Story Poles

Below are pictures of some of our crew putting up story poles for a project in Monte Sereno. This is currently on Richard's drawing board and will be a completely new home from the ground up. For those not aware, story poles provide a rough silhouette of what the finished home will look like. This is a requirement of some cities, so that neighbors can get an idea of how their current view will be effected by a future home or remodel. See link below for more information on story poles and how they are used by Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storey_pole

San Jose - Hartford Ave. Project

 Here is a looonnnngg over due update. We have some beautiful photos taken by the home owner of a project that we finished earlier this year. This was a basement conversion that included adding a bedroom, office space, laundry room, bathroom, and den (complete with a custom bookcase that has a hidden door.)

Saratoga Job

  Here are the latest pics of the Saratoga job as it nears completion. The exterior is about done, and just the flooring, doors, and finish work are left to do.

Saratoga - Paul Ave. Project 9-2-10

Here are some more pics from our job in Saratoga. Unfortunately, I have been a little slow on the updates so these are about a month old. Right now the stucco is going up and sheet rock will be soon to follow. We will try to have some newer pics up by the end of the week.

Inspiring The Competition

 I need to share a funny story with you. A few weeks ago we attended the San Jose Home Show as an exhibitor. During some downtime at the show, Richard decided to walk the aisles and take a look at the other exhibitors' booths. As he was passing one of the booths, a picture caught his eye. It was a home that he had designed himself, and was now hanging prominently in another design/build company's booth (who shall remain nameless). Upon closer inspection, they had not one, but two pictures of the homes he had designed. Seeing this, Richard was compelled to ask why his work was hanging in a competitors booth. Their answer, "We use them to inspire us." Wow, it is one thing to inspire your customers, but when your work is inspiring the competition, that is truly saying something! Richard simply smiled and walked away. I guess thirty years in the business of designing quality homes will provide inspiration in ways you never would have imagined.

Saratoga - Paul Ave. Project - 8/13/10

Here are some more photos of the Paul Ave. project. The second floor is now up and the ceiling/roof is now being constructed. 

Saratoga - Paul Ave. Project 8-5-10

Here are some updated photos from our job in Saratoga. The bottom floor has been framed, and the second floor is underway.

San Jose - Hartford Ave. Project

Here is a project we have underway in San Jose. It is a basement conversion that was originally started a couple years ago, and we are now finishing up. The blueprints and a couple pictures of the project are below. The sheet rock has been hung and will be taped and textured next week.

Palo Alto - Bryant St. Project

Our Palo Alto remodel is marching on. The walls and roof have been added for the second story addition, and a new front door has been installed.

    

  

 

 

 

Saratoga - Paul Ave. Project

    

Here are the latest pics from our project in Saratoga. The first floor has been framed and construction has now begun on the second floor.

Saratoga - Paul Ave. Project

We are also doing a brand new house, from the ground up, in Saratoga. We completely demolished the original house, including the foundation. (See video of the demo in our video log at the bottom of the page.) We have already installed the new foundation, and are now constructing the subfloor. The underfloor mechanical has been installed, and this week the underfloor plumbing is going in.(see pics below).

   

The Palo Alto Bryant St. Project

We are also well into construction for a remodel in Palo Alto.

The Scope of Work consists of:

SINGLE STORY ADDITION OF PORCH AT THE FRONT ENTRY

SECOND STORY ADDITION OF A BEDROOM 

REMODEL OF AN EX BATH TO CREATE AN ENTRY INTO THE NEW BEDROOM

We have done the underfloor work and are now doing the framing.

Below are the plans with some pictuures of the job site.

The Los Altos San Luis Job - Completed

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to update this in awhile.....again. Since our last post we have completed the bathroom remodel in Los Altos. Final inspection was a few weeks ago. Below are some pictures of the finished project.