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The work

The builds. Langley, BC. Roofs and shell work outside. Kitchens inside.

One job

House addition

The western fronts finished, then the siding, the porch, and the metal roof.

  • The addition finished: brown false fronts, metal roofs, and a balcony
  • The street of false fronts, garage bays on the left and a balcony on the right
  • Tower with a shake porch roof, arched bays, and a wood balcony
  • Brown false front with a cedar-shake awning over two white doors
  • Metal building with a wood porch, brown siding, and a stained door
  • Deck and stair in the court between the sided wings
  • Soffit and corbels over a trimmed window on the brown siding
  • Carved corbels under the eave of the false front
  • One wing in grey siding, the tower still in plywood, metal roofs on
  • Plywood false front over a cedar-shake porch roof
  • Garage inside the addition, cedar ceiling and red board walls
  • Wood ceiling and two-tone wainscot around a trimmed window
  • Finished room with a wood ceiling, dark wainscot, and a door to the yard
  • Two-tone wainscot turning the corner under a wood ceiling
  • Timber stair up to the addition door
  • Cedar deck boards laid against the metal wall
  • Timber porch frame set in front of the sided house
  • New wing framed in studs, the metal roof already on beside it
  • Roof trusses set over the addition, metal panels started below
  • Metal roof valleys locked in over the addition
  • Roof deck going on beside metal panels already laid
  • Open ceiling joists with batts, the metal roof beyond
  • Finished false fronts, beige and grey, with timber trim and a shake porch
  • Grey siding finished on the addition, cedar-shake porch over two doors
  • Blue-grey lap siding over beige board on the side of the addition
  • Grey siding started on the right, the garage bays still in house wrap
  • Cedar-shake porch finished over two doors, the walls still in house wrap
  • Garage bays open and the shake porch on, before the siding
  • Addition wrapped, porch posts set beside the doors
  • Metal roofs on the addition, the gable still open
  • Metal roof valley framed where the new roof meets the old
  • Brown metal roof panels locked in on the addition

Structure

Framing

The entry framed in, then the slab and the trusses.

  • Entry framed between a wrapped house and a metal building
  • Porch plate and stub posts set on the slab, wall still in house wrap
  • Exterior stud wall on a new slab, with window and door openings framed
  • A long stud wall braced along a concrete slab
  • Stud walls standing on a slab, seen from the metal roof
  • Arched roof trusses set over framed walls
  • A roof truss with nail plates, framed walls behind it
  • Roof trusses going up over a metal roof, with a barn and fields behind
  • Common trusses and ceiling joists framed, looking out over the valley
  • Second storey framed and sheathed, window openings cut, sitting over the first floor
  • Second-storey addition sheathed in plywood over a cedar-shake porch roof
  • Tall shop wall sheathed in plywood, openings cut for a window and a door
  • Shop wall with wood panel below, sheathing above, and the roof framed overhead
  • Timber porch frame going up in front of a sided house
  • Rafters laid out for a porch roof against a metal wall
  • Porch rafters framed over the entry of a wrapped house
  • Wood stairs and a landing framed up to a new door
  • Loft framed with the stair stringers in place
  • Stair opening framed, with the joists and landing above
  • Shop interior with the ceiling decked, walls insulated, and board going on below
  • Loft walls filled with batts under a plywood ceiling

Envelope

Roofing

Metal panels locked in. Valleys, dormers, and the gable while the frame is still open.

  • Brown metal roofs finished, the next wall still open framing
  • Finished metal roof valley with a vent pipe
  • Brown metal roof panels locked in, with a dormer still open
  • Dark metal roof on the finished wing, joists still open in front
  • Metal roof with the gable still open, rafters and house wrap showing
  • Roof deck going on beside metal panels already laid
  • Metal roofing going on over open rafters at a valley
  • Metal roof valley against a plywood wall
  • Open roof joists with the metal roof started at the edge

Envelope

Siding

Finished houses first. Decks and porches with them, then the walls still in wrap.

