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deck in new canaan

admin — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:38:02 +0000

I’m replacing a deck this week. The existing deck has seen it’s share of repairs over the years, half of the remains are clear Redwood. (California!) It needs rebuilding before the house goes on the market.

Challenges always accompany even the most simple and satisfying jobs. Temperatures have been in the 90′s with a blazing sunshine. I’m just about as tan as I’ll get. So dark that in comparison my feet look like snow. That reminds me to mention that I love working in Merrell Chameleon II Gore-Tex® XCR® shoes. These are some heavy duty kicks and I’ve worn them all 4 seasons for years now. It’s dang hot out there but it really makes me feel alive and I reasoned never to complain about the heat. Some challenges aren’t as annoying as others.

My second challenge is one of mental adaptation.

It’s COD for the dumpster. I get a call, the dumpster is delivered but there is no check there. Five minutes away I meet the driver, who I tell; The check is under the dumpster, on top of a bundle of balusters.
I laid 1/2″ plywood on the driveway to protect it. In the middle of the sheets I dropped a bundle of balusters and left the check in a ziplock on top. The driver just backed in, saw the sheets and dropped it.
He squished my balusters~!

Building a deck is the kind of job I love. I’m completely solo on this project so seeing the progress at the end of each day is very satisfying. I enjoy being outside, working with my hands and the materials and overcoming simple challenges, like dealing with unexpected rot!

Exterior photographs at The Glass House – 2006

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:56:43 +0000

Due to response from visitors to my journal entries on interior and exterior door repairs at Philip Johnson’s Glass House I’ve posted a gallery of images taken in January and February of 2006. Here are some of my favorite shots from different locations on the property.

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My beautiful hometown, New Canaan, CT.

admin — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:04:27 +0000

I stopped in town for a Chai Latte on the way home from work Friday and snapped this picture of Elm street looking pretty as snow fell in the early evening.

My first kitchen remodel in New Canaan

admin — Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:15:51 +0000

Here are some before and after photographs of my first kitchen remodel in New Canaan, CT.
With the help of a cabinet maker in Pennsylvania and fine stone counters, this kitchen turned out beautifully. Check out these gorgeous cherry wood cabinets!

Everything but the sink under the window wall changed in this kitchen, including a new window over the new sink. I eliminated a closet and moved the kitchen entrance over to accommodate the new double ovens. A new Anderson sliding patio door, new casing and trim throughout, even a new oak floor where once was plastic. A complete remodel using existing floor space.

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This entry was posted Jan 2008 and is backdated July 2001 when I completed this job. WoodDance.com