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Carpentry

Building a Wind Resistant Sunroom and Porch Addition

Watch this video to see how a wind resistant sunroom and porch addition were built for a house located on the water in a hurricane prone area, including reinforcing the walls and roof.

Moving and Renovating Henry Aaron’s Family Home

Watch this video to see how the family home of baseball great Henry “Hank” Aaron was moved across town in Mobile, Alabama, and renovated to serve as a museum to the life and career of the Hall of Fame hitter.

Adding a Two-Story Addition to a Historic Home

Watch this video to see how we added a two-story addition in keeping with the existing 100-year-old historic home that included bedrooms, bath, closets, laundry room, and entranceway.

How to Add a Family Room Addition to Your Home

Watch this video to see how we added a family room addition, including a porch and deck, that was 25 years in the making. We’ll show you how to tie the roof of an addition into the main house, and talk about the pros and cons of a ventless gas fireplace.

Master Bedroom Addition, Part 1

We’re adding a 500-square-foot, master bedroom addition to great expand the living space of this home. In the first of our two-part series, we take you from planning and pouring the foundation to framing the addition and installing windows and doors.

Game Room Addition Project

Watch this video to see how we added a game room addition to this house – complete with bar, pool table, and a swimming pool – so these homeowners can entertain both inside and out. See how this project evolved, from start to finish.

Two-Story Home Addition Project

To modernize this older home and increase the living space, we added a two-story addition of over 2,000 square feet, along with a 500-square-foot porch. This massive renovation project took months to complete, but the result was well worth it.

How to Install Ipê Wood Flooring on a Porch

Ipê is a dense, tropical hardwood which grows in South America. It makes a great flooring material for porches and decks, since the wood is naturally resistant to moisture, fungus, insects, and rot. Watch this video to find out some tips on how to install ipê flooring on a porch.