Bismarck · ND
The Ranch Remodel — modern farmhouse exterior with steel siding and board-and-batten.

Featured Project · Tappen, ND

The Ranch Remodel

A complete gut-remodel plus a full addition to an original 1988 home — designed to honor what was already there while bringing every square foot up to 2026 quality.

01 · The Build

Foundation first, framing second.

The Ranch Remodel started where every honest build does — in the dirt. New footings set against the original 1988 structure, ready to carry a 36×42 garage with a vaulted bonus room above and a complete home addition behind it. Then up went the sticks: trusses set, sheathing nailed, bonus room deck out — framing in North Dakota wind.

Footings set and ready for the Ranch Remodel addition — original 1988 structure on the left.
Footings set. Original 1988 structure tied in on the left, new addition pour ready to the right.
The Ranch Remodel — Chad working the ridge of the open truss roof against a big North Dakota sky.
“Framing in North Dakota wind.”
The Ranch Remodel — length view down the inside of the new trusses, bonus room deck below, crew setting the next bay.
Length view down the truss tunnel — bonus room deck below, crew setting the next bay.
The Ranch Remodel — sheathed bonus room floor with the full vaulted truss ceiling overhead.
The bonus room takes shape — sheathed floor with the full vaulted ceiling overhead.
02 · The Exterior

Steel siding, board-and-batten, barn-style doors.

Charcoal steel siding with a complementary steel accent color and vertical board-and-batten — the customer’s design, executed exactly. Three-bay barn-style overhead doors anchor the garage. The standard never wavered: craftsmanship you can see, communication you can count on.

The Ranch Remodel — mid-install on the gable end, working from a Skyjack scissor lift with WeatherTek house wrap underneath the new steel siding.
Mid-install on the gable — setting steel over WeatherTek BW Insulwrap from the Skyjack.
The Ranch Remodel — long view down the finished charcoal LP siding wall with scaffold plank, work van and prairie tree line beyond.
“Old habits die hard.”
The Ranch Remodel — finished exterior with steel siding, board-and-batten, and three-bay barn-style garage.
Finished exterior — three-bay barn-style garage with custom steel accent siding.
03 · The Kitchen

Maple cabinets, stone counters, and a real breakfast nook.

Custom maple cabinets and a generous island, stone countertops, a dedicated coffee bar, and a breakfast nook accented with a genuine Brahma bull hide wall — every detail set by the homeowner. Wide-plank LVP flooring runs uninterrupted into the living area.

Ranch Remodel kitchen with maple cabinets, large island, stone countertops, and wide-plank LVP flooring.
Maple cabinets, large island, stone tops — coffee bar visible on the left.
04 · In the Shop

Restoring 1988 with 2026 detail.

The original 1988 bifold doors had good bones — solid oak, square, and worth keeping. Rather than replace them, we kept the original panels and rebuilt the face with modern X-brace trim accents. 1988 build quality meets a 2026 modern addition.

36×42 shop interior at the drywall stage — vaulted ceiling hung and taped, stairs leading up to the bonus room, three overhead garage doors on the right.
Drywall up across the 36×42 shop — vaulted ceiling taped, stairs to the bonus room framed in, garage doors set.
Vaulted bonus room above the shop at the drywall stage — ceiling hung and taped, looking down the length of the room.
Bonus room above the shop — vaulted ceiling drywalled and taped, ready for finish.
Vaulted bonus room above the shop — drywall stage with natural light from the gable-end window.
Looking toward the gable window — bonus room takes shape with natural light spilling through.
Custom bifold doors in the shop — original 1988 doors rebuilt with modern X-brace trim accents.
Original 1988 bifold doors with new modern trim accents — bench-built in the shop before install.
Vaulted shop interior during finish work, with three barn-style overhead doors.
36×42 garage interior during finish carpentry — vaulted bonus room above.

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