Just Some Last Little Things Left

A sunny and 70 degree weekend is just what I need to take care of the final few things on these porches. But the screen will have to wait. The roof is coming off this old girl of a house and releasing her of some very heavy slate. Then repairing the box gutters and installing new dimensional shingles will put this home in the clear for 50 years. That's nice to think about.

Double Decker Porch Punch

I've been flirting with disaster on this under structured 100 year old porch for about 140 man-hours but now can breath again. It's safe to go outside, but not too far. The railings need to be installed before we party on the porch.

Block and Tackling The Job

A 12 foot 6x6 soaked with whatever it is they're using these days to treat it is no joke to lift 3 foot off the ground much less 15 feet to the second floor porch. So we're going old school with the 4 of them.

Next On The List Of Things To Do

I have to make this a usable space.

Custom Fit

I got a call a few months ago from someone who had a door replace after some kids kicked the old one in looking for some fast cash and a little trouble. Well they found the trouble when the cops came knocking on one kids door after finding her ID on the floor of this house. Really? Yes, that stupid. Well it turns out those kids weren't the only idiots to show up at this place. The "carpenter" who replaced the damaged door had no clue what a good door install looked like and the only thing I could do to fix it was to get rid of it and start over.
I didn't take any before pictures because it's all been seen before. He took a 36" door and cut 2 inches off of it to fit a 34 inch opening. WRONG! I ordered a 34 inch door, reworked the Jam installed a new threshold and set a new dead bolt. Then painted it (the other guy just left that job for the home owner on the door he "installed") and added weather strip. When Sue called me about the work I asked why she didn't get the guy to come back fix the problem. She said, "I don't want him in my house." When I saw his work I knew why. She's having me back in her house to renovate the kitchen.

Handing It Over To Emily And Brian

This was a fun couple to work with. Very excited to get a wall that separated the small dining room and the small kitchen removed to create an open space for cooking entertaining or just to be able to move around. It's got flow now. I got them to this point and I'll be on call to help if they need it.
Full power Emily!

Going Under Ground, Not At All Professional

My craft is never more appreciated than when I work for close friends who let me create. This cabana was built from a picture with no plans. Just a tape measure and a material list. Fridays you'll find me here.