Entire Home Exteriors

Exterior

Before we started

Exterior

Before we started

Exterior

Right Front Elevation after installation of new LP Smartside siding, new Sunrise windows, New Sherwin Williams Paint, New Malarkey Legacy roofing shingles

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Left Front being prepped for new paint

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Old siding removed, windows reframed correctly and new OSB sheeting being installed

Exterior

Old siding removed, new insulation installed and OSB sheeting installed.

Exterior

The home had old 1940 wood windows with the weights on the side. Installation of the new windows for proper support needed new framing.

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Opening being prepped for new framing to support windows.

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Window opening properly reframed for install of new Sunrise windows

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Right Elevation before removal

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Before removal of the old siding and roof

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Right Elevation with new James Hardie Color Plus siding, soffit, fascia. Matching gutters and new Malarkey Legacy roofing shingles

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Old siding and fascia being removed. Preperation for proper blocking install for the James Hardie Fascia

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Old siding removed and James Hardie Wrap installed in preparation for new siding

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Front Right after install of new James Hardie Color Plus siding, soffit, fascia, gutters. New Malarkey Legacy roofing shingles

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Back Elevation with new James Hardie Color Plus Siding, Soffit, Fascia, gutters. New Malarkey Legacy roofing shingles.

Back Before

Back Elevation before the changes

Front Entry Before

Front Entry Before the changes

Front Right Before

Front Right Before the changes

Right Elevation Before

Right Elevation Before the changes

Back Door Before

Back door with severe weathering

Back Elevation

Back Elevation after new Sherwin Williams paint

Front Entry

Front Entry Painted with Sherwin Williams paint. Major change to front curb appeal

Front Right Elevation

Front Right Elevation painted with Sherwin Williams Paint. This is the first parts of the home seen from the street as you enter the neighborhood. The eye appeal changed immensely after this project.

Back Door

Back Door reconditioned and painted

Windows

Exterior

Before new energy efficient windows and new Sherwin Williams Paint

Exterior

A complete new look after new energy efficient vinyl windows and new Sherwin Williams paint

Exterior

Exterior of the wood windows that were hail damaged

Interior

The interior of the openings before removal

Exterior

Removal of the old wood window systems in each opening

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New framing for proper structure and support of new windows

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New Redwood sill installed at the bottom for proper slope and drainage

Exterior of windows with new trim

New Anlin Window installed with new flashing and new trim

Interior

Interior jamb and case and painted

Roofing

Before

Before Installation

After

After Installation

Original Roof

The original roof, hail damaged

New Roof Installation

Installing the new Malarkey Windsor XL Class IV Architectural shingles

Back of Home Installation

Installation of the Malarkey Windsor XL Class IV shingles

Installation

Back of home as the new shingles are installed

Front Removal

Removing the old hail damaged shingles off the roof

New Shingles

New Malarkey Windsor XL shingles installed

Siding

Front left Before

Original Siding

Right Elevation Before

Original Siding

Chimney Before

Severe water damage

Front Porch Before

Original siding not installed correctly.

Back Elevation Before

This is the original siding. A fiber based masonite siding.

Right Elevation chimney

OSB sheeting

Back Elevation

Preperation for new siding.

New Siding

New James Hardie Color Plus

Before

Before Installation

After

After Installation

Front Before

Front After

Exterior

Front Before new siding installed

Back Before

Back Installation

Exterior

Front of home after new Crane Solid Core siding, soffit and coil wrapped fascia installed

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New LP Smartside siding installed and painted with Sherwin Williams Superpaint, 2 coats

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Before we removed the siding

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Before we removed the siding. There was evidence of water damage.

Exterior

Proper vapor barrier installed and new LP Smartside trim and siding installed

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Installation of the new LP Smartside siding and proper flashing

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Repairing the bad subwall in preparation for new siding

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Water damage on the subwall from bad flashing

Exterior

Extensive water damage from bad flashing. We also found a large carpenter ant nest.

