Putting The Shoe On The Other Foot Every house has a born-on date, that day when it was shiny and new, fresh off the builder's hands. Think of the old beer-can dating campaigns; houses have the same thing, they just don't print it anywhere. During a century of life, a...
I was recently asked to assist a PhD student preparing her dissertation on reclaimed building materials. Somewhere in the middle of our conversation, something clicked — I realized that the art of building deconstruction and the act of harvesting organs for donation...
We recently deconstructed a single-family residence. Crushing the house was off the table because it was irresponsible environmentally to the owners. That is all well and good but where did the materials go? Good question, even better is why did you take it down...
Idaho has a libertarian streak. "The hell with government oversight or regulations" come the cries from our legislators. I for one do not see eye to eye with most of that sentiment. I believe that a little regulation is needed to establish what the community rules are...
We are here to serve the community in ways that are amazing. We have dreams of creating a system that changes the course of materials being taken to the landfill. By diverting materials away from the landfill, we will be preserving our landfill for years to come. At...
There are so many steps to accomplish before we demolish anything. To the unseasoned contractor it is very easy to start things off incorrectly that will have a ripple affect down the line. In our process, hazard testing and line location have already happened long...
Master Suite AdditionThe Challenge They came up with a plan drawn by others with several significant errors. One was the size of the addition, and the other was the angle of the trusses. The clients who work remotely turned out to be excellent communicators and...
Dining Room Addition and Kitchen RemodelThe Challenge The home had an odd entry room with a coat closet and partition wall in the way. This room was pretty useless and annoying to the client. Then, the kitchen was blocked from the activity in the living room, and the...
Primary Suite Remodel & DeckThe Challenge Inaccurate plans were provided that had to get updated over the course of the project. The project is on a creek so lots of precautions were needed to keep erosion out of it. The Idea Create a primary suite that is...
Whole House RemodelThe Challenge The home was in the hillside district and in the WUI which means that the home has some extra requirements as far as firesafe and extra structural requirements. There had been an addition done to the house years prior that was not...