Posts Tagged ‘framing’
Some Pretty Roof Framing…The Walls Will Be Straw
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, framing, green building, hipped roof, McBride Construction, roof, Strawbale on November 11, 2020| 1 Comment »
Backyard Cottage Taking Shape in North Berkeley
Posted in Design Projects, tagged accessory dwelling unit, ADU, Berkeley, cottage, framing, McBride Construction, process, small buildings on July 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Saturday Morning Design Meeting
More Framing shots – A new All electric ADU in North Berkeley
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ADU, All electric, Berkeley, cottage, Energy Conservation, flyash, framing, FSC, green, McBride Construction, process, rockwool, Solar on June 18, 2019| Leave a Comment »
McBride Construction (and others…foundation by Caliber Structural and rough plumbing by Braco Plumbing) have this 484 SF ADU well on its way . It’s nice to see it take form. You can’t see one green innovation that is hidden under the slab. Instead of rigid foam insulation we used rigid rockwool. Concrete is high volume flyash. The framing lumber is FSC certified. The building will get a blower door test and it must meet a high standard for air tightness. (You can still open the window or turn on the ERV for fresh air, but your air won’t be trickling in through dusty cracks and crevices) Stay tuned for more. .




Nice Garage
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, framing, process, roof framing, small buildings, utilitarian, vaulted ceiling, wood on September 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Contemplating the ridge beam
Garage from down the driveway
Rafters in and half the T@G 2×6 sheathing
New Window Seat in the Trees
Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, Berkeley, framing, process, remodel, small spaces, vaulted ceiling, windowseat on September 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Progress Despite the Unprecedented October Rain in San Mateo
Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, framing, house, modern, process, San Mateo, Spanish Eclectic, steel moment frame on November 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Back of house with big doors and windows

Looking form Living room through the dining and kitchen out the back. Steel moment frame and beam to be finished with gun blue and left exposed.

Mastersuite rafters

Front of house

Before shot of front of house
Big Addition in San Mateo Underway
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Accolade Construction, framing, houses, process, San Mateo, structure on July 2, 2016| 2 Comments »
John and Oscar Are Sheathing the Roof and the Little Inspector Made a Surprise Visit
Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, construction process, framing, Oakland, roof, simple, small building on December 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Addition & Remodel with Roof Deck Proceeding Rapidamente in Berkeley
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, framing, houses, kitchen, process on July 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Some Rafters
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, framing, process, small buildings on June 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Finally Some Framing Underway
Posted in Design Projects, tagged framing, FSC Certified, green, process, small buildings on May 22, 2015| 1 Comment »
I am excited to see this backyard studio take shape. Happy to have a skillful framer and a pile of kiln dried FSC certified lumber. I stopped by just in time to help lift that big beam into place. A challenging job for a solo framer.