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38 Villa Ave, San Rafael, CA

Announcing this completely remodeled single-level home on a quiet private drive in east San Rafael, close to the elegant Dominican neighborhood, Dominican University, and  downtown San Rafael. The redesigned kitchen shines with all new stainless-steel appliances, quartz countertops, new white cabinets, a large island, and more!  The Great Room, with tall beamed ceilings, includes a dining room, living room, and kitchen – perfect for small or larger gatherings. The large primary bedroom provides French doors to the outside and an ensuite upgraded bathroom. Two additional bedrooms share an upgraded full bathroom.  All details were addressed: new wide plank oak flooring, baseboards, doors, hardware, lighting, hot water heater, electrical panel, and landscaping. An attached two car garage provides direct access to the house and a wide driveway has extra parking for two cars. 

Improvements in 2024

• Popcorn ceilings removed
• Painted interior and exterior.
• All new doors, hardware, hinges, levers, door stops, and door pulls.
• New 100-amp electrical panel. Moved from inside entry closet to hallway wall.
• Replaced roof, gutters, and downspouts.
• Replaced hot water heater and relocated to garage.
• New smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
• New interior and exterior lighting. New solar house numbers.
• The sub floor under the in the laundry room replaced.
• The dryer vent rerouted to an exterior wall cap.
• Removed and replaced failed bay window and installed new Milgard bypass window.
• Removed wall between kitchen and LR. Entry closet removed and space added to kitchen.
• Installed new engineered wide plank oak hardwood throughout, except in bathrooms.
• Interior framing at entrance hallway repaired.
• New weather stripping at front door.
• Added two new hatches within house to access crawlspace.

Kitchen

• Built new kitchen with new layout; architectural drawing available.
• Living Room
• Removed existing fireplace and surround, patched ceiling.
• Installed new LED track lighting on beam.

Primary Bathroom

• Installed new vanity and mirror.
• Repaired subfloor around toilet.
• Installed new faucet, angle stops, p-trap, showerhead, toilet, mirror, towel bars, toilet paper holder, robe hooks, exhaust fan, vanity, countertop and back splash.
• Installed one wall mount light over mirror, two LED ceiling lights, new GFI, cover plates, and dimmers. New automatic Panasonic Humidistat fan.
• Installed new luxury vinyl tile flooring.
• Installed new baseboards.
• Applied an epoxy coat to tub and shower and surround.
• Removed and replaced failed bay window and installed new Milgard bypass window.

Primary Bedroom

• Replaced mirrored closet doors with shaker-style bypass doors with tracks.
• Removed and reinstalled sliding door.
• Repaired subfloor and membrane.
• Replaced sink drain.
• Installed new trim.
• Installed new LED lights, plugs, and switches.

Bedrooms #2 and #3

• Replaced closet doors with shaker-style bypass doors and tracks.
• Installed junction box for new ceiling light, new plugs, and switches.

Hall Bathroom

• Installed new vanity and mirror.
• Repaired subfloor around toilet.
• Installed new faucet, angle stops, p-trap, showerhead, toilet, mirror, towel bars, toilet paper holder, robe hooks, exhaust fan, vanity, countertop and back splash.
• Installed one wall mount light over mirror, two LED ceiling lights, new GFI, cover plates, and dimmers. New automatic Panasonic Humidistat fan.
• Installed new luxury vinyl tile flooring and new baseboards.
• Applied an epoxy coat to shower and tub surround.

Garage

• Installed new garage door motor, wind springs, and sensor; lubricated tracks.
• Installed and painted new drywall.
• Added framing. New step at garage door from house.
• Installed new electrical outlet and garage lights.

Attic

• Reinforced cut rafter and ceiling joist.  Improved access to furnace.
• Treated mold on underside of roof sheathing and eaves.

Crawl Space

• Cleaned crawl space.  
• Strapped ductwork under house to the subfloor as needed.
• Wrapped damaged insulation on heat ducts.
• Added new heat vents; one covered vent was removed.
• Repaired cracked pipe.
• Replaced Romex as needed.
• Replaced crawl space door and frame.

Landscaping

• Installed new steps and landing at entrance to front door and primary bedroom.
• Grading improved so rainwater flows away from house.
• Installed new decomposed granite patio, pathways, weed guard, borders, plants, artificial grass.
• Set up irrigation.
• Installed new gate in the side yard, behind bouse.

Other Recent Improvements

• 2023 – Replaced furnace.
• 2018 – Replaced shower surround in primary bathroom.
• 2006 – Added vinyl siding.

Convenient Location

• Drive across Golden Gate Bridge to San Francisco, 21 minutes.
• Drive across Richmond Bridge to East Bay, 12 minutes.
• Drive to the Golden Gate Ferry Terminal in Larkspur, 10 minutes.
• Walk to Dominican University, 9 minutes.
• Drive to Whole Foods Market and Montecito Plaza shopping, 5 minutes.
• Drive to Rafael Theater in midtown San Rafael, 5 minutes.
• Drive to China Camp State Park, 10 minutes.

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