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A recent complete remodel along Lake Michigan

Mikebelz, member | April 4th, 2013

This project involved a complete gutting of the interior and a reshaping of the exterior. We opened up the first floor by moving the stairs and defining the rooms with the ceiling details. We added a...

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Balcony / Library Ladder that can be stored in a horizontal position.

CabinetmakerJerry, member | February 6th, 20131 comment

This is what I call a "balcony ladder". It is similar to the library ladders of old. The hinge is made from 2" brass rail parts. The steps are held in place with 1/4" solid brass rod that is...

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industrial scaffolding hire

dentistperth, member | December 7th, 2012

Roof Edge Protection Looking for scaffolding hire Perth and aluminium scaffolding! For all of your scaffolding requirements, whether Industrial, Commercial or Residential, we have the resource to...

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Estate Home Project, 7500 sq. ft. on two acres with pool

CelticCustoms, member | November 28th, 20121 comment

The main house has a wine cellar, media room, marble flooring, custom trimwork, plasterwork, and custom cabinets throughout. Exterior is stucco and stone with wood windows, copper facia and copper...

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Rustic Stairway

aw, member | March 30th, 2012

The structure of this stair is simplicity itself. A massive Aspen log spans diagonally from basement slab to the floor framing above. The log was notched to accept thick Walnut treads, which...

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Walnut Stairway with Scalloped Stringers

aw, member | March 30th, 2012

This striking stairway was created from a neglected stack of walnut boards, milled & set to dry in the family's barn 20 years before by the grandfather. Timbergreen Farm was hired to design & install...

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Vintage Stair Recreated

aw, member | March 29th, 2012

This vintage style stairway is made from salvaged newel posts, with one more recreated to match. Carpentry by Bruce Hamachek of Spring Green, Wisconsin.

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New Stairs built from temporary construction stairs.

G_Moi, member | March 27th, 20121 comment

Replacing temperary stair treads with new solid fir stair treads. The treads are made from 2 x 12's and attached with angle brackets and lag bolts.

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Handrail

carpenter1138, member | February 7th, 20121 comment

Out with the old and in with the new style of handrail.

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Closet Storage

carpenter1138, member | February 7th, 2012

There was a waste of space inside a closet under a stairway that needed to be used for storage and to hold some entertainment componets. The back wall was removed (sheetrock, framing) new framing for...

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Sculpted Staircase Railing

MWedekind, member | November 3rd, 20111 comment

I designed and built this sculpted staircase railing in a newly constructed house near Palmer, Alaska. It's made of cherry and black walnut with glass panels. Strips of cherry are bent on...

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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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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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stair fix

carpenter1138, member | July 16th, 2011

Stair landing fix.

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New Stair Railing

carpenter1138, member | June 29th, 20112 comments

This is a over-the-post design handrail. All parts, even the newel posts are bolted together.

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Jack helping us move the basement stairs

b_ward, member | March 16th, 2011

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We got 2-year-old Jack, a Shetland Sheepdog, a month ago from a couple that could no longer keep him. He is new at...

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Grand Slam

ncbuilder, member | September 23rd, 20102 comments

This custom home was designed to reflect the feeling of a high-end mountain lodge. The inside has so much millwork it's crazy. We had 7 guys working 2 months on the interior trim alone.

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frumpy front and boring back porches get character-building makeover

Huck, member | May 5th, 2010

This utilitarian Los Angeles area cottage had served its original owner well for over 50 years - but she decided it was due for some face-lifting. In addition, it was determined...

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Trex deck w/glass rail

TheStairGuide, member | December 25th, 2009

This is a Trex deck with glass railing that I just finished in October of 2009, I was still waiting for the custom glass railing on the stairs when I took these pictures and it snowed before I was...

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The Stairwell, Ross CA

bigtondahuh, member | November 30th, 2009

House build in 2007 from the ground up by Marin Master Builders. Stairway build by Alan and Harlan Honda. Wrap-around mahogany rail, tile risers and custom details make up this beautiful entry...

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ALLISON'S BEDROOM - Trebbi Custom Construction - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Ron_Trebbi, Blogger | July 23rd, 2009

Renovate a small (10'-8" x 11'-8") existing bedroom in an 1,100 square foot, 1950's vacation house, into a flexible, multifunctional space with a unique identity for a 7 year old girl. The...

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Entryway Staircase and Side Deck

Built_By_MAC, member | May 14th, 20091 comment

An entryway staircase and side deck project I built last year using TimberTech XLM decking and RadianceRail handrail components. Multiple elevations, lots of handrail and decking angles...

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Fait Accompli: Our First House...Finished

sjdehner, member | May 13th, 20095 comments

After almost two years of steady work our passive-solar house is now "officially" built. Looking back it hardly seems possible... Thanks to a combination of mutual enthusiasm, several talented...

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Kitchen Renovation

GordonK, member | March 30th, 2009

We bought a disaster of a house, which had been partially renovated, but partially gutted as well. The kitchen was the focus, which had floors 2-inches out of level, sagging beams, and old wiring and...

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Spiral stairway replacement

kenrperry, member | March 10th, 20091 comment

My new (to me) home ('80s vintage) was everything I wanted. It even had room for a full sized pool table in the 15 x 30 loft. But there was a useless narrow metal spiral stairway leading to it. Even...

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Total home renovation from weeping shutters to sunny Craftsman

Sundowner, member | March 9th, 2009

Our project is our home that we are currently in the painful process of renovating. It's an original 1950's era bungalow that had no less than four wildly different additions all clad in horrible...

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Building Our First House: Floor Plan & Elevations Tour

sjdehner, member | March 7th, 2009

After our house was featured in Fine Homebuilding (February) we've had requests to see our floor plan. For those interested this page shows the working plan - minus dimensions & notes - from...

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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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From Washington to Maine: Building A House for the First Time: Updated Kitchen Photos

sjdehner, member | February 15th, 20092 comments

My wife and I have nearly finished our kitchen. This is an important room for us since we love to cook. After a year of preparing meals on a butcher block counter-top seated on an open substructure...

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Mortise and Tenon, custom turned and carved mahogany deck railing (no fasteners used)

rbdesign, member | January 20th, 2009

This railing was built in the fall of 2005 to replace a rotted railing on an existing fir deck. The client was planning on doing an ipe or maranti deck in the near future but needed to replace the...

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Home Away From Home Compact and Efficient

BobLCB, member | January 20th, 2009

Combining two lots on a 700 acre lake in Central Illinois. Full custom house from start to finish incluidng the lot development and landscaping. Utilizng every bit of space in the home...

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From Washington to Maine: Building A House for the First Time

sjdehner, member | January 20th, 200919 comments

In April 2007 my wife and I, both in our thirties, left our home town of Point Roberts, Washington and moved across country to the small town of Belfast, Maine. With little construction experience...

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