In addition to maintaining camps, we build them! We’re experienced in working with the building codes and environmental regulations for building near water and can help you work with your code officer to create a home away from home.
Category: Chore Store History
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Barn Raising
Fifteen years ago or so, we jacked this barn up. We repaired sills that had been damaged over time and poured a foundation under it in situ. The customer we did this job for is still a client today. We love looking back over old project photos like this. It’s a great reminder of the […]
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Adding On
Here are a few older projects highlighting some of the interesting additions we’ve done for folks over the years. Project #1 Here we preserved a second-story deck while increasing the space of this house by more than a third. The project also included the addition of a spacious back deck and a garage. Project #2 […]
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Live & Park
This garage was built with useful living space above. If you’re thinking of putting in a garage, keep in mind that it’s cheaper to build it with useful space now than to renovate later. Space above a garage can be used as a guest house, a rec room for teens, a home gym, or any […]
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Room to Grow
This was one of our first new houses, built from scratch a couple of decades ago for a family that needed more space for their growing kids. Tom’s kids weren’t much older than the clients’, and some moments on the site were family affairs as the final details come together.
In this project, we expanded the space in the second floor of a Cape-style log cabin. Changing the angle of the roof at the back added usable floor space and natural light. Not all contractors have experience working with log cabins: we do.
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Kitchen Update
This particular kitchen started out not only dated in appearance, but small and dark. We opened up the room, adding a balcony to allow in more natural light from above while enlarging the space to increase the counter space.
Flood, fire, falling trees: you name it, we’ve helped homes bounce back from it. Make us the first call after you talk to your claims adjuster. Tom has over twenty years of experience providing estimates for insurance work and has a solid working relationship with many of the local insurance companies.
Major additions can require a fair amount of demolition work, which was true of this project. We have the expertise to surgically remove whatever needs removing to make space for your vision, including debris removal. We can walk you through the possibilities and help you plan the approach to a home addition that will give […]
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Siding
Call us before you start planning your house residing project. We can talk you through the wide variety of siding options, including how they hold up over time.