Tongue and Groove Open Beam Pavilion Ceiling
I love the open structure of this stick built pavilion roof we built to house an outdoor kitchen on the pool deck of a client. We used 2×12″ for the beams and 2×10″ for the rafters. It’s decked with 1/2″ tongue and groove, leaving everything open so you can see the beauty of the exposed […]
Updated Playground For Kids and Adults
We loved getting to build this project. We built a paver patio under a pergola to create a new patio spot for dinner. We built a new walk way to the pool. We built new stairs to the screened in deck. We built a new playground area with rubber mulch. Fun fact… rubber mulch installed […]
Covered Porch and Deck in Knoxville, TN
We’re super happy with the way this covered deck turned out. We used open beams to support the roof, tongue and groove for the ceiling with a translucent stain to showoff the woodgrain and ran the decking on the diagonal to add a little visual interest. It’s a beautiful space for enjoying the backyard. Maximizing […]
Organics in Lawn Restoration
Before and after photos from a lawn restoration project for a family in the Hardin Valley area. The builder stripped all the good soil when they built this neighborhood, leaving nothing but clay and rocks behind. Our Client had tried for years to get grass to grow without much to show for all their work. […]
Cantilever Porch For Morning Coffee
We’re wrapping up a small porch on the front of this customer’s house in Knoxville, TN. It’s a small space but makes a great spot for them to enjoy the morning sunrises. For this porch, we doubled up 2x10s that extended into the framing of the house, taped the joists to prevent water damage and […]
Erosion Control To Create A Lawn To Play In
This little project started with a steep and dangerous slope and a family in Knoxville, TN that wanted some usable front yard for their young children to play in. We moved a lot of dirt, terraced the slope, added drainage swales and riprap to divert the water and catch basins and drain pipe to move […]
Building Stairs With Concrete
I love the process of building with concrete. You have to visualize what you want to build and then build the inverse… Or, in other words, build the opposite of what you want to create. Form boards always look like a bit of a crazy mess until you tear them away and reveal the finished […]
Deck Construction 101 and Footers – What You Don’t See Matters Most
When starting a new deck project, we often get questions about how the decking will run, what types of deck materials are the best and how to stain and care for the deck after the project is done. What people don’t ask us about is how we start the project and what goes underground. We […]
Warehouse Pallet Racking Installation, Relocation and Reconfiguration
Everyone needs more space. Whether you’re a manufacturer who needs to store the product you make, a 3PL who needs to store their client’s products or any one of the thousands of other companies who make their homes in commercial warehouses and shop facilities, everyone needs more space and the footprint of your facility just […]
LED Lighting Upgrades Save Money and Increase Workplace Safety
LED lighting technology has been around long enough that the cost has dropped while the reliability of the lights themselves has continued to get better and better. This makes them the obvious choice for both new construction and updating existing buildings. We’re in the process of updating the old metal halide high bay lighting at […]