September 16, 2011 – 1:59 pm
The front entry at our whole house remodeling project has the brickwork completed, the walks and the roof in place. The underside of the roof will be completed soon, once the electrical work is installed. The covered entry really enhances the look of the home. And with Minnesota weather it is nice to have an [...]
September 16, 2011 – 5:36 am
Our workers made significant progress this past week at our lake cabin remodeling project in the Carlton County area. With more good weather they were able to install much of the red metal roof. The roofing panels are 16″ wide and have what is called ‘standing seams’ on them. The roof panel seams project about an [...]
September 6, 2011 – 6:17 am
Over the long weekend I stopped in to check up on our lake cottage remodeling project in the Carlton County area. Work has moved along very nicely on the project. This past week the workers completed the soffits. On this project we matched the existing soffit detail, using 3/8″ smooth plywood. The soffits angle up [...]
August 25, 2011 – 5:55 am
Rain has continued at our lake cabin in the Carlton County area, but fortunately most of it has come during the night. The workers have had lovely days with light breezes off the lake. They have been busy completing the final roof framing. The roof on this project is all hand framed. It really isn’t [...]
August 16, 2011 – 10:01 am
The drywall has been finished in our whole house remodeling project, and the first finish coat of paint applied to the walls. Our next task inside has been to install the new red oak flooring. We are using full 3/4″ unfinished flooring that will be sanded and finished on site. This is a somewhat ‘old [...]
August 15, 2011 – 5:59 am
I was at our worksite in the Carlton County area over the weekend. The carpenters made good progress on framing the walls and roof of the new expansion on the lake cabin we are working on. A new room is extending out from the existing log cabin about 15′. This room has conventional wall framing [...]
We have started a cabin addition and remodeling project in Southern Carlton County, Minnesota. This site is a fair distance from Northfield, but the clients are great to work with and it is a fun job. I’ve worked with them for several months planning the work…..as shown by the photos with snow on the ground. [...]
August 2, 2011 – 10:07 am
In spite of some very wet weather we managed to get the foundation for the new entry porch installed on our whole house remodeling job. The brickwork has been installed, creating the porch walls. We have carpentry work to do to create the roof at the porch, which will really change the appearance of the [...]
The demolition work on our rural whole house remodeling project has been completed. It involved the removal of the existing kitchen, two bathrooms, interior doors, trims, flooring, etc. We also removed a large portion of the front deck. Under the wood deck we found the original concrete steps and sidewallk. We are now removing that concrete [...]
We’ve started work on a whole house remodel in rural Northfield. This work is being done on a 1960′s rambler that is a very solid, well-built home. Our work will mainly involve remodeling two bathrooms, installing a new kitchen, reconfiguring the stairway, constructing a covered portico at the front entry, new wood floors and miscellaneous [...]
