It was quite a bit of work cleaning up after the burst water pipe in our client’s home. Most of the flooring was removed right away to help eliminate water and moisture in the home. Last week we removed drywall from damaged walls and ceilings. This has helped dry out the structure. Yesterday I [...]
This is the time of year when cold weather can cause problems in houses. Sometimes it is something fairly simple, such as a belt breaking on a furnace, which can be repaired easily and without incident. Other times it is something more major, such as a burst water pipe. That happened lately to a [...]
This morning I met with a client that is considering remodeling at their home. It is a nice home from about 1915. It is a bit unusual in that the home has not had a lot of remodeling done to it over the years. It still has what may very well be the original [...]
We’ve started a project at The Crossing in Northfield. The Crossing is a residential condominium development that was constructed a couple of years ago. The building has several occupied units and many more that are for sale. With the lagging residential real estate market The Crossing had difficulties with sales, went through some reorganizations, etc. [...]
We are doing some work for a client that makes a wonderful Christmas present for the family. The first project involves finishing the garage .We insulated the exterior walls and ceiling spaces and installed drywall. The drywall will have a smooth finish and white paint. We also installed a ceiling mounted gas furnace to [...]
We have been busy doing quite a few window replacements for clients this year. Many of the windows are in older homes. We have found that Marvin windows work very well for most of these installations. We can get the windows sized just right and they offer many options that retain the feel of [...]
This weekend I finished up the final trim work on the lake cottage project we have been working on. During the week the bathroom floor and fireplace hearth were installed and that required a final bit of baseboard and base shoe trim. It was nice to travel up, complete the work, inspect the final [...]
We are just about finished up with the lake cottage we are building in Northern Minnesota. The exterior work has been completed, including the painting of the siding and trims. We used horizontal fiber-cement siding which creates nice, crisp lines. The vertical siding on the gable ends—darker gray in color— is some material we [...]
On the bathroom remodeling project we are working on the tile work has been completed. The owners selected a simple 4×4 white ceramic tile for the shower. The tile extends from the tub all the way to the ceiling to provide an enclosure protected from moisture.
For the floor the owners selected a 6×6 floor [...]
Over the weekend I was at my daughter’s home in Minneapolis. She and her husband needed to change a hot water faucet at the laundry tub, so I helped out. I shut off the water at the water heater and made the faucet change. However, when I went to turn on the hot water….no response. [...]
