Expanding kitchen into backyard By Shapira Builders   Interior includes, Walls and ceiling are covered with tongue and groove pine planks and pine fake beams.   The windows came from an old house that was demolished.         Shapira Builders always give free estimates                      Tweet Vote on...

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Total bathroom remodeling with all new appliances, tiles and wall paint First step was gutting old appliances, tiles and wall paper. Then, installation of new bath and shower plumbing inside the wall. (rough plumbing) Installation of new tub. Removing part of the drywall and installing Backerboard ( half an inch cement board) to receive tiles. Tiles are two by four white tiles, the pattern is called, Brick pattern.   Two by two black tiles...

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Interior window dressing by Shapira Builders   Simple and beautiful solution for dressing a window.       I created this window dressing for my daughter’s apartment. The frame work is made of rough swan cedar wood. The fabric is thick cotton lace stapled to the back side. Installed three small hinges on each side on the face of the frame. I applied dark stain to the woodwork prior to fabric installation. Thank you for reading.   Shapira...

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Installation of French doors in an existing arch way between hallway and an office       My clients had an open archway between his office and the hallway in his house. The archway is about ten feet wide and nine feet tall. My clients asked me for suggestions how to go about with such wide opening, the wanted French doors. My first thought was sliding French doors and two fixed side panels that are the same size are the sliding doors. I...

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  Custom design knotty alder bi-fold doors  My client found me on Angie’s List and asked me to design doors system to fit into an archway that is leading to a guest bed room and a half bathroom. The guest bed room is right off the main entry door. The idea is to create more privacy for the guests. She wanted some kind of bi-fold doors made of knotty alder to match the rest of the doors in the house. I made a sketch for her and she...

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