Exterior Subwall

New flashing installed properly on the subwall to prevent water and critters.

Front Before

The front of the home before installation of new Crane Solid Core Premium Vinyl Siding, and paint

Left Elevation

Left Elevation before new Crane Solid Core Premium Vinyl Siding and paint is started

Front After

New Crane Solid Core Premium Vinyl Siding and painting the areas not sided

Left Elevation After

New Crane Solid Core Premium Vinyl Siding and paint on areas without siding

Front Before

Front Elevation before the Change

Back Elevation

Back Elevation before the change

Right Elevation

Right Elevation siding removal on upper area for new James Hardie Siding, the lower area has been installed already.

Right Elevation Before

Right Elevation Before the changes

Back Elevation

Back Elevation Removed and James Hardie Wrap installed before new siding

Back Elevation After

Back Elevation after new James Hardie Siding, Anlin Windows, Sherwin Williams paint to match areas not sided

Front Elevation After

Front Elevation after new James Hardie Siding, New Anlin Windows, Sherwin Williams paint to match areas not sided

Front and Right

New James Hardie Color Plus Siding, Soffit, Fascia. New Seamless gutters to match. Color of siding is Rich Espresso, Color of trim is Cobblestone

Front and Right Side

New OSB sheeting subwall installed to properly support James Hardie Siding

Front and Right Sidde

Removal of 2 layers of siding, vinyl and original Masonite. This shows the original celetex subwall.

Front Before

Vinyl siding installed over original Masonite, before we started

Front and Right

Two layers of siding before we removed the old siding.

Fascia

Proper blocking installed for sub fascia before the new James Hardie Fascia is installed.

Siding on Front Before

Old Board and Batten siding on the home.

Siding on Right Elevation

Old Board and Batten siding that has water damage and in need of paint

Siding on Back of Home

Old Board and Batten siding on back of home before removal

Siding on Right Elevation

Old Board and Batten siding on right elevation before removal

Siding on Left Elevation Removal

As recommended to the homeowner, we removed all the old board and batten siding.

Siding Water damage

Evidence of water damage on the old board and batten siding

Front Entry

Upon inspection we found the old siding was under the concrete, this is not correct and will be corrected with the new siding we install

Siding Back Elevation

Installing the new vapor barrier over the subwall as per code

Siding on Left Elevation

Installation of new vapor barrier and new LP Strand Lap siding being installed. Attention to detail for the best look

Siding on Right Elevation

Installation of the LP Strand siding on Left elevation. Attention to details for the best look

Siding on Front Stairs

Properly installed LP Strand siding and flashing with the concrete. Attention to details taken

Siding on Front

New LP Strand Lap siding installed. We installed this with the hidden nail technique. Attention to details!

Siding and Paint on Front

New Sherwin Williams Duration Paint on the new LP Strand Siding. 2 full coats on the siding, trim, gutters and downspouts. More time spent on details

Siding and paint on the left

New Sherwin Williams Duration paint on the new LP Strand Lap siding. Stunning looks with all the details looked after correctly

Siding and Paint on the back

New Sherwin Williams Duration paint on the new LP Strand lap siding. 2 full coats and time spent on the details.

Siding Repairs

Exterior

New LP Smartside beaded siding installed

Exterior

Old Masonite siding was water damaged from the ground being piled up against the siding for years. The interior of the garage needed fixing as well from rot.

Front Elelvation

Before we started

Left Elevation

Water damaged Masonite siding

Left Elevation

Before we started

Back Elevation

Before We started

Right Elevation

Before we started

Front Elevation

Damaged Masonite siding on sides of garage door area

Left Elevation

Before we started

Front Porch

Siding touching concrete is not correct. This will cause siding damage from water. The siding needs to be a minimum of 1.5″ off the concrete and flashed correctly

Back Elevation

Siding repaired correctly and new Sherwin Williams Paint applied. A great new look after a detailed paint job.

