Dear friends, neighbors, and customers, We want to share with you some changes with the company as we move into our next season. The simplest way to say it is that Casa Buena Builders is changing the focus of the projects the company takes on. For most of our history we have worked on residential,Continue reading
“Learning Preservation Carpentry One Step at a Time”
We’d like to share a great article the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) published about us titled: Learning Preservation Carpentry One Step at a Time. The article written by Keating Zelenke, who is a Special Projects Fellow of the PPS, talks about the efforts our president, Noel Sanchez, did to train a group of five young workersContinue reading “Learning Preservation Carpentry One Step at a Time”
Restoring Historic Wood Windows
At Casa Buena Builders, one of our goals is to bring old homes back to the beauty and luster of when they were built. We love to see how what has been neglected and touched by time can be brought back to life with a little treatment and dedication. That’s the case with windows inContinue reading Restoring Historic Wood Windows
Sharing knowledge with the new generations
We are happy to share with you that one of our dreams has come true, train new generations of restorers to give continuity to the maintenance and improvement of the historic houses of our beautiful community. Casa Buena Builders has been invited to join a nine-week program at the municipally-owned Hopkins House (1756), which hasContinue reading Sharing knowledge with the new generations
Poolhouse Construction
A project that gave us a lot of satisfaction this 2023 was the design and construction of a recreational house next to a swimming pool in a beautiful house of our town. Using materials such as exposed brick and fine woods as cedar and mahogany. Green lumber structure locally milded and harvested. For the foundationsContinue reading Poolhouse Construction
Broken Window
Several weeks ago, a window came to us looking like this… The window had, unfortunately, been used as an entry point for a break-in. After contacting our local lumber yard, it was concluded that an exact match for a replacement window could not be procured. One of our carpenters then set to work putting theContinue reading Broken Window
Cupola and Weathervane
Greetings blog readers! It’s been a few months since we updated you all with any of our recently completed projects. So without further ado. Here we worked on cupola with a non original cedar shingle roof in need of replacement and weathervane post/rod in need of restoration/paint. Before: A recycled slate roof was chosen over asphalt.Continue reading Cupola and Weathervane
A little bit more
Often, or at least once a year or so, we do a project as part of a community redevelopment program. These are generally whole house renovations and usually sold to low-income families. About a month ago we finished a project in conjunction with Union Studio Architects and ONE Neighborhood Builders (formerly Olneyville Housing). The house at first wasContinue reading A little bit more
Copper on the Dormer
To give you a little visual of the state of said dormer BEFORE this project was completed, take a look here: Two individual roof pans were formed to fit the shape of the roof. This process incorporates series of folding and seaming to achieve a water tight roof without the need for sealants or solder.Continue reading Copper on the Dormer
Bookshelf Project: an addendum
Popping on real quick this evening to show you a few updated photos from The Bookshelf Project that was completed a few months back. {Note: Bookshelves are shown in the same order as presented in the original post} Front Sitting Room Back Sitting Room Shelves in Double Parlor
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