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Claw Foot Bath Tub = Up Dated Bathroom
This remolded / updated bathroom started with the claw foot tub that my friend gave me. The claw foot tub was bigger than the old tub, so I had to redsign the bathroom (this is my house) in order to...
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Car Cathedral
1 commentThe "car cathedral" is a 20,000 sq. ft. timber frame structure that will house an amazing collection of muscle cars when completed. This incredible barn, located outside of Houston, TX, is over 53...
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Mountain Porch Retreat
Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...
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Glass Rail over Trex Deck
I recently built the pictured deck and rail using the Rail Simple Clearview system over a Trex Transcend Treehouse deck. The clients wanted a see-through deck rail and at first wanted a cable...
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Framing a dropped coffer ceiling
This will have a "suspended" or "droped" coffer that has the same curve as the barreled ceiling when completed. The ceiling above will be wood with rope lighting. More pictures to come!
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New Stair Railing
2 commentsThis is a over-the-post design handrail. All parts, even the newel posts are bolted together.
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Paneled Hallway with Window Seats
The windows were custom made Mahogany. Each window seat has a small book case painted white and topped in Mahogany.
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Hammerbeam timberframe
1 commentI was subbing out to a local builder he had plan for this barn but had no timber frame drawings . i drew these plans and taught and worked with his talented crew to build...
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barrel made out of scrap plywood ,8' by 4'
This barrel was made out of scrap oak plywood, and now sits over the barrel bar also made out of plywood, the legs are from an old table.
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Deck pergola
3 commentsThis pergola provides much needed filtered shade to a southern exposure.It is made of Western red cedar and stained with Sikkens SRD. It was made in shop and assembled on site. The dimensions are...
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Muirkirk I-Joist Roof
2 commentsEarly 2008, we started to get really slow. We ended up with 4 custom homes and this was the second one of the year. It was very fun to frame, especially the roof and the specialty...
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Muirkirk Hand Cut
3 commentsThis house just started out as a rambler with a huge roof that we chose to stick frame instead of truss. After we got it framed and saw how much attic there was, we framed that in. The...
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Bernie's House
1 commentWe signed up this customer in the summer of 2007 as the market was starting to slow down. This is a Mascord design...
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Keauhou mauka replacement deck
The finished replacement utility area/garden deck. Note new, ABS plastic drain vent on wall behind reinstalled utility sink. New, capped hollow tile wall protects deck and serves as low...
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Double Decker
The upper balcony was falling off of the house, and the downstairs bedroom had only a window to the outside. We designed and built a deck that is twice the square footage of the...
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Shady Gazeebo for Tea
With exception of PT sleepers and a custom copper cap this was entirely built from red cedar for rot resistance. I wove the hip corners on shingles to eliminate the bulk of ridge pieces. The...
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Not all decks are down low!
1 commentIt's never a bad thing to have a relaxing view while you work. Ipe` has been a fantastic wood for pojects like this Another one on sleepers over EPDM rubber roofing.
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Small, Cozy and Functional
1 commentHouses in the city often have small yards and, thus, small decks. By keeping the safety rails toward the outside of the deck I managed to gain the maximum useable space while minimizing that which it...
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Ornate Hand Railing
This deck was built with TimberTech Composite Decking and hand rail system. The owner wanted "classy" look, so instead of the standard spindle selection, they chose "scrolls"...
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Covered Deck
2 commentsI built this deck on our house during the summer of 2008. I had help from family and friends, but the bulk of the work was done on my own. The framing for the deck is pressuretreated...
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Craftsman Room Addition phase 3
Phase 3 is all about the roof - but this is only the first half of the roof, which went up pretty quickly. The second half was the time-consuming part! Please note: this is not my own design, I...
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