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Screened In Porch Addition

Archispeak, member | January 18th, 20131 comment

Most screened porches are too small for one to thoroughly enjoy the space. With an adequate size the porch becomes a living room to the great outside. In season, this room is used more the the living...

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Editors Doing Actual Work!

DanMorrison, Executive editor, Fine Homebuilding & Green Building Advisor | January 20th, 20121 comment

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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Riding the Storm out

MarkAReed, member | July 20th, 2011

A hot day in August….one Hell of a time to replace a leaky flat roof on a music store. The old commercial building was in really bad shape. The flat roof was rotten and had been leaking...

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Framing a dropped coffer ceiling

carpenter1138, member | July 17th, 2011

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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Handmade Barrel Tile Set in Mortar

JWRoofing, member | May 4th, 2011

This house was built in the late 30's, and for the restoration, the homeowner, and designer wanted a traditional barrel tile set in mortar. We used a custom color oxide which is not period...

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second story addition with roof deck

Johnintegrity, member | April 2nd, 2011

THIS WAS A SECOND STORY ADDITION WITH ROOF DECK WE BUILT, THE OWNER WAS BY THE WATER BUT HAD NO OCEAN VIEWS. BY PUTTING ON THE SECOND STORY HE WAS ABLE TO GET 180 DEGREE OCEAN AND INLET...

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Bunkhouse in the Woods!

bunkhousebore, member | January 9th, 2011

Here is what kept me sane a few years ago! Decided that we needed more space for my kids and their cousins at the shared family cottage. Set out to build a bunkie that would give them a...

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Rooftop dogs

rwotzak, Web Producer | November 22nd, 20101 comment

Some dogs are braver than others. The short-eared pup wandered all over the roof inspecting his masters' work; the long-eared dog was content to watch from the window. Long Island, NY

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Truss Bracing? We Don't Need No Stinking Truss Bracing!!!

TheTimberTailor, member | October 20th, 20108 comments

Truss Failure Recipe: Take one truss package, and install hastily on Friday; add one weekend, and whip with high winds; Serve up to builder's risk insurance company

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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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Hidden rain gutters and down spouts

MarkFossen, member | August 30th, 20102 comments

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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Modern Makeover - The Exterior

MAK_DESIGN_BUILD, member | March 29th, 20101 comment

Acrylic Stucco, Redwood Siding, New Windows and Doors, Repitched Roof and Garage to Carport conversion. Reclaimed Redwood Shade Structure

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MORE Westchester Waterfront

ZS_Design_Architect, member | February 15th, 2010

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Westchester Waterfront Residence

ZS_Design_Architect, member | February 15th, 2010

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Outstanding on your Roof

milk paint, member | February 8th, 20101 comment

Outstanding On Your Roof My favorite wall hanging tool is this hand forged, roofing tin, standing seam bender from the late 1800’s.This tool was placed over the edge of a piece of roofing tin...

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Muirkirk I-Joist Roof

Timuhler, member | August 26th, 20092 comments

Early 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

Timuhler, member | August 25th, 20093 comments

This 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

Timuhler, member | August 24th, 20091 comment

We 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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Luxury Home

mjtz, member | August 17th, 20093 comments

I am a foreman for a framing subcontractor and this is a home my crew and I framed that was on display in a Luxury home tour. The roof was the most exciting...

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Complex cut & stack from pre-cut package

Huck, member | August 14th, 20098 comments

As my crew and I took on more complex framing projects, I found the roof framing was bogging us down. Walls and ceilings would go up quickly, then things would grind to slow-mo at the...

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Natucket

Meidus, member | August 13th, 20091 comment

nantucket cliffside beach club, Galley beach

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House of 9 Gables in Alabama

Andy_Bell, member | August 11th, 2009

This is the house I built for my family. I did 90% of the work over 15 months. This is built in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Opelika, AL, now a historic district. On this site...

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Get hip to those tricky roof angles!

Huck, member | August 8th, 20091 comment

A hip roof with a square-cut fascia contains some tricky compound angles that can trip-up even the most experienced carpenter. Especially difficult is the compound angle on the fascia...

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1950's Makeover,. in and out,.

PGENDREAU, member | March 20th, 2009

This was a 1950's house we purchased alittle over a year ago. My wife looked at this house due to its location(nice compromise of space and proximity to city) She visited it 3 times before i saw it...

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Kitchen Rennovations in Memphis, TN

RDSD97, member | March 12th, 2009

Complete Kitchen Rennovation - Cottage Look

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Covered Deck

Greg_Holmes, member | February 25th, 20092 comments

I 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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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel

Docjimbo, member | January 19th, 2009

This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...

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2nd Story Addition

Butterworth, member | January 5th, 20091 comment

Add 1500 Sq Ft on top of 1950's era 2200 Sq ft ranch home. 3 bedrooms with jack and jill bath and hall bath servicing 3rd bedroom and upstairs playroom.

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Craftsman Room Addition phase 6

Huck, member | December 4th, 2008

The roof took a couple days, and went on just in time - it rained all the following weekend. Not my design - I am the general contractor.

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Circa:1680 Colonial Farm House on Long Island, NY

andybuildz, member | December 4th, 2008

I purchased an historic circa:1680 farm house in Cold Spring Harbor, LI, NY (50 minutes from Manhatten) that no one else would take on. It sat vacant for a very long while. It took me...

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Craftsman Room Addition phase 4

Huck, member | December 2nd, 2008

The design included numerous exposed beams, in keeping with the Greene and Greene "ultimate bungalow" style. While it would have been quicker to just rough-cut the beams, put them up, and paint them...

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Craftsman Room Addition phase 3

Huck, member | December 2nd, 2008

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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