Bobcat at work
This is another whole house remodel project in Oakland. Stay tuned for more photos soon.
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I recently visited the town where I grew up outside of Detroit, Michigan. The economy must be looking up because there were big construction projects all over town, mostly tearing down houses and building new, much bigger ones. I can’t say I was very impressed by a majority of the new houses in my parents neighborhood.
This mid-century house caught my eye. The house recedes into the landscape and the beautiful tree is more prominent than the house. Whenever I go home to Michigan it is the glorious trees that impress me most about the place. It makes sense for the architecture to pay homage to the beauty of the trees.
It must really have been upsetting to the owners of this quiet house when the big one went up next door
McMansion next door to a “modern” house
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A simple diagram taken from this site….full of a lot of similar concepts for sustainable living.
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This was my weekend project- lifting the record player up away from baby fingers.
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I have always liked this simple and affordable way to open cabinet drawers. This is a bathroom cabinet for a project here in Berkeley, CA.
Remodelista just posted a collection of some other nice examples (follow the link)
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My client would like a surface mounted track light over her bathroom vanity. I wanted certainty that code would allow a fixture rated only for dry locations in a bathroom. I found this article written by Mark Ode, a staff engineering associate at Underwriters Laboratory Inc on the website for the UL Company.
According to Mark, a dry location luminaire must be installed in a location that is not normally subjected to dampness but may be subjected to temporary dampness. With the proper ventilation, above a bathroom vanity fits this qualification. Inside the shower of course, where water can easily splash on a fixture, a fixture must be wet rated.
His article also explains the difference between wet, damp, and dry UL ratings, as well as a few less common ratings for light fixtures.
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I was recently in Bend, Oregon where they are building a lot of new houses. This one is part of a large housing development with a variety of builders and architects. It shows an interesting way to resolve the age old problem of making the windows work for the rooms on the inside and also look good from the outside. The pattern of windows, siding, and trim, kind of reminds me of a Piet Mondrian painting (minus the primary colors and black and white….maybe thats coming next.) What an unusual solution for this style of house!
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Yes, my Bougainvillea looks pretty sad, but hopefully soon Ill have some good “after” shots for you. I just installed a bathtub greywater system! (See the green hose attached to the drain line?)
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Swiveling is nice in this case because the living room and TV is directly behind. It is helpful to be able to easily rotate to see all the action.
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