Front Elevation

Repaired the siding and subwall from a bad fix and flip project. New LP Smartside siding and new Sherwin Williams paint applied.

Left Elevation

New LP smartside siding installed. New Sherwin Williams Paint applied. New gutter properly installed to prevent overflow and water in basement

Front Elevation

During a fix and flip project the windows were not installed correctly and water was leaking into the subwall area and rotting out structure.

Left Elevation

Damaged siding removed and vapor barrier added before new LP Smart side sidinge

Front Elevation

Removed the old siding and subwall area. Installed new OSB sheathing and reset the windows correctly.

Left Side

New siding, window trim, flashing installed. Ready for paint

Front Entry

Front Entry Painted with Sherwin Williams paint. Major change to front curb appeal

Left Side

Left Side Water Damage to vertical siding and trim around windows

Right Side

Water damage and warping siding

Right Side

Extremely Poor window installation

Whole House

Architectural Beams severely water damaged on tops an bottoms where they are exposed from fascia

Left Side

Architectural posts cut back evenly behind the fascia. New fascia installed

Whole house

Architectural Posts and fascia notched before

Left Side

Siding Removed and vapor barrier installed

Original Exposed Foundation

This home has a foam block with concrete fill foundation. This foam is NOT intended to be exposed to the elements like this.

Original Back foundation

Foam blocks filled with concrete. This should not be exposed to the elements.

Siding Preperation

New OSB sheeting installed with new vapor barrier to properly protect the foam foundation

Back area prepared for siding

New OSB sheeting installed with vapor barrier to protect foam foundation

New siding installed

New James Hardie Cemplank siding installed to match upper areas of siding. Caulked and flashed correctly

Side of foundation

New James Hardie Cemplank siding installed to match upper areas. Caulked and flashed correctly.

Stucco Repairs

Before any work has commenced

Exterior

Back windows installed and stucco repairs

Exterior

New vinyl windows installed and stucco repairs done to finish off the install

Exterior

Installation of new vinyl windows and stucco repairs in progress

Decks

Deck Stairs

The Area of the main deck that wraps to the front of the home. Red wood Stairs with custom rail.

Framing

Framing main deck with temp supports waiting for caisson inspection

Main Stairs

Main stairs on back Elevation. New Redwood with Superdeck Transparent sealant

Laundry Room Deck

New Redwood deck with Sherwin Williams Superdeck sealant

Main Deck on Back Elevation

New Redwood Deck and rail with Sherwin Williams Superdeck Sealant applied

Back Deck Fascia

Redwood Fascia installed to hide the areas under the deck. Back side of bench area built for seating

Back Deck

Redwood Bench built and Sealed with Sherwin Williams Superdeck

Sealant application

Applying new Sherwin Williams Superdeck to the surface of the Redwood

Rain Escape

Part of the deck that wrapped around to the left Elevation has a rain escape system installed. This will keep the area under the deck dry during rain and snow. There will be a patio here from the house basement bedroom

Main Deck

New 6×6 pressure treated posts installed and new Redwood fascia installing

Main Deck

New Redwood Decking and New 6×6 Redwood posts installed

Framing

New Pressure treated framing installed for new deck

Framing

New 6×6 Pressure treated posts installed in caissons. 36″ deep caissons drilled for code.

Framing

Laundry room deck framed

Framing

Pressure treated framing installed for new deck

Laundry room

Area for new deck from laundry room

Old Deck

Old redwood deck with years of solid stain on the deck. The homeowner salvaged a lot of this redwood to repurpose into furniture

Old Deck

Back main stairs of old deck

Master Bed deck

Removal of the old deck off the master bed.

