Manzil Renovation transformed this worn Shaker living room in 2.5 weeks, repairing hidden water-damaged subfloor before installing new drywall, Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray paint, natural-oak engineered hardwood and app-controlled LED lighting. New furnishings and smart-home details completed the room. The verified $8,000–$9,000 project kept the original layout while making the space brighter, safer and more useful.
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Turn a damaged, outdated living room into a clean, welcoming and smart-enabled everyday space while keeping the existing layout.
Peeling walls, damaged flooring, water-stained ceilings and dated furnishings made the room feel worn; water damage was also concealed below the old flooring.
A complete living room renovation in Shaker, Ohio — water-damaged subfloor repaired, new drywall and paint, engineered hardwood, smart LED lighting, and full furnishing — completed in 2.5 weeks for $8,000–$9,000.
Our client wanted to turn an outdated, damaged living room into a clean, modern, and welcoming space. The original room had years of wear and tear: peeling walls, damaged flooring, water-stained ceilings, and dated furniture. They wanted to keep the existing layout but upgrade every surface, from structure to finishes.
We rebuilt the room top to bottom:
The room went from tired and dated to the brightest, most-used space in the house — modern, functional, and smart-enabled. It's proof that you don't need to change a layout to completely change how a room feels. We took the same approach across a whole house in our Cleveland ranch renovation.
"This renovation completely changed the feel of our home. From the paint to the lighting to the smart table, it feels brand new — it's now the room we spend the most time in."
This 250 sq ft project came in at $8,000–$9,000, including flooring, drywall repair, paint, smart lighting and furnishings. Cost varies with room size and how much repair is needed underneath the surface.
This one took 2.5 weeks — and that included unplanned subfloor repair discovered when the old flooring came up. Single-room renovations typically run one to three weeks, so a room with no hidden damage moves faster still.
We stop, document it, and repair the subfloor before any new material goes down. Covering damage instead of fixing it is what turns a one-time repair into a recurring problem — so we'd rather show you the photos and adjust the plan.
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03 · Work completed
04 · Finish strategy
05 · On-site judgment
Removing the old flooring revealed water damage that was not visible at the start. The team paused finish work, documented and repaired the subfloor, then installed the new engineered hardwood only after the base was sound.
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