After grinding through subcontractor after subcontractor — and wishing we had personally done the footwork on some subs selected by our general contractor — choosing a painter for our home was a breeze. Maybe it’s just the nature of painters (are they always just easy going and generally positive?), but it wasn’t painful at all. [...]
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We are looking for bids for qualified painters. Since the mud is almost completely applied to the rock and finish work has begun, time is of the essence. If you’re interested in bidding, please either leave a comment below or use the contact form. Specifications are as follows: 6,000 square feet Please bid both 2-tone [...]
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There is just something about sheetrock. When lumber turns into walls and the spaces are all defined, it turns a construction site into a home. A sheetrock crew arrived Wednesday and it looks like they’re going to finish the entire job today. Sounds of drills and hammers and a bustle of people, that’s happiness in [...]
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The fibrous concrete panels we are using to build the house — stacked up and secured with polyurethane before being filled with concrete — were something of an aesthetic mess. Bumpy, lumpy, and uneven, the walls didn’t much lend themselves to being easily stuccoed. Eames and a helper spent three long days this week rasping [...]
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Yesterday the crew was out in force (love to see that!) framing up the interior walls in the basement. Seeing each room take shape makes it easier to visualize how everything fits in — and the kids can walk around in their own rooms for the first time. The walkout basement will include a large [...]
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