I was doing research in the neighborhood of a new second floor addition project (looking at details on similar houses) and I encountered this gem. It reminded me of an earlier post Dormer Extravaganza in Berkeley.
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I just returned from a weekend at Yosemite National Park. We enjoyed the fall colors and the stunning natural beauty, but there are also some nice architectural details in the park. The Ahwahnee Hotel is full of decoration and geometric designs. Painted decoration, upholstery, and patterns made of wood and steel are everywhere. The Wawona Hotel, at the other end of the park is a timepiece from the early 1900s with simple white-painted buildings and cute pine cone chandeliers in the dining room.
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I just stopped by to have a peek at this almost finished project near Tilden Park. The owner still needs to finish moving in, but you can get an idea despite the blank walls.
Canivet Construction is the builder.
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- Upstairs bedroom hallway before remodel
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- Hallway opened to stairs and skylight added over the stairs
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- Before
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- Before
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- Before
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- looking into the new bathroom
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- The new bathroom with custom cabinet and trough sink
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- Nursery with baby
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- big shower with hospital style curtain
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- Lots of space in the linen cabinet
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- linen cabinet with doors closed
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- sketch of built-ins
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- Existing Floor Plan (lower level)
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- New Floor Plan (lower level)
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If you haven’t used up all of your NYT articles for the week, take a look at this article about a very slender house in Warsaw. I would love to go inside and see how it feels to be in such a tall, narrow space. (4′ at the widest)
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Sometimes when you tear off the sheetrock you discover unusual framing details and problems that need to be resolved. This project had a second roof framed over the first to increase the slope and eliminate built-in gutters. There was a lot of bracing in the attic that added to the load on the ceiling joists. It was hard to tell how much of it was really necessary.
discussing framing details with collaborator Steve Shada of Pika Woodworking
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We did a bit of rearranging in our apartment this summer. The chimney and hearth have been screaming replace me since I moved in. The closet behind them was also not very functional – very deep with a small door, so not very efficient storage. Now the closet is very efficiently laid out to store the vacuum and brooms and other cleaning tools, and the litter box fits nicely behind the stove with a private cat door at the back. The stove is now recessed into the wall leaving room for a generous raised hearth and a clear pathway to the kitchen beyond. I took pictures of most of the steps.
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- This is the best “before” shot I could find. It is from several years ago before the sheetrock was finished. The woodstove protrudes past the kitchen door and the tile hearth is a huge square chunk out of the room and also a tripping hazard
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- I found an even earlier “before” shot with the round sheet metal stove that came with the house. For the elderly woman who lived here, this was the only source of heat, no insulation.
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- another old “before” shot with Dorothee, Falco, and John
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- Framing for the rearranged closet and the wood stove niche. You can see Frodo’s litterbox already installed in its new location. We installed a private entrance to the back of the closet for him
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- the old rusty chimney
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- Johnny’s Chimney Service removed the old chimney and installed the new. Here is a progress shot of Johnny’s chimney installation
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- method for securing a rope to the roof peak
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- Johnny Key cut the hole in the roof for the new chimney – no turning back!
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- new chimney – Johnny had to return with one more section to make it 2 feet taller. I wish he had not used red fire caulk, but nobody can see this without climbing on the roof
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- Framing the raised hearth
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- Ready for tile
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- Tile saw in the kitchen
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- Wanda Bonneville sets the decorative edge tiles – seconds from Heath Tile
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- John Mcbride installs the door hardware
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- zinc surround installation complete! You can also see that the door trim and base board is installed and painted
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- stove reinstalled on new hearth, closet door from Omega Salvage looking like new – we just need to touch up the paint and refinish the fir floors
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- Isba enjoying the fire
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My friend Andy sent this picture from his parents’ kitchen remodel a while back. They are sailors and the inspiration is a sailboat’s chart table. It seems like a great place to store the laptop and some pencils and paper and keep them safe from countertop spills, although you need enough counter space to have room to spare.
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- Ches Pannise
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- delicate fence – square entry door- square fence
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I stopped by this jobsite in West Berkeley today (these are offices in a larger research and testing facility) The stair railing is being welded on site and windows and doors are going in
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This afternoon I visited Alberto Jauregui’s Iron Works with my client with orange painted toenails. She is shopping for an elegant steel railing.
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Matt made some progress on the little buildings while I was gone. He chose a warm brown integral color stucco and a red standing seam roof. You can’t see it very well in this photo, but the door to the right is an old salvaged door with a window and some nice details.
Looking good!
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