Old Deck

Framing and lattice on the old deck. The old deck was framed with 4×4 posts and had a hot tub on part of it. This was way inadequate for the weight and stability of the deck

old Deck

Bench area of the old deck

Removal

Removing the old concrete and wood for preparation for new deck

Framing

Installation of caissons and framing for back deck system

Framing

Accommodating for the back door from garage to work with the new deck

New Deck

New Trex Transcends decking installed on new deck

Demo

Removing the old flagstone in preperation for the new concrete

Demo

Removing the old wood deck in preperation for the new deck

Demo

Removing 30 year old wood and discovering a support log that is compromised and will need reinforcement before a new deck is framed in

Preperation

Preparing caissons for the the replacement and extionsion for the new deck

Framing

Proper framing and support for the new deck area

Framing

Add on deck area for mimosas in the morning.

Preperation

Concrete preperation, stamped concrete is planned here

Framing

Adding on stairs to the concrete area. This is down a rock face and needs to be properly attached the the hillside

Concrete

A stamped concrete path down the back of the garage is being poured, getting ready to color and stamp it.

Decking

Installing Trex decking for the new mimosa deck

Decking

We plan for the decking to have no seams in the middle of the field on the deck. This will make it more appealing and last longer. This takes time to plan the additional framing for this look

Finishing

Stamping and coloring the concrete

Details

Stamped and colored concrete behind the garage

Details

Installing the new powder coated metal railing

Details

The stairs down off the concrete into the back area. Properly attached to the rock face

Details

Finished concrete, stamped, colored and sealed

Details

Mimosa deck, we also planned for the gutter downspouts to run under the deck so it will drain properly

Details

Finished deck and railing over covered area

Details

A second deck off the middle of the home. We removed the old 2×6 decking and redecked and added a new railing. The framing of the deck was in very good shape

Details

New Sunrise, custom patio doors added to 4 openings to finish off the look

Back Deck Railing rebuild

This was supposed to be a sand and restain only. After we started into the deck it became much more. Cheaper then building a new deck, but alot of time to build the details was needed. No cutting corners here. Went from 1 week to 3 weeks to complet

Back Deck Privacy area

Rebuild of the railing and pergola. We took the necessary time to make sure all the details were installed correctly. This is not a budget refresh, but it will last longer then any quick sand and stain most companies offer.

Back Deck Decking

Properly removing the old screws and nails in the weathered and cracked decking boards. We did not just yank out the old, this would have made installing the new boards not as firm and not last as long. Time taken again for the details to make it right.

Back Deck Decking

Properly spacing the new boards on the deck surface. Predrilling the holes to make sure the ends of the board did not crack with the new screws. this takes more time then just rushing. The structure of the deck will have it last way longer.

Back Deck Decking

Meticulously removing the damaged decking boards so the new boards had a good structure to hold them down when installed.

Back Deck Restain

Taking the time and effort to scrape and sand all the old stain off the deck. This makes the new stain look and last much longer

Back Deck Restain

After 2.5 weeks of TLC on the new railing, pergola and the new decking board. This is the new stain. Sherwin Williams Superdeck, made for walking on. 2 full coats applied to the correct surface.

Back Deck Restain

2.5 weeks of proper preparation of the wood, removing, sanding, scraping. New stain applied to the surface for the best finish. 3 weeks total to complete.

Back Deck Restain

Finish the rebuild of the back stairs. add the fan baluster’s and then new stain.

Basement

Basement finish Preperation

Cutting the concrete slab to properly prepare for the location of the toilet and shower drains for the basement bathroom

Basement Finish Framing installation

Framing for the basement and rough in plumbing for the bathroom shower

Basement Finish Framing preperation

Marking out as per drawing the location of framing walls for the basement finish

Basement finish concrete filled in

Concrete filled in after plumbing rough in and inspection for the toilet and shower

Basement Finish Drywall install

Installation of moisture resistant drywall after framing. We also installed all the new lighting so the basement was bright and comfortable

Basement Finish Drywall install

Moisture resistant drywall installed in the hallway

Basement Finish Shower Preperation

Installation of the 1/2″ Hardie backer to properly support the new shower tile

Basement Finish Mud and tape on the drywall

Mud and tape the seams and preperation for texture

Basement Finish New texture

New texture and ready for primer and paint

Basement Finish Bathroom floor tile

New Bathroom floor tile installed

Basement Finish

Shower wall tile and floor tile. We do a proper 3 step shower tile pan. We were complimented by the inspector on our tile pan.

