Montreat

This is a home in Montreat that was built in the 1880's by the grandfather. The house is a classic Montreat family home shared by everyone in the family.

As with any old house, there are always things to fix. Here, the tongue and groove ceiling on the porch had old water damage and was sagging.

This is an old back window. We pulled the window out and replaced it with French Doors. This allows more sunlight and will provide for a great patio in the spring.

This side of the house had an old carport that had collapsed under last winters snow. After we pulled the carport completely off the house, an exposed door had been allowing water to get in the house. We pulled the door out and replaced it with a salvaged window from where the French Door went in. We repaired siding and flashed the bottom to keep the water out.

The finished side window.

New tongue and groove ceiling.

New French door with small bracket roof. This spring we will help the homeowners do a paver patio and steps.

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64 Broadway

This is an old store front in downtown Asheville. The store will be a new wine shop and tasting room. The architect wanted to create a more attractive entrance while keeping the existing window and door.

We came in and framed the inside and outside of the door and window.

After the framing was complete Warren (the metal artist) installed his rusted metal on the inside and outside edges of the framing.

We then came back to fit old barn wood to trim the entire store front inside and out. The barnwood came from the wine shop owners barn in Madison County. What a great way to re-use material!


The view from the sidewalk!

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