After getting the doorway framed, it was time to focus on the new window. At one time, long ago, this room was a garage. The garage door opening has since been framed and covered with lap siding. Now it was time to make room for a new window that will give this room plenty of [...] Read More

Yesterday, I covered removing the trim and drywall for the opening I made in the wall between a client’s kitchen and dining room. (See this post) Now it’s time to remove framing. Again, it’s important to think this through. IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a NON-load bearing wall. 1. Remove the old header. Before removing studs, [...] Read More

With the old sagging porch out of the way, (see this post) it was time to frame a new one. The goal was to better support the structure, but also match the old porch style as much as possible. I started by finding my center lines and cutting back a little more roof decking so [...] Read More

There are times when exposed ductwork can be really cool- other times it’s really not. Ours was the latter case. Our home had survived 40+ years with out central air conditioning, but this changed after we bought it a couple years ago. It was a bit tricky to add a new HVAC system to our [...] Read More

The other day when I was framing the wall for a client’s back hall (see this post), I used this quick trick to make a notch in the 2×6. First, if possible, hold your piece in place so you can mark how wide the notch needs to be. Otherwise, you can measure as well. Don’t [...] Read More