The base cabinets for our kitchen remodel were set in place last week. Yesterday the folks fabricating the countertops came to measure. They did it the old fashioned way by creating a template from hardboard. The countertops are a product we have not used before so I’m excited to see them in place. The ceilings [...]
We are just about finished with our basement water control project. The perimeter of the basement concrete floor was sawn and removed and we installed rigid plastic drainage pipes. With the pipe covered with rock things are draining very well. This particular house has a significant amount of flowing water under the floor. We are capturing [...]
Last week Ellen and I spent the weekend at our lake cottage. Saturday was such a beautiful day that we decided to drive down to Sandstone and hike around in the old quarry. There was a large sandstone quarry operating in Sandstone for decades. I believe it stared sometime in the mid-1800′s and operated right [...]
This week we started a water control project for a client. Their basement has been wet almost all the time, in spite of having some draintile and a sump pump in a portion of the basement. The real problem seems to be with iron ochre. From what I know about iron ocher it is a [...]
We are making good progress on our kitchen remodeling project. The windows in this home are in good condition so we relocated one of them to create a corner window unit. I really like how corner windows function in a kitchen. They provide a great amount of light, have views in two directions, and provide [...]
February 28, 2012 – 8:24 am
Yesterday we started a kitchen remodeling project. With such an important room for a family we try our best to move things along as quickly as possible. We did a lot of preliminary planning with the kitchen designer and owner to get details worked out. The first task is always demolition, which is well underway. [...]
February 27, 2012 – 7:00 am
Last week Phil Olson and I attended a training and new products seminar at Marvin Windows and Doors in Warroad, Minnesota. Marvin Windows sponsors such events from time to time in an effort to make contractors aware of new products, new installation details, and to see exactly how the windows and doors are manufactured. We [...]
February 13, 2012 – 6:56 am
Last week a couple of us from Northfield Construction Company attended a “Meet the General” event. This is a gathering hosted by the Minnesota chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). ABC typically hosts the event in a few regions of Minnesota. We attended the event held at Cabelas in Owatonna. The purpose of the event [...]
February 6, 2012 – 10:38 am
I was at our porch project by the Ole Store this morning conducting the final inspection with the City Inspector. Everything was fine and was passed so we are wrapped up until spring painting can take place. As part of our work we reused the existing porch columns, adding interior reinforcement as required. That [...]
January 12, 2012 – 2:42 pm
We’ve just about finished up our porch project across the street from the Ole Store. I think the new porch really looks great. We used a hip roof on the main roof area to keep the profile on the sides low. Over the front steps we used a small gable roof so rain won’t fall [...]
