January 3, 2012 – 11:18 am
Last week we started work at an area food manufacturing plant. The canning plant is in a down time now and they use the time to upgrade and make changes to the manufacturing process. Our work involves a lot of shoring of beams, girders, and roof purlins in preparation for changes to the structure. Once the [...]
December 22, 2011 – 3:39 pm
If you’ve been to lunch or dinner at the Ole Store you’ve probably seen our crew at work on our porch project across the street. We finished the foundation work and capped it with a concrete floor to create a water tight, solid floor structure. We are now working on framing the roof system. We [...]
December 20, 2011 – 2:31 pm
We slowly lifted the floor joists back into position on the older East side home that we are working on. The floor joists had cracked and sagged over the years which resulted in quite a slope to the upstairs room. We went slowly with the lift so that we didn’t damage the walls and floors. [...]
December 14, 2011 – 8:25 am
Late this fall Jim Braucher announced that Professional Design Group was sold to Power Engineers. Jim started PDG some time ago, moving into offices above the First National Bank in downtown Northfield. His operation grew and he took over another leased space in the same area. Northfield Construction Company has worked on many commerical projects [...]
December 12, 2011 – 6:42 am
We are helping out a client with a structural ceiling problem. For many years the owners had dealt with a sagging floor upstairs. At one time they had drywall installed in the living room ceiling using furring strips to level the ceiling. The most recent problem started when a pipe in their living room ceiling [...]
December 1, 2011 – 11:35 am
The siding, windows and exterior work we are doing for a East side Northfield client has moved along nicely. The windows have all been installed. Much of the soffit and fascia work has been completed and the siding is being installed. We installed new house wrap under all the siding which will help protect the [...]
November 28, 2011 – 8:04 am
Last week we started work on a West Side Northfield porch expansion. The work involved demolition of the existing small front porch on the home. We salvaged several items, including the porch columns, for reusing in the new porch. The new porch will have a full basement underneath it. This is being done to get [...]
