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Project Gallery

Did you know there's a huge hole up here?

Urban_Renewal, member | October 24th, 2011

Ayla the Wonder Wolf loves to be on the job, and if you think you can keep her out - she will find a way to join up!

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Basement Addition Harper & Company Homes

HobbleCreek, member | October 24th, 20112 comments

We completed this basement addition by excvating the crawl space beneath the existing home and adding a new foundation. The addition added over 1300 square feet to the house and provided the...

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Justin Fink and Chuck Bickford thinking about a door

DanMorrison, Executive editor, Fine Homebuilding & Green Building Advisor | October 22nd, 20112 comments

Justin built these carriage doors in the woodshop.

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Before & After: Basements--From blah to beautiful

FHBdotcom, editor | October 17th, 2011

Post photos of how you transformed your basement from blah to beautiful for a chance to win $100 worth of products from The Taunton Store.

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Sheds

EileenBrado, member | October 17th, 20112 comments

Projects built by Pete Thomson of Fairbanks Alaska. Long cold winters here require lots of fuel! Beautifully stored. Notice the unique steps, they are fully functional and 5 tons of pellets were...

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New Garage/Convert old indoor garage to Womancave

pgdavenport, member | October 13th, 2011

This was a 2 year project.  First we built a new two car garage to replace the old, indoor garage.  The next summer we created a studio/den in the space created in the home. (Dubbed the...

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Did you ask my Boss if you could borrow that tool?

wirkkilliams, member | October 11th, 20111 comment

The perfect security system

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Mr. Bodacious Big Tony

CTGORE, member | October 10th, 2011

Mr. Bodacious Big Tony is an English Bulldog, DOB March 17, 2010. "Big Tony" is now 18 months old and weights in at 85 lbs.  Next St. Patricks Day he will be 2 years old and I promised him...

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Back Yard ADU - Seattle, WA

jarchitect, member | October 6th, 2011

A backyard ADU for a Seattle graphic designer who needed to 'get away from the family to get some work done'.  Alas, though permitted, he never followed through.  I wish I had one...

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Carmen's Remise

Remise_Carmen, member | September 25th, 2011

Tudour Style 10x10 stucco and wood construction. Partial attic for extra storage. Houses snowblower, tools and pool supplies. Built by family and friends.

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More user friendly, usefull, cabinet space

carpenter1138, member | September 23rd, 2011

Simple but effective full extention shelves, built to fit the exsisting cabinet, using slides that can support 100lbs. Great for heavy dishes and cookware.

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Pantry Cabinet

carpenter1138, member | September 23rd, 2011

The pantry cabinet on the left side of the refrigerator was made to match the existing box cabinets. Custom made out of hard maple.

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Jobsite porta-potty shell

daddyo58, member | September 14th, 20113 comments

Three plywood sheets held together by the cornerboards. The vaulted cap is stave-built w/ a sheetmetal skin and stabilizes the sides. Installs in 5 minutes. The service company loves it!

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Cedar Garden Shed

suisun, member | September 13th, 20111 comment

Cedar Shed built between garden and house, 8x14 enclosed area with 6x14 covered entrance. Owners: Jack Schafer and Rebecca Rhinelander; Contractor: Greg Bryant; project built by owners and contractor.

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Newly Built Office Storage/Desk Unit

ArmchairBuilder, member | September 12th, 2011

We needed our office (11'x11.5') to also serve as a guest room when people come to visit.  So, we wanted to have the abilty to close up the desk and put away all of the clutter so our guests...

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Streamside Storage Shed

grpphoto, member | September 11th, 2011

When we bought our house, it came with a cheap metal shed on pilings made from telephone poles. It was leaky, dark, and low. Even my wife banged her head on the top of the door frame. It had to go...

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Office

SterlingRemodel, member | September 5th, 20111 comment

This is my favorite, my wife gets a kick out of my office that is in the closet consisting of the top of my roll around tool box. I added an overhead push on light to light up my workspace in the...

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Install/Remove Eyescrews and Hooks

fogmann, member | August 30th, 20112 comments

I used to painfully install hooks and eyescrews with a screwdriver through the hole. Predrill an appropriate sized hole, and then mount a matching hook or open eye bolt onto your drill chuck. Hand...

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Home Office Remodel-Bank of drawers and bookshelves

loogie, member | August 30th, 2011

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Mothers fortress of solitude

Dunny23, member | August 30th, 2011

this little temple was built by me and my dad for my mother. Most of the lumber was salvaged from old farm houses and the rounded wooden window frames(4) were salvaged from an old church. She uses it...

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Back to Her Roots

fhyer, member | August 29th, 2011

This house was renovated to allow a widow to live next door to her daughter and become more involved in the day-to-day lives of her granddaughters, as well as to create a home that reflected her cultural roots. The design converted the existing 1960’s ranch style house into a home modeled on a traditional Venezuelan courtyard house

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Driveway Gates

MrNailhead, member | August 29th, 20112 comments

Built with Clear Doug Fir with vertical grain T&G Doug Fir flooring in the center panel. Emtek hardware including hinges

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Garden Studio

Edinburgh, member | August 26th, 20112 comments

SIPs were used throughout including the curved roof, insulated splines used to join panels mean no wooden rafters or studs break the insulated envelope. No cold bridges mean the roof can be...

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Garden Shed in the Winter

RichardKing, member | August 25th, 2011

A friend of mine wanted to build a garden shed that brought some whimsical modern elements to their landscape.  This shed accomplishes that on the design side, but also enables for passive...

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TANNA BY DESIGN - 'think tank'

TANNABYDESIGN, member | August 25th, 20112 comments

TANNA's 'think tank'...is what my friends and families call my Interior Design office space!  I have cleverly converted a small narrow room at the edge of the home into a wonderfully private...

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Texas Tansu - Stackable Office Chests

swingman, member | August 24th, 2011

A set of stackable 'tansu' chests with drawers, doors and adjustable shelves. Made with contrasting woods, the primary material is oak plywood, with walnut face frames and oak drawer fronts and...

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Build Design Backyard Workshop

RACoffin, member | August 23rd, 20111 comment

As an architect it has always been a dream of mine to design and build my own house. Unfortunately the reality is a shed or workshop in my backyard is about all I can afford. I call this Build Design...

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winder stairs

OSL, member | August 22nd, 20111 comment

asked by customer to put the old winder stairs back... this was fun!

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Board and Batten Shed

HistoricShed, member | August 22nd, 20111 comment

Custom 8'x10' board and batten storage shed with a gable roof, angle cut rafter tails and eave brackets.

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Tool Shed Gone Wild

AdventureStructures, member | August 18th, 20113 comments

What started as a plan to build a simple tool shed in my backyard, morphed into this. 

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"On the Road Again"

AdventureStructures, member | August 17th, 2011

On the road again to another long distance project.  The CEO & CFO keeping a sharp eye on the operation!

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"The Giving Tree"

AdventureStructures, member | August 17th, 20111 comment

This was a project we did for a kids summer camp where participants are living with cancer.  The treehouse and zip line are fully wheelchair accessible, so that all those who attend camp are...

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