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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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Design snapshot: Engaging enclosed porch

KHS, Contributor | January 12th, 2012

Architect Katie Hutchison shares a House Enthusiast "Design snapshot" of a favorite enclosed porch.

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A Classic Farmhouse

RYagid, senior editor | December 14th, 20113 comments

Architect Marc Sloot defines the Farmhouse style with this Wisconsin home.

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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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Hemingway's Cottage

ncbuilder, member | September 23rd, 20102 comments

This custom home was designed to reflect a coastal cottage feel. It had a ton of interior millwork as well.

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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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A Victorian Porch Wins Our Outdoor Project Contest!

FHBdotcom, editor | June 12th, 20101 comment

With its beautiful period details and perfect proportions, this adaptation of an original 19th century porch won our latest gallery challenge by a landslide.

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Victorian (Queen Ann) Style Curved Porch {Mangaris}

ThreeOaks, member | May 27th, 20103 comments

Hi. My name is Cliff Audet and I wanted to enter this porch that my crew and I built for my own house. The old porch was rotten beyond repair, so when we replaced it using the same details, we added...

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How to Choose an Insect Screen

ScottG, contributing writer | July 1st, 20091 comment

There are screens out there for every budget and need.

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Small Spaces That are Great Places

RDA, producer | April 29th, 2009

A trio of diminutive buildings shows how thoughtful siting and exemplary planning can yield a backyard destination you won’t want to leave.

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Double Decker

pnbdinc, member | April 27th, 2009

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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A Simple Cabin

edarchitect, member | March 12th, 2009

These cabins are a simple 1 1/2 story rectangle, with a screened porch off the living room. They have one bedroom and bath downstairs and a cozy vaulted bedroom with a bath in a dormer...

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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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