage, decorative paver stone spacious driveway and off-street parking. This forever home has been fully renovated by a licensed Professional Engineer and Registered Architect. Constructed with love, patience and the highest quality materials and craftsmanship meant to appeal to beauty, function and ease of maintenance for generations to come. The renovation kept all the original charm, storing and reinstalling the original chestnut woodwork and trim. A 3rd floor arched French door to a balcony was designed and added. Replaced and added new energy efficient windows, Replaced covered front porch structural floor frame and finished with Trex flooring. Porch is eye catching in the meticulously painted Victorian dark blue, robin eggs blue, white and gold railing spindles and columns. The automatic sprinkler for hanging plants boasts lush blooming flowers throughout the heat of the summer. A new structurally framed rear porch complete with Trex decking provides easy rear entry through sliding glass doors into a mud room with plenty of extra storage cabinets. It’s large sliding door brings extra light into the home and fresh air through the screen. But that is what you see. For the functional, utility conscious, who want the beauty of the old home but want the new home construction energy efficient with new infrastructure and utilities, the home was brought down to the stud and structurally brought up to new code. The home was jacked up and block piers built over concrete support bases beneath the basement floor, to support new beams and help level the home. New support beams, structural floor joists, and collar ties in the third floor were all incorporated to shorten the floor and roof framing spans that are 1892 vintage and brought up to current building code requirements. Headers were installed over windows and doors that were replaced. The walls and roof are all insulated, with all new code compliant electric, plumbing (domestic and waste), flooring, windows, ceiling fans, kitchen appliances, counters, cabinets, roof and sewer line from home to main in the alley was replaced. New stairs from the first floor to the basement and from the basement to the exterior.