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4 Season Porch Conversion

jeffsaul, member | September 2nd, 2010

Conversion of screened porch into 4 season room with radiant heat. Framing, electric and plumbing by certified contractors. All finish work done by myself, including all cabinets, trim, desktop and...

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Front door entry

SECRAINC, member | August 31st, 2010

After we installed our new front door the different sizing of the old framing (89 x 40 inches versus the new frame of 82 x 35 inches) left quite a scar in the stucco on the exterior...

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Hickory tub panels

tagco, member | August 30th, 2010

Raised panel hickory tub panels.

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Well House

maconarc, member | August 30th, 2010

10 foot by 10 foot by 10 foot cube housing the water system and well for a ranch house in Napa Valley.

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Hidden rain gutters and down spouts

MarkFossen, member | August 30th, 2010

Hidden rain gutters and downspouts on the Rainmaker House 2051 Hillside Drive. http://www.therainmakerhouse.com I've never liked the tacked on look of conventional aluminum gutters and down spouts...

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Special Pergola

MrNailhead, member | August 30th, 2010

This is a pergola/screen that has a three foot Cantilever. In order to stablize the extension I had to come up with a fastening system that looked good but was also functional. The unit has been up...

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deck rail

tgray, member | August 30th, 2010

All components are "Tandeck", a recycled plastic lumber product. Made from 2 x 2 stock and 3/4" x 5.5" T & G stock, ripped as needed. Posts are (3) 2 x 4 s wrapped w/ Tandecknbsp...

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Front Porch Bannister

MrNailhead, member | August 30th, 20101 comment

After completing our customer's pergola he requested that we build a bannister for his concrete front porch. In order to stablize the columns we had to use epoxy to anchor the lag bolts which then...

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Custom Garage

tagco, member | August 27th, 2010

Custom 24x24 garage, 6/12 pitch roof, with Vinyl siding & Shakes. Versatex Stealth trim around doors and windows, metal soffit system.

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Backyard's Patio

vadim, member | August 26th, 20101 comment

This residence involves the alteration & addition to existing 1930's Californian bungalow in Sydney, Australia.

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Finishing trim around my windows and lattice work with raw posts

cdzjewlz, member | August 23rd, 2010

I let the sun color the wood a golden brown then I added Blond thompsons water seal. I also did the lattice work and the post the same color

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Official Rules: Exterior Trim Details Contest

Official Fine Homebuilding Post, editor | August 16th, 2010

Once our gallery is full of inspiring images of trim details, FineHomebuilding.com will give away a Senco Fusion F-15 Cordless Finish Nailer to one deserving carpenter.

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bamboo poles structure

bamboopoles, member | August 14th, 2010

Interesting structure made of bamboo poles

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White Oak Entertainment Center

now, member | August 7th, 20101 comment

Norman Orsinger Woodworking, Ltd. White Oak entertainment center featuring beaded face frame with inset doors and mortised brass butt hinges.The counter top is solid quartered white Oak along with...

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Fine home built, tell me where

Bestyet, member | August 6th, 2010

But I would travel to see a home built utilizing most of the features described in Houses No. 211 (Summer). Has anyone ever built one? A one level home for empty nesters?

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Fire retardant thatch

bamboopoles, member | August 4th, 2010

Fire retardant thatch testing This picture shows the thacth can burn easily before make fire retardant treatment, and it will not burn after get it treated by flame resistant...

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Drilling out a 1-1/2 inch deadbolt hole to a new 2-1/8 inch hole

simven, member | August 1st, 20102 comments

I recently had to install a new 21/8 deadbolt in an old 11/2 inch hole. I was going to cut a plug with my 11/2 inch saw but I realized it would be sloppy in the hole. Instead, I just...

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Insulating behind a brick wall?

ecodude, member | July 28th, 20101 comment

I audited a brick house this week. There's no insulation in the walls. The customer doesn't want to blow from the inside (b/c the inside walls are papered and they're concerned about how the finishes...

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Sapele Counter Tops

now, member | July 19th, 2010

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Large Sapele kitchen island top and counter top. Ribbon stripe sapele planks glued to make furniture style tops. Finished is matte...

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Handmade Tile Back Splash

gkcd, member | July 16th, 20102 comments

My husband and I designed and built our home in 2004. Since we designed the house I thought it appropriate to design and build our back splash. I came up with the design and my 2 daughters (1 with...

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Recent Projects

WeschandSons, member | July 16th, 2010

These are pictures of some of the most recent projects that we have done. We specialize in architectual woodworking and finish carpentry.

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Contemporary, wheelchair accessable kitchen

AlloyCN, member | July 9th, 2010

This client came to us to design and build new kitchen for their mid century ranch house. They needed it to be open, modern, and wheelchair accessible. Beautiful ropey cherry paneling and...

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Awning Window Operators - Use the Door Spinner - Best Price for Good Paint

fredbishop, member | July 5th, 20101 comment

Dear Chuck, This has a couple of tips on cheap construction. Today I finished my rear deck's 4' x 8' potting shed, and the "There's a Better Way" has to be given credit for more...

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Easier installation of crown molding

ABcanuck, member | July 5th, 20101 comment

Hi Chuck What a great feature you have !! When installing crown molding alone or with help, the challenge is getting the floppy molding correctly positioned and hitting all the studs and joists with...

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Screeding concrete steps

todj57, member | July 5th, 20101 comment

As I prepared to pour concrete steps it occurred to me that it would be difficult to screed these steps because, for each step, there were only two form edges: the riser form and the right end at...

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NEW GARAGE FACE

skex, member | June 21st, 2010

STREET APPEAL I DO NOT HAVE ANY BEFORE PICTURES OF THE HOUSE, BUT IT LOOKED RATHER PLAIN FROM THE STREET WITH A 2X8 ON EDGE WRAPPED IN COLOURED METAL TRIM AROUND THE GARAGE DOOR...

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Deck on the Lake

boparks, member | June 11th, 2010

This project included a multilevel deck with a watertight and finished area below. The aluminum rail was chosen to allow for a clean view and the decking was Azek

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Remodeling an Existing Outdoor Area

boparks, member | June 11th, 2010

With this project we made some structural modifications and re-used the roof and floor framing. We re nalied everything and added joist hangers etc We removed the upper deck on left and built a new...

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Outdoor Extension

boparks, member | June 11th, 20101 comment

This project replaced an older existing deck. (see photo # 4) It was designed to provide a shaded space and incorporated a fireplace for extended seasonal use. The open air porch has a slate floor...

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Western Red Cedar Love Affair

JohnBreiling, member | June 8th, 2010

CVG Western Red Cedar Deck

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Gates and arbor with restored ironwork

stevefalkner, member | June 2nd, 20101 comment

The arbor was made from PT pine, I had to acid bleach it though so it would stain up the same as the gates. The gates were made from 2x4 and 2x6 cedar found at a local Home Depot. The tricky part...

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Playhouse and Swing

hoopitup, member | June 2nd, 20101 comment

Built this playhouse and swing set for my kids, Gracyn (6) and Ryan (2). Wanted something different than you see in ever other backyard so came up with this design. It has 3 bunks inside...

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