3723 Wheeler Ave Building Permit submitted for fire-damaged repair and remodel

FEN Home Builders is on the job repairing and remodeling a fire-damaged house owned by KY Fire Trust at 3723 Wheeler Ave, with work estimated at $30,000. The one-story, 950 sq ft home will be gutted for new drywall, windows, floors, siding, and a kitchen and bathroom refresh, plus structural work: the damaged center beam will be replaced/sistered, 10 floor joists will be swapped in with joist hangers, a front bedroom wall will be repaired, and a load-bearing wall between the kitchen and living room will be replaced with an LVL beam supported on 4x6 posts anchored to concrete footers.