Fireplace
Refurbishing a fireplace. My client Richard M. has hired me on and off to do work at his home. Richard presented me with blue prints from his architect. Redo of fireplace. As simple as it may look, It was quite a challenge. Precise framing work to create perfect squares and perfect spacing required some serious calculation. The picture shows the final product of the fire place. Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireplace Over time the design of fireplaces has changed from one of necessity to one of visual interest. Early ones were more...
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CROWN MOLDING Crown molding ties the walls to the ceiling. It adds beauty and elegance. The room feels more cozy and homey. Installing CROWN MOLDING requires knowledge, the right tools and lots of patience. You can do just fine with a miter compound saw. A compound saw can cut in an angel plus you can tilt the blade for a bevel cut. Compound miter saws have marks that indicates the right angels for crown molding. Imagine the outside corner is slightly off 90* The wall is not all that strait and ceiling always have waives. Inside corners are...
read more♦ Replacing patio sliding doors with French doors ♦
Here is my latest job I completed this pasted weekend. Replacing patio sliding doors with double French doors, low-E and mini blinds between the glasses. In order to remove the frame of the sliding doors, you have to cut the stucco with a four inch diamond blade. I cut it two inches away from the exposed frame and remove the stucco and the Styrofoam. Now the flange is exposed, I remove the nails or screws and frame can be pulled out. Installing the new pre-hung French door unit is next. Wide trim on the outside should cover the the stucco...
read more♦ Security Doors
♦ Security doors ♦ Security doors are made of steel to prevent burglary. They come in different qualities and large variety of design. Usually they are “powder coated” painted. Powder coating is a unique technique, it can take abuse, (the drums inside washer drier are also powder coated) Some security doors have no screen, some have nylon screen or perforated sheet metal. If the dead bolt is a common residential hardware it doesn’t add much security. A three foot pry bar will force the dead bolt to break at no time. However,...
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