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Cupola Renovation Project Organizing my computer pictures the other night I came across a file containing these photos of us Repairing A Cupola. I posted on this project but did not use all the photos. [click on photos to enlarge] There are a few lessons learned here. This is the cupola at 57-59 Main Street above…
Adding A Mudroom Addition We recently decided to add a 8 x 16 mudroom onto this house. The client went back and forth on whether to install a full basement or just a crawl space. Benefits of a Full Basement The benefits of a full basement can be looked at from a storage and…
2013 Stanley, DEWALT, Bostitch and PorterCable Media Event We recently attended a media event in New York where four major tool brands shared some of their latest and greatest tool and accessory releases. With over 450 new releases this year you can imagine how excited we were to be part of it. STANLEY Brand: The…
Cold Beverage Refrigeration Solutions for Entertaining Autumn is here, and like other homeowners, you might find yourself entertaining others in your home, whether it’s for huddling around the television to watch a football game, in my case the New England Patriots, or serving your guests pre-Thanksgiving dinner aperitif cocktails. The crisp air and colorful leaves…
Rebuilding A Cupola A Challenging, Exciting and Rewarding Project! The cupola pictured in this article is located on top of 57-59 Main Street in Concord, Massachusetts. Time For A Paint Job? Many folks see buildings and structures looking shabby and assume a coat of paint is…
Built – In Bookcase During a recent renovation we were asked if we could build a custom bookcase to encompass two windows. The customer wanted three bookcases with lower base cabinets on wither side and between the windows and wanted them connected by window seats under the windows. The Design: After looking through many magazines…
Pool House We were asked to build a pool house to hide the pool pump, pool heater and other related piping. The client asked us to build an addition on the side of an existing shed to house all of this pool equipment. Foundation: Part of…
Removing Load Bearing Walls Many people these days are opting to remove walls between rooms and create a more open floor plan. In a similar fashion we are also seeing a lot of people ask for doorways to be enlarged as much larger trimmed openings, sometimes two or three times the size of the original…
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