Basement Finish Egress window cut

Cutting down and existing window to create a legal bedroom with an egress window. We also have to hand dig out the dirt to install an egress window well.

Basement Finish Window Well

We hand dig out the window well area so as to not damage as little as possible. This is just before we had the concrete cut out for the windwo

Basement Finish Egress Window

Fully engineered window cut out for an egress window in the basement

Basement Finish Egress window

Egress window well installed with egress window installed into the foundation. We then backfill the dirt

Basement Finish Egress Window

All code required window well, grate and ladder, with the egress window required for a basement bedroom

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Creating a jamb around the windows in the basement that gives the finish look to the basement

Basement Finish Details

Interior Jamb and case for the egress window in the bedroom

Basement Finish Details

Taking the time to make the little details shine in the basement. The baseboard termination is the best wat to do it

Basement Finish Details

Installation of the vanity and the toilet

Basement Finish Details

Schluter Metal edging for the transition from tile to drywall is the best way. We match to your bathroom hardware color and it will look amazing

Basement Finish Details

Baseboard Corners and proper spacing for the carpet install to come

Basement Finish Details

Last thing installed is the carpet, this really brings home the basement project

Basement Finish Details

Barn Door for the bathroom privacy

Egress Window

Digging

Digging in the hole to the proper size for the new window well.

Preparation

New hole for the window well for egress basement windows

Interior

Interior of the Basement Bedroom before the cutting of the foundation and installation of the Egress window

Exterior

The exterior of the area before we started to dig to install a new egress window for the basement

Interior of Egress Cut

New Casement window installed into foundation with proper pressure treated framing

Completion

New Egress window cut into foundation, trimmed on exterior and new window well with ladder installed

Bathroom Remodel

Hallway Bathroom Before

Bathtub/shower combo tub

Hallway Bathroom Prep

Custom shower tile pan

Hallway Bathroom Prep

Tile shower pan Liner

Hallway Bath Preperation

Hardie Backer

Hallway bath

Large Format tile installtion

Hallway bath

Finishing touches

Hallway Shower

New tile and tile pan

All done

Completed Hallway shower

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Upstairs bathroom

removal of the tub and old tile

Upstairs bathroom

demolition of the old floor

Upstairs bathroom

An unsupported back wall in the shower area

Upstairs bathroom

New subfloor after moving the drain to the center and properly supporting the back wall for new tile

Upstairs Bathroom

Proper installation of the new tile pan

Upstairs bathroom

Fresh new floor tile installed

Upstairs Bathroom

Shower area prepped properly for new tile

Upstairs bathroom

Installation of new tile

Upstairs bathroom

installation of new tile, New cubby installed for showering items

Upstairs bathroom

New tile floor installed

Upstairs bathroom

New vanity being installed

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Upstairs bathroom

New shower tile and shower pan tile

Upstairs bathroom

New shower

Upstairs Bathroom

All new shower with proper shower tile pan installed

Upstairs Bathroom

New wall tile installed

Upstairs bathroom

New tile, hardware installed and tested

Tub/Shower area before

Before removal to create a new shower.

Bathroom Entry Before

Door frame with a pocket door to enter bathroom

Shower/Tub Back before

The old tile and tub back area before

Tile pan install

Installing the first layer of the tile shower pan. We moved the drain into the middle

Plumbing install

Installed new 2″ drain as per Westminster code into the middle of the shower area. We had to get creative with the light and the HVAC vent

New Glass Tile

This is glass tile, it is gorgeous, this pic does not show the true beauty

Vinyl Shower liner installed

Installing the vinyl shower liner in to prevent leaks as per code

New Shower tile and hardware

New glass shower tile and new hardware. The cubby is off center because of structure framing behind the wall. This picture does not show the true beauty of glass tiles.