This staircase was re-made from carpet covered rough framing to hardwood. In the process the original frame had to be adjusted to equalize the rise of each stair. The finished wood is Brazilian cherry. Additionally the handrails were made from solid Brazilian cherry, shaped in our shop, and new newel posts and balusters were installed.Continue reading Stair case renovated
Another one completed
This bathroom, completed recently, features a glass enclosed custom tiled shower, a free standing tub, double sink vanity, Brazilian cherry hardwood floor.
Slate roofing
A new division of Casa Buena Builders is taking shape. Andrew Sanchez (our longest serving employee) has spent the last several years learning slate work, acquiring tools and learning the “tricks of the trade”. In the course of our work in Providence and its historic districts we have already completed several projects ranging from thingsContinue reading Slate roofing
Artist at work
Matthew, my youngest son, a very talented artist, installing tile borders. Patience and attention to detail make for the best product. The second picture is him a few years ago on one of his first tile jobs.
Bathrooms. Continued
Notice the marble floor in bathroom completed recently. Marble is a soft stone, has a “softer” feel than ceramic, and has the varied colors of natural stone. However, marble also is less resistant to impact (think dropped items) and over time will have “love marks”. Some people don’t like that…
Bathrooms
This is the winter for renovating bathrooms. We have several under way. Bathrooms have a way of becoming complicated projects, perhaps because they are one of the most regularly used rooms in a home. They are complex from the designing stage through the completion. Most trades involved in residential construction are involved in the process.Continue reading Bathrooms
Recreating molding profiles
We needed a few additional feet of moldings to match the original window casings. It is not cost effective to have a shaper cutter made so instead we copy the original design using table saws, routers, shaped chisels, sand paper and elbow grease. Usually we make our copies in cedar or pine, wood that isContinue reading Recreating molding profiles
Tile backsplash
Mosaic installation in progress. A kitchen remodel. New cabinets and detailed tile work
shop and lathe
new shop… Recently purchase a shop in South Providence, we are setting up a more functional wood working shop. We hope you all will visit during our open house later on this spring. Here’s a picture of our latest addition, an 11 ft bed for our lathe. Now we can make turned products up toContinue reading shop and lathe
copper
copper lining for gutter on a 1850’s house. completed several years ago, you can see the copper beggining to change colors, it will eventually get the green “patina”, usually takes 6 or 7 years.
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