How is this for before and after and Covered Bridge Road?

Our client gave us pictures from the house under construction in the early 60s.  The top picture shows the house partially sided with unfinished redwood trim and cedar siding.  The chimney masonry was not completed until after the siding was completed. 

The second picture was taken from the current driveway, still no chimney, and the lid for the cistern was formed but not yet poured. 
The third picture shows the bridge under construction.

At least the sun was shining!

Things are finally starting to move forward now that the snow has melted and temperature has reached a balmy 43 degrees.  Windows were delivered today, install will start next week, as well as the start of the roof installation.

(jay pretending to work for the camera)

A few more shots of Saratoga

Its always difficult for us to show a small bathroom without a wide angle lens, but in this shot you can see the new, roomy tile shower. You can also see the small skylight we added since the layout did not allow space for a window.

This picture shows one of the closets and built-in drawer stacks we built in the master bedroom. There is matching set directly opposite.

We were able to modify some old doors we purchased at Architectural Salvage that were a perfect match to the existing doors. We also reproduced the reeded door and window casing that is used throughout this house. It is all original, but it is the first time we have seen it used.

This is just another picture of the outside after the paint job. You can see the small space we had to work with.

Covered Bridge Road continues...

We have begun installing more of the massive, 6x10 beams,... between snow showers and single digit temperatures. Click on any picture for a closer view.

What NOT to do!

Don't take an old deck, install wall sheathing, a rubber membrane, and then top it all off with carpet. The water stuck in the carpet will eventually find its way into the wood.

This job is being re-done with an interesting product called DecTek, http://www.dec-tec.com/products_membranes.cfm

Small Bathroom Dormer

Before

After (almost, not painted yet)

This a small dormer we built on an older house in the Highlands. The 35 sf dormer allowed us to tuck a small master bath in an area that was previously nearly unusable. More pics to come.

Back to work, between holidays and bad weather

We are slowly moving forward on Covered Bridge Road. The porch finally has a roof and the project is beginning to take shape. Weather permitting we will complete framing this week and begin installing windows next week. The energy efficient windows used on this job qualify for the maximum $1500 tax credit.