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
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
New Dormers, historic district
one of last summer’s projects. Added 2 new dormers and windows to this 2 1/2 story house in a historic district in providence.
In Progress – 421 Wayland Ave., Providence, RI
153 Ontario St., Providence, RI – Custom Wood Panel Restoration
Utilizing staging from Casa Buena Builders, Inc., Wayne Trissler of the Providence Revolving Fund painstakingly restored the large wood panel carving above the front entry way to 153 Ontario St. in Providence, RI. After the restoration, our painters finished the final touches.
153 Ontario St., Providence, RI – Casement Windows
New casement windows installed at the sun porch.
49 Powhatan St., Providence, RI – New Roof and Dormers
During the recent storm in Providence, RI, the roof of 49 Powhatan St. was severely damaged. Casa Buena Builders, in consultation with the Providence Historic District Commission, repaired and replaced the damaged roof, and added two dormers as well. Below is some pictures of the soon to be completed project.
1124 West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI – New Addition
We are back again at the Peter Green House at 1124 West Shore Rd in Warwick, RI. Last year we completed repairs to the sill and the side boards, as well as installed new clapboards and wood gutters. We also painted the house. This time we are building a new addition between the existing houseContinue reading 1124 West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI – New Addition