February 25, 2011 – 8:37 am
Our workers have been busy working on the exterior siding on the new home we have under construction. This home has exterior walls constructed using insulated concrete forms (ICF) by Reward. Reward includes fastening strips on each side of the form. On the exterior the siding is screwed to the fastening strips. It is a bit [...]
We had ServiceMaster at our East side Northfield new home project yesterday cleaning and polishing. They do a fine job making sure the home is in move in condition for the owners. It really struck me how nice and light the home is. Even with cloudy skies and drizzle yesterday the house had a very [...]
February 15, 2010 – 12:56 pm
We are busy at work finishing The Crossing condominium units. The flooring is being installed by Bierman’s Flooring. This unit has nice laminate wood flooring in the kitchen and into the living room. This flooring goes well with the cherry cabinets. After the flooring work is completed we install wood baseboards at the perimeter. [...]
February 12, 2010 – 11:12 am
Our East side new home is progressing nicely. Our carpenters have been busy with the stairway to the second floor. The stair is constructed of red oak as is all the trim in the home. The stairs has open railings with balusters and newel posts. This type of stairway is a challenge for carpenters because [...]
February 8, 2010 – 9:56 am
Last week we just about finished all the cabinet installations in the three condominiums we are finishing at The Crossing in Northfield. All the cabinets are cherry, but each of the three units is slightly different. One of the units has plastic laminate countertops for the work areas in the kitchen and granite on the [...]
February 2, 2010 – 10:57 am
Yesterday our carpenters started setting cabinets in the first condominium we are completing at The Crossing in Northfield. Each of the units is slightly different and will have different interior finishes. For this unit we are using cherry cabinets with framed panel doors. We are installing a good sized crown molding at the top of [...]
January 29, 2010 – 6:36 am
With the primer and first finish coats of paint applied, we are starting interior trim work at our East side new home project. The trim in this home is red oak. In keeping with the Craftsman style of the home, we have tried to keep the trim simple. We are using flat casings around the [...]
January 12, 2010 – 12:42 pm
We have just completed drywall finishing at the new home we are building on Northfield’s East side. With the very cold weather it was tough to keep enough air and heat circulating in the home, but we managed to do it. We are not operating the permanent furnace so the air distribution is not great [...]
We have used a couple of new products on the kitchen remodeling project we are working on. The first one is a floor tile product called SnapStone. The owner’s purchased the tile and grout and we installed it for them. The 12” square tiles have a plastic backing with tabs protruding on all edges. Tiles [...]
March 12, 2009 – 11:25 am
The owner of the home we are building in rural Northfield has done the stone work around the fireplace himself. He first set a number of stones that he collected from around the United States. He then infilled around the stones with cultured stones. It creates a very nice fireplace. For the mantle he used [...]
