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We recently began replacing a CCA deck with Trex.  This was a large deck.

This was two large decks with 40 step and was completed in 2 weeks.

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We were asked to build bookshelves beside a fireplace mantle so they would appear to have always been there.  The shelves were ordered April 17 and delivered on May 1 ST.

Before

After. 

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In April, 2010 we finished a major kitchen make over and began a basement remodel in another. Here you see the kitchen before we started.  This kitchen was just remodeled 4 months ago and the previous contractor did sloppy work.  We'll be adding additional cabinets and a dishwasher.

By the second day we had torn everything out and were installing new cabinets.  We had added the wiring for new outlets mainly for a dishwasher, disposal and microwave.

All we do now is wait on the solid surface tops.

New kitchen and waiting on the new counter tops. This kitchen will be completed April 12th. Our job in the meantime is to find the matching tile and grout the first contractor started with. 

Tops are on and all we have left are the outlet covers.  We managed to fit a new dishwasher where the previous contractor had failed to do. 

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Spring basement project that began March 31 st.

In the next 5 weeks, we'll again transform a rough basement into a full bath, wet bar, entertainment area and an exercise room. This project is expected to be completed May 4 TH.

Much of the rough framing was done before we got there by both the builder and homeowner.  This is a photo of a future wet bar area not in their first plans. 

On day 10, the hand made shower is done as well as all the electrical, plumbing and insulation.  Dry wall is has begun.

Day 14.  Most of the dry wall is installed.  This is looking towards the future TV room.

This is the exercise room on day 14 which is ready for mud and tape.

Shower is ready for tile by day 14.

This is the future wet bar area on week 3, now ready for paint.

Main room on week three just before final clean up and painting.  The beam post to the right of the photo will be trimmed with 1x6's.

View of the wet bar area almost completed on May 1 ST.

View of the bathroom with the wet bar just to the left.

A view of the main room.  Notice how we hid the main power box.  We also installed an outlet in the beam post pole.

The view of the wet bar area just before the granite counters go in. The cabinets were from Lowe's; the paint is Sherwin Williams

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This how the basement looked on day one in late January of 2010. We're looking from the basement steps towards the future wet bar area. This pic is a key to the rest of the photos below.

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This is Chris in what will become a large bathroom with a walk in shower.

This is from the same view as the first picture as all the finish framing is completed. The shower area is where Chris is working. Day 8.

Jessie and Jeff are hard at work framing.  In the back center and to the right, will become the wet bar area.  You can see we've taken the extra measure to install foam insulation between the studs.  Day 10. Same view as the first photo.

Same view as above at the future wet bar area on day 14. Same view as the first photo.

This wall is just to the right of the wet bar area.  In the center will be a 65" flat screen TV with two sconce lights on either side.  We ran speaker wires for surround sound and installed RCA cables, and all the other cables needed inside the wall. Day 14.

Saturday, Jan. 30 th. Day 15.  The wet bar area cabinets are installed a bit  ahead of schedule so the home owner can paint them over the weekend.  This wet bar area is as large as most kitchens. Same view as the very first photo.

Another view of the wet bar.  There will be a "breakfast or bar" counter top where the radio is sitting that will be about 12" wide. The bar floor will be tiled with matching tile from the bathroom. Notice the lazy Susan touch with the corner cabinet. The are stock cabinets from Home
Depot and are made of oak. 

Shower is ready for tile by day 20.  You can't see it, but the shower floor is done.

The cabinets are in for the wet bar and have been painted white and covered with protective plastic.

The tile in going down in the bathroom.  This bathroom will be the center piece of the project.  We are making a 5 x 11 foot space into a room that feels twice as large.  The shower alone is 5 x 4 and won't require a shower door.

Same bathroom about a week later and nearing completion with one day to go.

Bar area nearing completion and this view is the same as the very first photo.  The tops are installed as well as the large mirror and a wine rack just above.  Chris is working on the bar sink.

This is the TV wall where a 65" flat screen will be installed between the sconce lights.  It's totally wired for complete surround sound with hard wired built in speakers in the ceiling.  You can see all the hookups coming from the walls.  Just for the surround sound wiring, there is over 400 feet of wiring!

This is the finished bar area which is basically a kitchen minus a stove.  A mini fridge will be installed in the open space to the right.

This is the last day of completion of the bar area just before the carpet. Scroll up to the first picture of this project.  This photo was taken from the exact same location. Project completed, February 13 TH. 

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Basement remodel starting the week of the 21st of September and was finished on time, November 1st,2009

Here's the before photo.  We'll be adding a bathroom, a bedroom and a full bath along with two storage areas.  The ceiling will be a drop ceiling and the floor will will be laminate. There will be a wet bar to the left.   Same area

Same area near completion.

We're looking towards the bath and storage area, before

Same area at completion

Day 2.  Framing in the HVAC area.  On the right, you'll see we've furred in the walls and covered the walls over the cement foundation with R-5 rigid insulation.

View from the exercise area where we see the basement door and the bedroom door to the right.

Day 20.  The primer is on the walls and the finish paint.

Real granite tile is on the bathroom floor.  The bathroom has finish paint.

Here's how the bathroom area looked before we started.

You can see the chalk lines on the floor for the future walls. Scroll back and forth to the upper pic to here and see the changes. The two photos were taken from about the same spot.

Bathroom at completion.

Same area at completion

Nearing the end of the project.  This is the exercise room to the right of the new bathroom

Ceiling and can lights are in and the main area is close to completion.

