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Between the filler rock, weeds and stinging insects, Joe and Angie Abood almost never found any reason to use their back yard.
One major overhaul later, though, the Westerville-area couple have found themselves with a comfortable space to enjoy company and let their two children play.
The Aboods have lived in the 2002-built house since 2009. When they contacted the northwest Columbus-based Cleary Company last summer, it was the culmination of years of dissatisfaction with their back yard.
“Our house had a very small yard to start out with, but the only thing the kids could use was the front yard,” says Angie. “We did not use the back yard, ever. I probably went to the back yard twice a year to make sure nothing majorly needed attention back there.”
Not only was the yard rocky and beset by nuisances from poison ivy to yellow jackets, it got very little sun, which made it a challenge to grow anything decent-looking, Angie says.
Now, the back of the house sports a new patio, railing and stairs, in addition to a refurbished deck and porch.
“We have loved every minute of it,” Angie says. “It was well worth doing. I honestly would have done it earlier if I had known it would turn out so well.”
Though the deck and patio might be the most outwardly noticeable part of the renovation, Cleary also redesigned the Aboods’ basement, including the bathroom there.
The small, dark shower was replaced by a custom tiled one, turning it into the nicest bathroom in the house, Angie says. A cramped doorway that led from the basement to the back yard has been replaced by a window, and the previous window has been replaced by a French door with a sliding screen.
The basement itself has been transformed into a much more open space with a new carpet.
Garth Bishop is managing editor. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.
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