by Peter Bales | 30th September 2011
For this project, the homeowners were wanting to replace their large shower surround with an even larger bathtub. With two young kids, there would be a lot more baths happening in this bathroom and they were ready to make it happen. The first step was to remove the fiberglass surround. This bathroom was actually an [...] Read More
by Peter Bales | 6th June 2011
There are lots of things to consider before you tile a floor, such as whether the framing is adequate and the floor is flat and how it will transition to adjacent floor coverings. This particular bathroom needed some help before I even started thinking about tile layout or grout colors. It was sloped enough that you [...] Read More
by Peter Bales | 1st February 2011
Some recent clients of mine had just bought a new home in Inglewood AND had a baby. It was time to get the house ready for kiddos! They asked me to add a wall upstairs to close in a room to make it another bedroom for their growing family. Adding a new wall, even in [...] Read More
by Peter Bales | 12th December 2010
When termites get into your house they can do some major damage before you ever notice they are there. I’m not an expert on the creatures, but I know they live in the ground and they make little mud tubes up a foundation to get to the lumber that they like to eat. The Ardee [...] Read More
by Peter Bales | 17th September 2010
One thing I love about living in “The South” are the porches. Not only do they add a welcoming feeling to a home, but they add outdoor living space protected from the rain. My summer house project in Inglewood had an old back porch that was about to fall down. I got to build a [...] Read More