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 […]