Last week workers set the insulated concrete forms (ICF’s) for the foundation walls on the new house we are building. This system uses blocks make of expanded polystyrene insulation with the walls connected with plastic reinforcing. The white blocks go together like giant Lego building blocks. Foam adhesive is used to bond the ...
Our work at the spa room addition has progressed quickly. We have erected the sidewalls and the roof structure and set the windows and exterior door. We are using Marvin Integrity windows on this project. They are a good choice in this application as they have a wood interior surface and a very tough fiberglass exterior surface. ...
This week we started another addition to a home in Northfield. We worked with this client for several weeks planning the addition and remodeling project. Some years ago we added a third floor to this home, so we were very familiar with the structure. In this project we had to address several load bearing issues.
We have wrapped up our work at the river house remodeling project. This was fun for everyone involved in the work. The new west facing windows let in an incredible amount of daylight into the kitchen and living room areas. The views out the windows are spectacular!
The clients selected maple cabinets in a honey tone stai...
As you may know, construction work starts early most mornings. One of the advantages to that is that I get to see some beautiful sunrises. Yesterday morning I captured this scene as the sun started to peak up over the business across the road. Spectacularly beautiful and powerful!
We have constructed the lower level walls...
We have enjoyed mild winter weather the past few days as we work at framing the rural house we are constructing south of Northfield. The carpenters have been busy getting the exterior walls erected. With the exterior walls up today they moved on to the interior walls.
Like most of our ‘stick framed’ homes, we are usin...
The past week has been a snowy and cold one for the carpenters working outside o n projects. Our new home under construction made some progress in spite of the cold. We managed to install the underground plumbing and the in-floor heating tubes and pour the basement concrete floor. With temporary heat in the basement it stays fairl...
This week’s more moderate temperatures have been appreciated by all construction workers. The house we are building in rural Northfield made some good progress. We have most of the windows and doors on site and are installing them.
Windows need very special attention. If not installed properly, they can cause significan...
Our subcontractor partners finished up installing the mechanical and electrical systems in the rural Northfield home we are constructing. After the county completed their framing inspection and the state completed their electrical inspection we have now moved on to insulating the home.
This house is being insulated ...
Our work at the rural Northfield house we are building has been moving along nicely. The drywall installation was finished last week and we are now concentrating on finishing the drywall. Once that work is done we will move right on to painting and interior trim work.
The carpenters are also working on the deck at the rea...