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Bradford (1st Floor Addition)

A master bedroom and bathroom were added on to the back of the house with a covered patio..

Detached Garage with Plans

New Detached Garage with retaining walls.  A steel fence fence was added to the top of the retaining wall to protect people from falling.

To view project plans, please click on the PDF to the right.

New detached outdoor kitchen

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Front Porch

We extended the back patio and added skylights.  The ceiling is all cedar.

The initial part of the project included:

Extend the roofline of the west patio, enclose the skylights, extend the south patio, and roof the patio extensions.  The original contract called for us to roof the new patio extensions with matching shingles.  After speaking with the homeowner,  we determined that there we several small roof leaks.  When we inspected the roof, it was determined that the shingles were very old and would would be best if the entire roof was replaced.  The homeowner wanted a standing seam (metal roof).  A standing seam roof for this house was about double the cost of a Class 4 (impact-resistant, high-end composite roof).  This sounds expensive, but when you look at the longterm cost it is very reasonable.  (A composite roof only lasts about 15 years in Texas and every time you replace the roof an electrician will have to be paid to remove and reinstall your solar panels.)  A stand seam roof should last a homeowner’s lifetime.  If you live in the house for 30 years, you will save several thousand dollars. 

2nd Floor Addition (Freidman)

There was a very small bacony before we added on.  The new balcony features spiral stairs that lead from the first-floor patio to the upper level, enclosed in glass with a locking door to protect against insects.

The 2nd-floor balcony has stained concrete.  The handrail has all glass panels with a steel top rail.  We also added power-operated roll screens to provide UV-protection and insect protection.

To view project plans, please click on the PDF to the right.

On this project, we extended the existing 2nd-floor balcony to cover most of the back patio.  This new area can be accessed by the new spiral stairs or from a door on the 2nd floor.  We added a fire pit and a custom grilling area.  All of the concrete work was finished with pattern concrete, including the new area on the 2nd floor.  Stone was used at the bottom of the columns and around the grilling area.