For some reason I always thought, if there are kids in the house, it is important to also have a piano.Maybe because, growing up, for me, that’s how it always was. It took it’s place there in the kitchen or living room. Some of us took lessons, some of us, like me, just sat down … Read more
Most of the siding went on earlier in the winter. We are using LP Smartside siding and trim from Voyageur Lumber in Ely. Here is a shot of one of the sides that was finished in December: Then the screen porch was framed in and the siding was just put on there recently as the … Read more
A door project I have been working on in the shop: Here are the styles and rails, shaped and ready to assemble. It is a double door so, of course, twice as many pieces. Here I have the panels assembled and have put the first coat of finish on them. I always pre-finish the panels … Read more
This past week I was lucky enough to be invited on a trip to Warroad Minnesota to take a tour of the Marvin windows facility and learn a bit more about the windows and doors that we primarily use on all our projects, how they are made, history of the business and other interesting tidbits … Read more
This week the “Gypcrete” over-pour happened.As I talked about in my last post here:http://huismanconcepts.com/in-floor-heat-tubes/We had all the in-floor heat tubes down and ready last week.The guys from Floor Technologies came up this week and we had perfect weather, (no snowstorms), with an early temp of about 0 degrees but a high nearer 30 which was … Read more
A bit more progress on the timber frame project: We had the heat tubes installed last week, ready for the over-pour.Because of the snow storm on Tuesday in most of the state, our over-pour guys canceled.We never did get the storm they were predicting here but I know many parts of the state got hit … Read more
The drywall hanging is well underway here now that the electrical and plumbing rough-in is, for the most part, completed. Here are some shots of the drywall being installed around the timber frame structure: In some of the above shots you can also see the loft floor has been installed. In this particular home, the … Read more
After suffering through some cold work on the outside of the building, the plumbing and electrical are far enough along that we can start some drywall work. I try to take as many pictures of the plumbing and electrical in the walls before they are covered. They are often handy to have for future reference. … Read more
This was intended to be a quick sketch.It is not very large, only 9″ high by 12″ wide.It is intended to be a pre-sketch for a larger project… we will see… _______________________ __________________ Winter is not letting up here at all.We got 13″ of new snow last Friday and now we are back to temps … Read more
Back in November we finally finished a remodel project that was, for the most part, completed except for the kitchen. We had been waiting for some custom made tile for the back-splash behind the soapstone counter-tops. I just realized I never did get around to posting these completed pictures. The tile was custom made in … Read more