BEFORE
2
...ON DOWN THROUGH
THE SECOND FLOOR
The water continued on its path through the
master bathroom wall on the second floor;
ironically, this room had been redesigned two
years earlier. Julie recalls the period when all
the walls were down and the bathroom was
completely exposed, and the relief she felt
when she could have privacy again.
3
...TO THE BASEMENT
The walls between the laundry room and the
basement bathroom were saturated before this
renovation, which transformed the space into an
appealing guest bath with upgraded shower stall
and attractive new tiles.
AN EPILOGUE: The efforts — and trauma — of
the months-long redesign almost came to naught
over the holidays, when the Cerfs were once again
away on vacation, and a water tube on their fur-
nace cracked, causing the indoor temperature to
plummet so low that the windows in Julie’s office
were iced from the inside. Fortunately, when paint-
ers discovered the situation, they notified Kautz
and she arranged for a plumber to fix the tube. ■
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MAY 2018 MONTCLAIR MAGAZINE