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Brick Fireplace Remodel
1 commentThis fireplace remodel begin its life as an 18' tall, 8' wide wood burning rumford firebox, veneered with brick. The clients wanted stone so we chose to use a 1" thick veneer for weight...
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Colorado Sandstone Surround and Mantle
Client had an old gas burning unit and wanted to install a new, self contained wood burning insert. We veneered the unit with polished Colorado sandstone, paying special attention to the character in...
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Estate Home Project, 7500 sq. ft. on two acres with pool
1 commentThe 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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A Relaxing Retreat
The clients wanted to have an entertaining deck, but they also wanted to have a private covered deck accesible from their master bedroom. They wanted it to include a large fireplace as well as a few...
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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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Garden Shed - known as 'Little Girl'
1 commentThe garden shed is utilized for gardening tools, plant food and fertilizers, and our bee keeping supplies. It becomes a storage shed for patio furniture during the colder months. The...
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Bond House - Exterior Deck
This is a deck that I designed last winter and supervised the construction process over this summer. It's all cedar decking and trim finished with Para Raincoat (the painters told me they loved...
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Family Paradise
1 commentI designed and built this fantastic outdoor living space for this fine home in Duncan, SC. We chose Tennessee sandstone to complement the home and for its beauty and warmth. The Fireplace...
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frumpy front and boring back porches get character-building makeover
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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Firepit
2 commentsI had a corner of my yard that was not being used so I thought I'd put in a firepit. Most of it was designed on the fly. I had no prior experience with masonry and I'm sure some of the...
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Outdoor Kitchen
I was part of a team that made this outdoor kitchen for a display at a local Home and Garden show. The base and counters are made of 4"-6" granite slabs. I then closed in the structure with...
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Tucker Timber Frame
This home is a two story 2000 SF timber frame built from old growth doug fir. All timber recycled from Pier 3 in Astoria OR (built in 1913). All cabinets and trim are built from the same...
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A Master Bathroom with Views
Mike, the client, felt cramped in his own master bathroom, especially when he had to work around a tub that took up most of the room, which he never used. Showering in a small fiberglass stall was...
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Phillipi Addition
1000 sq ft adition to include kitchen, master bedroom and master bath.
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CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS KITCHEN - Trebbi Custom Construction - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
This Captain's Quarters Kitchen came to us from a long term client who needed to provide a more functional kitchen for a new member of their household. Requiring onlynbspminor...
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Carter Project
2 commentsThis beautiful home on the water needed a deck to transition with the hillside slope. A landing outside of french doors steps down to a large deck area with a pergola overhead and bar sitting...
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A Fine Wine Cellar
The conversion of the laundry room into this fabulous wine cellar was substantial. The owners wished to have a Napa-look that created a visual connection between the wine...
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1950's Makeover,. in and out,.
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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Back yard walls, arbors and pergola
After putting the overhead utility lines underground, we started over again with the back yard. It's organized into two levels, with the lower level close to the house paved in brick on sand...
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1981 Contemporary Home Rehab
This kitchen was part of a home rehab project in Oceanside, CA. The entire house was in the before condition when I purchased it. Afterwards the entire house was in the same condition as...
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From Washington to Maine: Building A House for the First Time
19 commentsIn 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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Home and resort in Panama totally green
2 commentsThis is my first building project. I dreamed the house, woke up drew the floor plan and roof line from the dream and had an architect draw the plans. We are solar, hydro and wind powered...
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Ski House Renovation
1 commentThis Vermont vacation house was originally split into two dwellings—a three-bedroom house with an additional rental apartment in the basement. After a full renovation, the two units were...
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Building Green in Texas
We are planning to build an energy efficient home in the "Texas Hill Country" with a projected start date in January 2009. In addition to insulated concrete walls and structural insulated...
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Cool fireplace built by mason Lew French
3 commentsBig stone fireplaces tend to be monolithic, unless they’re the creation of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., mason Lew French. French’s definition of rock leaps from boulder to pebble to...
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