We started our next basement remodel earlier this month. The basement was finished with paneling over plastered drywall. A half bath, small mud room and closet are also being remodeled. We removed the paneling and drywall and added some framing to bring things up to code. All doors, windows,[...]
Archive for the ‘Carpentry’ Category
December 12th, 2011 - 11:15 pm § in Basements, Carpentry, Construction, Finish Carpentry, Rough Carpentry
Basement Remodel – Lincoln, MA
Basement Remodel – Wellesley – before and after
Before and after pictures of our basement remodel in Wellesley, MA Custom made cubbies installed[...]
October 6th, 2011 - 10:58 pm § in Carpentry
Finish carpentry and furniture – Wellesley
We’re almost done with our basement remodel. The final trim has been installed and painted. We just have a few more final touches to make before we obtain sign-off.[...]
Basement Remodel – Belmont – Finish
We’re working on the finish in Belmont. We’ve poured a self leveling compound over the poured concrete floor. We’re trimming out the windows, installing the oak treads, installing built in shelving and finishing the bathroom.[...]
August 8th, 2011 - 11:36 pm § in Blog Posts, Carpentry
Basement Remodel – Wellesley
We’ve started our next basement remodel in Wellesley. We’ll be taking an unfinished basement, approximately 1000 square feet, and making it into a combination playroom, entertainment area, and kitchenette. One large open space organized into four sections – a mudroom area, an enter[...]
August 1st, 2011 - 8:55 pm § in Blog Posts, Carpentry
New construction window installation
We’re installing Harvey new construction awning windows in the concrete foundation openings we had ProCut make for us. The customer has asked to have exterior trim on the sides of the windows. For our large opening (73″) we installed a 3/8″ steel lintel which we bolted to the beam.[...]
Basement Remodel – Belmont
This week we started framing the basement in Belmont. We’re framing three of the perimeter walls in 2×4 and one in 2×6 along with the center wall which will be constructed with 2x6s because of the 4″ column we want to hide in our wall. Will was diligent in notching the headers [...]
June 21st, 2011 - 7:43 pm § in Basements, Bathroom, Blog Posts, Carpentry, Concrete, Construction, Drainage, Finish Carpentry, Rough Carpentry
Basement excavation and drainage, Belmont
We’re going to be finishing this basement which will include creating a new bedroom, playroom and bathroom. We start by taking out the existing concrete floor in order to increase the floor to ceiling height to meet minimum code requirements. We’ll be finishing with an 84″ height. [...]
June 3rd, 2011 - 6:42 pm § in Carpentry
Exterior door installation
Mike is installing a fiberglass door for our customer in Waltham. This is an ‘exterior’ door that is being installed in a garage. He carefully removed the interior trim and set it aside for reuse (it’s stained wood) and removed the existing door and jamb. Alex is removing the drywa[...]
Floating cork floor and small framing project
We’re doing some general carpentry work at a neighborhood home this weekend. The customers wanted to close up the former pantry which they use for a laundry room, leaving an opening for future equipment removal. Rob framed the new wall, leaving an opening for a 32″ door. Alex will plaste[...]