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A little of what we do

…and we mean a little. We’re much better builders than photographers. Most of these are reference shots taken on the job, not polished before-and-afters. Here are some of our favorites.

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Timber-frame hall

A vaulted, beamed wood ceiling, arched windows and native stone, all under one roof. See it under construction and lit up at night at the top of the photo gallery.

Project stories

Featured projects

Addition

Large upstairs addition

These clients wanted to put their attic space to use. Their garage was a car and a half wide, so we put a staircase there. Upstairs there’s now a study with a gun room, a full bath, a guest room, and access to more attic space with utilities. The inspiration: the husband could come home, head upstairs to his study, clean up and relax before greeting his family.

We had fun decorating the guest room, since it would only be used occasionally. We used longleaf pine for the newel posts and beams, found laminate flooring to match the pine, and painted the trim so the pine would stand out. The walls are double 5/8″ drywall for fire protection, and the space was enlarged with a 40′ shed dormer.

We also built a flagstone porch with tri-colored stone, stained the cedar, built stone flower beds, fixed the sprinklers, worked on the landscaping and built a garden shed.

Upstairs addition room with exposed beams and stained trim

French doors and longleaf pine newel post in the upstairs addition

Built-in shelving in the upstairs addition

Exterior restoration

In-depth siding, wall & roof repair

We were called to paint the siding and replace the roof on this local ranch house. We contracted a roofer to tear off the existing roof, then repaired the decking, added a cricket above the chimney and replaced all the fascia. The roofers came back and installed a new standing seam roof.

The siding was cupped and some of it was rotten, and the owner wanted to keep as much of the original as possible. We removed the boards and battens, planed the boards by hand, filled the rot and made a few new pieces. The battens had been salvaged from a previous family house and were 100 years old; we used what we could and replicated the rest.

The gable had no wall, just horizontal 2x4s. We built new gable walls in line with the stone, so the siding hangs over the masonry. That looks better and protects both the stone and the siding. We insulated and decked the walls, replicated the gingerbread pieces, trimmed the windows properly, then primed and painted the siding.

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Bath

Bathroom remodel

We borrowed space from a closet for a new shower and relocated the fixtures. Everything except the plumbing was done in house.

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After

Interior

Bedroom closet remodel

Part of a whole-house renovation. We turned outdated closets into one larger closet, reusing the original doors in new jambs built on site. Everything here was done in house.

Closet walls opened up during the renovation

Before

Finished larger closet using the original doors in new jambs

After

Photo gallery

Craftsmanship, inside and out

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Covered porch of the timber-frame hall at night: pendant lights, timber posts on stone bases and tall wood-framed windows

The timber-frame hall under construction: vaulted wood ceiling, log posts on stone bases and scaffolding

Limestone and blue metal-sided home beneath a Hill Country live oak

New limestone building going up: cut stone, sheathed walls and a deep roof overhang on wood brackets

Cedar timber-frame awning built over a window in a limestone wall

Wood deck with arched, bridge-style railings among Hill Country oaks

Heavy timber brackets carrying a porch roof on a limestone home

Arched-top solid wood door with custom trim

Double wood doors with arched lights, framed in native stone

Blue lap-sided home with a covered front porch and white railings

Stone ranch house with a white board-and-batten gable

Cut limestone masonry framing a glass patio door

Bathroom with clawfoot tub, glass-block window and tile wainscot

Floor-to-ceiling subway-tile shower with a mosaic accent band

Curved staircase with wood treads and iron balusters

Staircase with a natural cedar handrail and balusters

Tongue-and-groove wood ceiling with exposed beams

Custom built-in desk and shelving with a sliding barn door

Gun vault door set into a finished room with wood floors and a stained chair rail

White fireplace mantel with fluted pilasters, a wood shelf and a stone hearth

Fireplace surround with stacked stone, tile and a wood mantel

Custom lighted display cabinetry in a commercial space

Service counter and lighted display cases in a commercial space

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