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 the frame can be pulled out. Installing the new pre-hung French door unit is next. Wide...

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Removable wood deck My client purchased a condo in NYC Walking outside his back door, there was a roof for his use as part of the deal. He asked me to build a wood deck for him. The existing roof deck was made of plywood and black asphalt roofing material. The original roofing needs to be served every now and then. I had to come up with a unique idea. The plan was to built it in sections that can be lifted and removed. pile up half the deck to...

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Knotty Alder Wood Doors. When it comes to fine woodworking such as cabinetry or doors, high grade of clear wood is preferred. Clear wood means, no knots. Clear wood is sold to lumber yards for lofty prices compare with “common lumber” Knotty Alder wood was considered most low grade wood and was used for making pallets. About twenty years ago, someone started making kitchen cabinets with knotty Alder that he took off pallets. The...

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Refurbishing stairway and trim work This job was done in Manhattan. A general contractor hired me to finish this stairway. When I came to job site I found that a wall that was going around the stairway was cut back. The original wall was floor to ceiling. The treads were sitting on 2×4 frame work, the place was a mess. I was hired to curve new drywall along the stairway. I had to add 2x4s and use three layers of 1/4″ thick drywall...

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FLOOR TO CEILING WALL UNIT Here is another combination of space saving and beauty. The room was used as an home office. My client in NYC asked me to dress a wall with wood work floor to ceiling . He wanted shelving along that wall covered with doors. He wanted the wall to appear as panels when the doors are shot as if there are no doors. The fireplace was already there with the original wood working around it. Twelve inch high baseboard in very...

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INTERIOR WROTE IRON GATE My client have an home office and also have a large dog. He told me that he want a metal gate to keep his dog for getting into his office. My first thought was to make a gate at half way of the opening to avoid dealing with the arch. My client said that his dig will jump over it. He wanted a full size gate. I brought a large cardboard and held it against the opening, than drew a line along the wall with a marker. Now I...

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