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Heart of the Living Room

1912Studio, member | June 18th, 2013

I designed and constructed this fireplace from cast concrete tiles and mouldings, and two concrete corbels found at a garden shop which we stained to match. I also installed an artwork hanging system...

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Renovated mid-century fireplace

pbwarren, member | June 13th, 2013

Rather than demolish and recreate a new fireplace, the existing brickwork was repointed to minimize the vertical grout joints. The brickwork was then painted with a two tone paint scheme, using a...

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Restored 1790 Carriage House in Water Mill, NY

DShomes, member | June 4th, 2013

This restoration of a 1790 Carriage House maintained the integrity of the original home, keeping the original structure and beams. Additions in the new three story home were added along with state of...

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"BUDDY" our mascot!

DShomes, member | June 4th, 2013

Buddy is now 11 years old and has been coming to work with me since he was a puppy. He follows me all over the job site and makes sure he always has a comfortable spot to rest.

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Ugliest House to Beautiful Porch

ridebirds, member | June 4th, 2013

This home was just plain ugly. No ifs ands or buts. A series of horrid modificitations and lack of care destroyed what was a handsome turn of the century farm style house into just plain sinful...

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Classic Fireplaces

RehabRevival, member | June 2nd, 20131 comment

These three fireplaces have been created by Rehab Revival Custom Carpentry of Philadelphia. Rehab Revival focuses in the classic styles of carpentry. These three different stylesallrepresent...

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Killer 1883 Poch Re-Creation

ridebirds, member | May 30th, 2013

This was a complete porch rebuild of an 1883 historic home in Tenafly NJ. The architectural drawings were based on two very old and degraded photos of the front of the home. The material for the...

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Remodel of the Week - Week #1

MarvinRemodel, Advertiser | April 29th, 20131 comment

Late 19th century schoolhouse remodeled as a residence - Showcased in Marvin's Remodelers Gallery

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Master Bath Retreat

amygill, member | January 20th, 2013

Nashville is saturated with music history, and it shows up in the most unexpected places. When our design-build team began work on a recently purchased 1938 stone cottage on the east side, we...

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Kneel Before Sod: Installing a New Lawn

Generation_Homes, member | January 2nd, 2013

Most of our home improvement tips deal with home renovation or home remodel projects, but the lawn is an essential piece of Americana, a symbol of man's connection with nature and an enduring...

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1905 log home gets new life!

Climatewiz1, member | December 30th, 2012

This home was my Grandfather's homestead, built in 1905 from sawn logs. The home was built on a rock foundation, which we kept intact, but added fiber reinforced concrete pads and porches all around...

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`Restored 20 year old playhouse`

lz4004, member | November 11th, 2012

I didn`t have the before restored photo.but this is half way done and finished. 20 years later and 9 months to complete.

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Removing Paint from a heritage hardwood floor: the old school way

RaincoastFloors, member | October 30th, 2012

We own a hardwood floor refinishing comany in Vancouver and we are in love with restoring heritage hardwood floors. We attended many National Wood Floor Association technical schools and have been...

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Boat House Reno/ rebuild

WWG_Contracting, member | March 28th, 2012

additional write up in first post on my page

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Boat House Rebuild

WWG_Contracting, member | March 28th, 20121 comment

This is an open-concept boat port with plenty of storage areas for water toys and life jackets, as well as shore-side fuel storage.

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Laundry Room Cabinets

carpenter1138, member | January 12th, 2012

Custom made cabinets made to replace wire shelving.

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Garage Progress

RYagid, senior editor | January 11th, 20121 comment

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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The hole punch protection method

marissadmoore, member | December 6th, 2011

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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Complete Home Makeover

Tim69, member | November 26th, 2011

We are almost at the end of our three year project. We found a 1923 Tudor style home in a great neighborhood in West Hartford, CT. The original house had not been touched in over 34 years and...

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Mountain Porch Retreat

WarthConstruction, member | November 14th, 2011

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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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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New Garage/Convert old indoor garage to Womancave

pgdavenport, member | October 13th, 20111 comment

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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Staircase Butler Pantry

chairzman, member | January 25th, 2011

Renovating a small 1880 farmhouse required maximum utilization of all available space, including reconfiguring a small, L-shaped under stair pantry which had narrow shelves along the left and back...

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A Unique Kitchen Cabinet

buckingham, member | January 25th, 2011

This unique combination appliance pantry and spice rack was designed to house small appliances and up to 100 spices in one compact space. It has become a signature cabinet for The...

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Total Renovation - Maine Rental Cottage

HandymanKeith, member | January 24th, 20111 comment

Tripp's Handyman Service and partners put a lot of work into this project of converting a camp that was about to implode on itself and transforming it into this beautiful Maine rental...

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Reviving a small town in Hudson Valley--Kerhonkson, NY

lmdwight, member | November 20th, 20107 comments

I'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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If You Cover Up Rot, It Goes Away . . . Right?

thebeamguy, member | October 24th, 2010

Normal 0 . . . uhh, no – not so much. I periodically run into this sort of lapse in judgment while doing inspections. This is a load-bearing roof beam on a mid-century modern home...

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OMG! Another beam repair with the customary "Tail Light Guarantee"

thebeamguy, member | October 18th, 20105 comments

This is a load-bearing roof beam on a mid-century modern home. The beam is exposed on the interior and spans from, and is framed into, opposing exterior walls. The cantilevered end supports the...

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Explosive Furnace Installation

nthammer, member | October 18th, 201011 comments

This is a home that was recently renovated that I was performing a home inspection on for a client. The contractor was on site and decided to turn the gas on at the meter while I was upstairs...

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Ballasts for holding down plastic sheeting

ramblingroad, member | October 3rd, 20101 comment

Ballasts made from pvc pipe filled with sand and capped are vey useful in holdiing down plastic sheeting when pressure washing or scraping the exterior of a house. The sheeting can be wrapped around...

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Front of house facelift

Paul73, member | September 16th, 2010

These are renovations I made to the front of my home on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. I am an amateur. Made and installed pedaments over ground floor windows to hide rolldown...

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1880's Brick Rowhouse Bay Window Restoration

mbrown795, member | September 10th, 20102 comments

My brick rowhouse was built in the late 1880's and is located in Jersey City NJ, just outside Manhattan. After decades of exposure to the elements the woodwork on the bay window had rotted and then...

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