Jessie and Chris are installing the laminate floor in the exercise room

Floor is done and the trim work begins. 

A view from the main area into the bedroom.  Notice, we've replaced the windows with egress windows.

Floor is down and trim work begins.

Towards the end of the project, the homeowner wanted a wet bar. This is a photo just before the finish work.

Completed wet bar with granite tops and a wine rack.

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Porch project, July 2009

This project was to remove an old canvas covering at the front door and build an entry that had to have a statement with massive columns and rare exterior stained wood.   The original concrete porch was off center and we added a new landing which will be covered with indoor/outdoor carpet later.  The hope of the homeowner is to enclose the porch later with mostly glass and move the entry door to the front of the porch.  The design had to reflect the future plans for the project.

This photo was taken when the project was about 90% completed.

This view shows how the porch was built.  Notice the porch roof is angled and is not a square structure.  Also notice we matched the shingles perfectly.

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Extreme bathroom makeover, March 2009

Before photo of a typical 60's bathroom that has had several makeovers over the years by caring owners.  The current owner wanted to update it in our extreme fashion.

Everything but the tub and shower was torn out.  Old plumbing removed and we move the toilet drain over 2".

We installed new concrete backer board and were ready for tile.

New tile, vanity, top and another makeover almost complete.  We saved the medicine cabinet which formerly hung outside the wall and recessed it. There's still grout to do and details. In this project, we gave more space and brought it up to date.

Tile is grouted and notice the faucet was replaced and the toilet added.  The room is finished and ready for a coat of paint on the upper walls

Different view of same bathroom.  I'm sure they'll change the shower curtan.

Behind this bathroom, was a smaller bathroom with the same treatment.

This is the small bath about the size of most bedroom closets.  The owner chose a porcelan in a biscuit color in a diamond pattern with a rope border. We installed a new medicine cabinet and updated the light fixture as well as a lot of plumbing modifications to the toilet drain.

Finished tile with the new sink and toilet. All we need to do is pain the upper part.

The owner also had a deck with a total rotted surface and we fixed that.

The new deck surface with Jessie and Kyle thinking over the final piece.

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Bathroom make over from the fall of 2008.

  This is a before photo where the home owner wanted to replace the tub with a walk in shower and new floor, paint job and vanity.

He had a double vanity which no longer fit his needs, and he didn't like the floor. 

Three days later the tub is gone and we're moving the water lines in the basement.  In the meantime we built a temporary shower in the basement.  As this was the only working bathroom, the toilet would get pulled and reset 5 times.  We found the subfloor to be rotted at the tub area and replaced that and patched it with leveling cement.

A few days later the shower was in along with a new floor! We used a new vinyl floating floor which is waterproof.  It's the perfect marriage between the self stick foot square tile and vinyl or laminate floor and has the look of ceramic tile.

Then a new 48" vanity and higher 17" elongated toilet.  The walls are painted a blue. I should mention that we also installed a temporary shower in the basement as this was the only bathroom in the home.

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OCTOBER HOME MAKE OVER.....

Thiis is a home where the owner wanted a complete interior make over where the major focus was on a new type vinyl floor similar to laminate floor.  The old popcorn ceilings were knocked down and the entire home was repainted.  The kitchen cabinets were refinished and a new tile back splash.

All the carpet and pad was removed including about a million staples.

Kyle is having way too much fun knocking down the popcorn off the ceiling.

Kitchen area looking about as bad as it gets during a remodel.  Carpet and pad is out and you can see the old backsplash tile. In the next photo, you'll see a major difference in the cabinet refinish.

Kitchen in Blue Springs undergoing a major interior remodel.  Here you see the kitchen tile removed, the kitchen cabinets have already been refinished and the new floor put down.

Jessie is trimming the new vinyl type floor around the spindles.  This new type flooring is animal friendly and cheaper than laminate or similar types of enginered flooring.

Kitchen after tile install and before the grout. Note the diamond pattern and the middle border is glass tile. 

After the grout, new sink and clean up.

Glass block frame over the stove.

Closer view of new back splash area.

The kitchen bay window above the sink.

Stove area after grout.

Trim work along the upper step area.

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Recent tile work in a KC loft kitchen.

Same loft kitchen, August 08

The owner wanted to put an old discarded slab of granite on this vanity.  This slab had to be recut with holes drilled for the sink and faucet.  The walls had to be modified and the base

And here's the finished granite top with the glass bowl fixture with the elaborate faucet.

Another view of the sink.

The loft had two main bathrooms where the tile work needed to look like one contractor did it.  The tile is perfect, the original plumber was off by 3". 

Another view of the finished tile work, still needing to be polished and sealed.

At this same loft project, the owner later decided to replace all the 3/8" laminate floor with 1/2" engineered flooring.  All 2,400 square feet of it.

The old floor has been removed and the cement floor leveled and half the new floor is done in this area.  BEFORE the after photo is 4 photos down.

Same room from the above photos, just a different view showing the new floor on the left.

Again, same view of the main area with the kitchen on the right

A few feet to the right from the same view above after the new floor and trim installed. Just scroll up and down to see the difference.

After.  Amazing.

Spectacular view of the loft kitchen area with the new flooring

The owners problem was the old floor was too thin for the underlying wavy concrete base and it actually felt like you were walking on a cheap floor.  We did try to repair the old floor and the end result was a complete installation.  It took 96 cases of engineered prefinished flooring.  The material came special order through Home Depot and is hand shaved and was a marvelous product to work with.