gut job
Strip everything out
A gut job is a renovation that strips a building down to its structural bones—removing walls, floors, ceilings, plumbing, and wiring to start fresh.
The term emphasizes the thoroughness of the demolition: everything inside gets gutted.
The old brownstone needed a complete gut job before they could move in.
Gut jobs are expensive and disruptive but sometimes necessary when a building's systems are beyond repair.
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- studsStructural wall timbers
- load-bearing wallWall supporting overhead weight
down to the studs · drywall · exposed brick · contractor · building permit · remodel · bare-bones · fixer-upper · money pit · sweat equity · overhaul · plaster · wiring · plumbing · general contractor · rebuild · skeleton · walls
- renovationrenovation, remodeling, remodel, renovate, refurbishment
- renovationsrenovation, remodel, refurbishment, addition, extension
- Construction Lingostud, studs, drywall, sheetrock, framing
- Fixer-Uppersfixer-upper, handyman special, needs work, distressed property, diamond in the rough
gut jobfacelift
Cosmetic procedure reducing wrinkles
touch-up · quick fix · spot repair · tune-up
gut jobpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
restoration · conservation · historic preservation · heritage preservation · adaptive reuse
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