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Three Towers Remodel
This project is still ongoing. Deconstruction/construction started at the end of September 2011 and completion is scheduled to take place in April this year. The original house was a two bedroomtwo...
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Huffine Home
We designed and built our three bedroom retirement dream home on high bank waterfront property on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle Washington. Bluff setback, property line setbacks, and septic...
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My everyday buddy - Babe.
Babe has been my everyday buddy for eight years. She understands all kinds of words and she is eager to please. When I take her collar off at home, without me saying a word, she walks into the...
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Painful skin cracks
Good response by dermatologist in Q&A of Feb/March 2012 issue as to question of painful skin cracks. But she omitted the best, easiest, quickest tip: a drop of Super-Glue on the crack takes pain...
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Carriage garage door construction technique that applies "veneer" boards on overhead garage door panels in a way that allows seasonal movement.
This is a Carriage House garage door construction technique that blends the functionallity of an overhead garage door with the curb appeal of a carriage door. This technique applies "veneer" wood...
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Gardens are job sites too
Darla looks right at home in this beautiful Upstate New York garden
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Editors Doing Actual Work!
We took on a little roof damage from the freak snowstorm last October, so we decided to re-roof our garage shop. Roof Services from Deer Park, NY sent a crew to strip the old roof, prep the deck, and install a new one. A video series on the project is featured on the Project House home page and also here: http://www.finehomebuilding.com/how-to/video/replacing-roof-series-introduction.aspx
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Protecting Birch Trim
With Birch window and door casing, I'm reluctant to use my pneumatic nailer because it's never 100% sure to get the heads below the surface and it's hard to fix things when that happens. So I'm using...
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House Crashers and EnvironmentalLights.com Transform Fourth Home Renovation Together
EnvironmentalLights.com featured in its fourth episode of House Crashers, a hit TV show on the DIY Network EnvironmentalLights.com, a leading source for high-quality, energy-efficient LED lighting...
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Custom Kitchen by Celtic Custom Homes
Custom Kitchen with lots of storage, huge duel feul range, walk-in pantry, granite counter tops, and hardwood floors.
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Home Movie Theater
This Theater completed with Sony Equipment includes a wet bar, tiered seating, and 1500 fiber optic lights in the ceiling.
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Custom Plaster work
To recreate a European feel for this dining room we used custom plaster and trim work. The end result was truely something to see
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Woodworker's Kitchen Renovation Improves Flow
A new refridgerator/freezer was my concession for leaving a beloved 1848 downtown townhouse we'd recently renovated to move to a 2002 suburban spec home with a bigger yard. At the appliance store, my...
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Garage Progress
We're making good progress on the garage shop at the project house. Drywall is hung, carriage doors are installed and the new front facade has been painted.
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Dog driving to work
My girlfriend, Karyn Patno, took this photo of a dog driving a pickup truck in Florida.
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Koya - My Jobsite Hound
1 commentKoya is a 2 year old golden who goes everywhere with me. You will often find her sleeping in a pile of saw dust, chewing on a scrap piece of wood, or joyfully greeting any jobsite visitor.
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Hillside Modern House
This family home is embedded in a steep, secluded, north facing hillside with views towards the San Francisco Bay. Its elongated plan follows the site's contours and its broad roof tucks under strict...
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Loft Ladder/Stair
MADE OF OAK AND RECYCLED FIR, THIS LOFT STAIR|LADDER REINTERPRETS THE ICONIC SHIP LADDER. THE STAIR IS SUPPORTED ENTIRELY BY OAK 1x4s INSTALLED AT AN APPROXIMATELY 85° ANGLE. THE STAIR TREADS ARE...
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Job-Site Birds, Too...
1 commentOur African Grey parrot, Gordon, is fascinated by construction and is always a big help.
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Merry Christmas from the Energy Nerd
1 commentThree dogs that like to pose for photos.
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Cabinets
All of the doors and additional smaller doors (not shown) will replace wire shelving with custom made 17" deep cabinets. More updated pictures coming soon.
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mobile carpenters workshop
they have a workshop slide show of this on woodmagazine.com. But its really meant for building and remodeling houses! Its small when its closed. everything locks up tight so I use it like a gang box...
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The hole punch protection method
Here is an easy way to spackle or paint small areas with very little clean up, while protecting surrounding areas. All you need is painters/masking tape and a hole punch. Just rip a small piece of...
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Idgie enjoying a break in our Timber Frame - Safety First!
1 commentIdgie, our 15 year old labX, relaxing while I work on installing the 2x6 TG pine in the loft of our timber frame. She should have been wearing hearing protection years ago as she is now as deaf...
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Transformed Basement to Lower Level
550 S.F. Great Room in custom maple veneer panles. Panels, millwork, and wood furniture designed, fabricated and installed by owner/architect John T Conroy in New Jersey.
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Sneak Peek: Building the carriage doors in the shop
1 commentHere, the doors are still being assembled. They're now completed and in place, so stay tuned for a full article about their construction and installation.
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Another Walkout
This walk-out basement was large, around 1200 sq. ft., and incorporated a full kitchen, bedroom, bath, and lots of storage.
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Walk-Out Basement
This was a walk-out basement in central CT. The slab was already insulated, and I added 2 inches of EPS to the walls before placing studs. Finished floor was cork.
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Vented siding section drawing: Cedar shingles above fiber cement; over exterior foam
3 commentsThis detail from Green Building Advisor was the basis of our front wall design..
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Garage Progress
We're making good progress on the garage shop at the project house. Drywall is hung, carriage doors are installed and the new front facade has been painted. read more
