Last week we were able to complete the roofing work on our Maple Street house that is under construction.
It took a bit longer than normal to get the roof shingles in place as we had to do quite a bit of work on the fascia. The fascia board on this home---what some people call the eave board---is installed...The Ambassadors stopped out at Northfield Construction this morning. They made their visit to present a plaque recognizing our 35 years in business. Gary Kes, owner of Hague Quality Water, presented the plaque
I had a good time visiting with the Ambassadors about business retention and development in Northf...Workers were busy with utility work this week on the First National Bank South site. The storm water piping was being installed. It consists of reinforced concrete pipe sections. The pipe will be used to convey storm water from the roof area and the parking lot to proper locations.
The bank is using a feature ...Last week Kelly Davis, the architect for our Maple Street residence, made a site visit. It was good to see Kelly and I know he was glad to inspect our work. Workers were busy on site installing red trimmed Marvin windows and getting ready for mechanical and electrical work.
Kelly is with the architectural fir...Yesterday morning was one of those fun events I get to participate in from time to time. We had a groundbreaking ceremony for a new home we will be constructing for a client in Northfield. The whole family was there working the golden shovels to start work on their fine new home.
Once the main shovel cere...With the dry weather work has moved along well on the First National Bank-south project. We set the second floor metal decking in place last week.
The structural details call for welding short metal lugs in place through the metal deck, fastened to the steel beams. We do this type of shock welding using a l...Every now and then we get to do something fun with concrete....last week was one of those times. The client we are building a family room addition for asked if we could create a couple of circular stoops using colored concrete. I said we could, and the end result I think is rather pretty, and gives a 'soft' feeling to what is normall...
Work is moving along nicely on the home we are building on Second Street in Northfield. Last week the workers installed the concrete foundation footings.
We used Form-A-Drain materials for the footings. This is a hollow rigid plastic form that we place inside and outside the footing, creating a form for the co...I've listed our Circle Lake model home with Rod Mahler of Edina Realty in Faribault. Rod is an experienced realtor that works well with all types of clients. He has created a MLS listing for the home, as well as a vitual tour of the home. Rod works with his wife Jean to market properties in this area. Give Rod a call at 507-333-4527...
Last Friday we poured the second floor concrete slab at the First National Bank-south building.
The reinforced concrete floor sits on top of corrugated metal decking that was welded to the structural steel beams. It is nice to have this slab in place for the workers as it is a smooth surface to walk on. We sta...