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Screened In Porch Addition
1 commentMost 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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Boat House Rebuild
1 commentThis 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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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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Glass Rail over Trex Deck
I recently built the pictured deck and rail using the Rail Simple Clearview system over a Trex Transcend Treehouse deck. The clients wanted a see-through deck rail and at first wanted a cable...
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second story addition with roof deck
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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Finishing trim around my windows and lattice work with raw posts
I let the sun color the wood a golden brown then I added Blond thompsons water seal. I also did the lattice work and the post the same color
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Victorian (Queen Ann) Style Curved Porch {Mangaris}
3 commentsHi. 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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Double Decker
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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Shady Gazeebo for Tea
With exception of PT sleepers and a custom copper cap this was entirely built from red cedar for rot resistance. I wove the hip corners on shingles to eliminate the bulk of ridge pieces. The...
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Ipe` and Fypon with view by God
4 commentsThis was my first time using Ipe~ decking or Fypon railing. I made a trip to the Fypon Factory first to assure myself that it was indeed all that it was purported to be and came away impressed with...
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
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