  • Shake siding and a stained door on the new entry between the houses
  • Shake siding going on the entry, wood door set, roof edge still open
  • Entry partly sided, the tall face still in house wrap
  • Garden shed in shake siding with the roof overhang framed
  • Brown lap siding, metal roofs, and a cedar-shake porch, seen from above
  • Brown siding, white doors, and a cedar-shake porch roof
  • Brown shake siding with a wood balcony and metal roofs
  • Arched bays under brown siding, with a wood rail on the stair
  • Wood porch deck under a shake awning on the brown house
  • Side court with brown siding, a wood walkway, and a stair
  • Carved corbels under the eave of the brown siding
  • Light blue lap siding and a board gable on a finished house
  • Blue lap siding over beige board, wood trim around the window
  • Finished beige siding, shingles above the belt and board below
  • Grey and beige siding with a cedar-shake porch, seen past a wood fence
  • Grey siding and cedar-shake roofs on a house, the upper storey still in plywood
  • Brown lap siding with a wood-trimmed opening framed into the wall
  • Two-storey house wrapped and ready for siding, windows and doors set
  • Open framed bays on a wrapped house, porch posts going up beside the door
  • Cedar shakes going on a porch roof in front of a wrapped house
  • Cedar-shake porch roof finished over two doors and a window
  • Beige siding going on over house wrap, gable still open
  • Beige shingle siding at a corner, door opening still sheathed
  • Crew fitting the door on a metal building while the wood siding goes on

Riding

Arenas

The end wall painted, then the shell, then the wall while it was still open.

  • Arena shell in white metal under the red arch, lumber and machines in the yard
  • Metal siding on the arena, the upper floor still in house wrap, lift at the wall
  • Arena wall from the lift, metal below and house wrap around the windows
  • Metal roof tight to the arena wall, still in house wrap under the red arch
  • Arena end wall in OSB under the red arch, lift and lumber in the yard
  • Boom lift parked at the OSB arena wall, the arch still open
  • OSB on the arena end wall, lift and stacked lumber in front
  • Lift set against the OSB arena wall while the arch is still framed
  • Arena wall framed inside the arch, balcony and door openings in
  • Balcony framed into the arena wall under the arch
  • Second-floor balcony and window openings framed in the arena wall
  • Gable end of a riding arena with a wide door and a viewing loft
  • Arena end wall painted, the steel arch and the door above the footing
  • Indoor riding arena with a steel truss roof and fresh footing
  • Arena end wall in OSB, before the paint, under the steel arch

Ag buildings

Barns

The gambrel finished, then the loft and the shop.

  • Finished brown gambrel barn with black trim, a loft door, and pipe-panel gates
  • Front of the brown gambrel, crossbuck loft door and the run of stalls
  • Finished brown gambrel barn with a metal roof and pipe-panel fence
  • Long side of a brown barn with a metal roof and two dormers
  • Gambrel barn with a metal roof, seen from the next roof over a field
  • Finished metal barn with a covered porch and wood door
  • Gambrel barn while the brown paint is going on
  • Gambrel in primer, metal roof on, before the brown paint
  • Barn wall framed in studs along the slab
  • Gambrel loft with the floor down and the ceiling sheathed, windows at the far end
  • Finished plywood loft inside a gambrel barn, three windows on the end wall
  • Plywood loft ceiling curving down to the knee wall
  • Knee wall sheathed under the gambrel purlins
  • Barn loft while the gambrel trusses are still open
  • Shop bay with a wood ceiling, red board walls, and a half-wall in the middle
  • Red board half-wall inside a shop with a wood plank ceiling

Site

Fencing

Round pens and rail outside.

  • Four-rail wood round pen on a sand riding pad, mountains behind it
  • Four-rail wood fence opening onto a sand riding pen
  • Pipe-panel gates in front of a board-sided gambrel barn

Inside

Kitchens

Boxes first. Then counters, the range, and the doors to the yard.

  • Finished kitchen with an island, white cabinets, and French doors
  • White cabinets, a new range, and a window over the sink
  • Kitchen opening into the living room, fridge on the right
  • Finished kitchen with white shaker cabinets, stone counters, and a new range
  • Cabinet boxes set under a new window, counters not on yet
  • Kitchen mid-build with cabinets set, flooring down, and doors to the yard
  • Cabinets and a fridge going in at the start of a kitchen renovation