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Monolithic flagstone steps and retaining wall

Admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 03:34:33 +0000

This project involved a fair amount of detailed planning as I was building into a finished yard with a predetermined walkway height. Working with this type of material can be quite unforgiving as it is not elastic or easily modified (and still keeping a natural look) – especially the larger monolithic pieces. Twenty-four inch squares were used on the walkway surface and 600 lbs steps were placed onto a custom support – a series of concrete cradles to hold the stones in place. The wall has a concrete block support with weep holes and gravel fill behind as well as a footer. 90% dry stacked and fitted. The two columns are lighted via glass block portals on two sides.

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Water Feature installation

Admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:24:18 +0000

This fountain was designed and built for a local Thai restaurant. I have been going there for years, in fact, they’ve just remodeled the interior of the restaurant.
The food is authentic… stop by to check it out and have a bite to eat – Old Siam – they also have Sushi.
((okay, the photo that I have up for this project is from my cell phone – I promise to get a REAL photo up soon!))

Water Fountain

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Japanese stone bench

Admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:57:51 +0000

This Japanese stone bench was added to the raised Colorado Red Flagstone patio in the Washington Park area. It is one of a kind as is all of my custom stone work. It’s made from Colorado Red stripstone and Cross Canyon stripstone.

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Bathroom floor repair and rebuild

Admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:01:16 +0000

In this project, I’ve already removed the rotten floor and underlayment (which was thin plywood) that was also rotten from years of being water-logged (bathroom floor damaged by water leaking from the toilet ring seal). The water damage is a result of two separate leaks in the same general area of each other. Much of the damage has come from the adjacent kitchen area, the dishwasher seems to be the newest culprit as it was leaking from a clogged hose on the side near the inlet. The house is also shifting significantly, enough so that the exterior wall is buckling outward, affecting the floor joists, thus the floor. It’s no wonder the toilet was sinking and leaking into the basement / crawl space below. Moral of the story, when you have everything opened up, do some simple testing to see what else might be awry.

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Denver Property Preservation

Admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:00:32 +0000

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