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Kitchen Remodel
We gutted this kitchen in a 1927 Shingle style Cape Cod house that was updated in the mid 70s.
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Recycled Oak Arts and Crafts Floor
I collected this flooring for 12 yrs from all the old homes I remodeled in Lake Forest il. Some of it was nailed with square nails.
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Stair Tread Code checking canine.
1 comment11 inch tread depth is just enough for this 60 lb Border Collie to snooze in place while electrical is being done.
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Hard day at work
3 commentsOur Golden Retriever, Hercules holding down a stack of lumber!
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Overworked
He had a hard day and the office floor isn't big enough. He's ready to fall asleep right on his chair.
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Carriage Barn
1 commentWhen we started this project the original carriage barn was in such bad shape nobody wanted to go near it. Time had gotten the better of the original barn but it had values to my...
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Official Rules: Kitchen Storage Solutions Gallery Challenge
ENTER THE CONTESTFine Homebuilding's "Jewel of a Tool" Contest Official RulesNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Entries for "Kitchen Storage Solutions" Contest (Photo Contest) will be accepted...
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Garage Bay to Porch Conversion
1 commentLiving in a city, the family needed only one car but wanted more outdoor space, including a way to tie the land behind their detached garage into the rest of the yard. The solution was to convert one...
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Converted Dining Table into 4 in 1 Cabinet Desk
This cabinet-desk in is an RV The top of this cabinet is the original top from the dining room table that once stood where this unit is. This cabinet desk serves a 4 in...
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Night Table
This night table was requested by my interior designer for my current homeowners. I cut down the original screen door to the house and reused it. Everything else is new material...
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Recycling Bins for Recycling Program started 12/08/2010
Tripp's Handyman Service donated 30 hours of labor towards building these recycling bins for the start of the recycling program at the Bluebonnet Ridge RV Park. Keith Tripp owner of THS asked Jim...
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Super-mod deck
2 commentsTHis was a fun project, for a cabinetmaker frind of mine-- needless to say, he's particular about the details. everything is cantilevered, the deck, the stairs. And the trim board at the...
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timberframe cabana
they really let me do what I wanted here. This was the first time I tried a little timberframing, and tried to do something Greene & greene-esqe.
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my own house (timberframe section)
2 commentsTHis is the house in process, with roof on. I did a second story addition to my small ranch, with partial timber-frame for the second story floor in one section
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Cherry Home Office
This was a custom design and color home office wall unit of solid cherry and cherry plywood. Counter tops were granite with a leather finish. There are three file storage units with indidual lift up...
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Entry Gates
A late addition to my current custom home. The landscape achitect Don Bluster designed them on a napkin and told me to build these entry gates. I used cedar for the gates and...
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Where's My Liver Snacks?
2 commentsI often take Cooper, a Labradoodle, to the office (I work at a desk writing and editing articles about homebuilding and renovation). He is not as serious as he looks here. Must be thinking of liver...
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Another way to keep your paint brushes clean.
1 commentWhen it's not too hot out, and our customers approve, Tiki comes with me and the crew to supervise our exterior painting jobs. You can count on him to find a shady tree somewhere, and count on him to...
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Bond House - Exterior Deck
This is a deck that I designed last winter and supervised the construction process over this summer. It's all cedar decking and trim finished with Para Raincoat (the painters told me they loved...
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Rooftop dogs
1 commentSome dogs are braver than others. The short-eared pup wandered all over the roof inspecting his masters' work; the long-eared dog was content to watch from the window. Long Island, NY
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Miter saw challenge
1 commentRecently I purhased a Festool mitre saw and vacuum. From that i designed a combination router table and mitre saw stand. The design was done with Visio. The project was built using...
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Reviving a small town in Hudson Valley--Kerhonkson, NY
7 commentsI'm in the process of buying a building in the town of Kerhonkson, NY. The bridge leading to the downtown area (where the building is located) was washed out in 1995 and the town has never been quite...
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Miter saw table
Just enough plus a little bit better – Frustrated with lifting huge site built tables that seem to gather more dust than my great aunt’s figurine collection, I built this 12’ table...
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Jack in the Shop
1 commentJack keeps me company in the shop during the cold winter months in the northeast. He's always looking for a little more insulation around the shop this time of year.
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Entertainment center
Alder entertainment center: inset doors with decorative wire mesh (antique brass finish), Marble counter top, Wall mounted TV. Cabinet have a stained finish with glazing detail...
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Workshop Miter Saw Stand
Here's a stand that I built for my basement workshop. The main feature is that the saw sits in an 8' track and can slide back and forth. I have limited space in the basement, so if I need...
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e-z toilet bolt cutting
4 commentstoilet bolts hold down ,to the toilet flange,are cut with bolt cutters....instead of using a hacksaw
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