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Nutley Street Ashland

Ben designed and drew building plans. We replaced the kitchen with a new layout and removed the kitchen walls to open the floor plan of the main part of the house. To remove the walls we re-framed the roof structure with an engineered plan. We installed custom cabinets in a new configuration with an island, glass counter top, range hood, granite sink, and new dishwasher and refrigerator placed in new locations. We installed new lights fixtures, and oak flooring to match the remainder of the house. In the master bathroom, we bumped out the walls and installed a freestanding bathtub, tub faucet glass tiles on the walls, and heated tiles on the floor. The front stair case and deck were installed with concrete footings and rebar, pressure-treated wood and steel connections, flashing, cedar treads with stainless screws, and railings built with 4×4 utility panel and cedar. From the stair landing we built a circular retaining wall and gate. The back deck was also installed with concrete footings and rebar, pressure-treated posts, beams, and lumber attached with steel connections, cedar treads with stainless screws, and railings built with 4×4 utility panel and cedar. A French door with sidelights and transom window was installed to access the deck. 

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Church Street

We designed and built a new guest cottage that was awarded Historically Compatible Addition of 2015 by the Ashland Historic Commission. It features period interior woodwork, as well as columns, detailed eaves and a dormer. It was built to high energy efficiency standards and was pressure-tested to verify it surpassed the highest air leakage standard. The Ashland Historic Commission stated that, “the attention to detail is truly breathtaking.”

We built cabinetry in the main house in 2014.

We installed electrical wiring, made plumbing changes, installed low voltage wiring, and stained exterior woodwork in the main house in 2017.

We painted much of the exterior of the main house in 2019 and stained exterior woodwork. We repaired exterior trim and siding and the fence, and reattached the electrical meter.

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Wagner Creek Road

In 2013 and 2014 we completed an interior remodel with a large deck and patio. We remodeled multiple rooms with mahogany window and door jambs framed in chrome trim that is flush to the wall surface without the use of face trim. We built a mahogany floor to ceiling cabinet built-in with a hidden door and grain-matched alcove. We remodeled the bathroom, vaulted the ceiling, added a transom window and a pocket door that slides behind the shower, marble walls that appear to float with a recessed polished brass bottom, heated tiled floors with barrier-free zero-step shower and almost invisible tiled line drain, heated towel bars, and flush mahogany door and window trim. The deck was built of mahogany and featured a stainless steel cable railing. The large patio was edged with a long flush curving concrete wall that was installed with an inset large moss stone at the side of the footbridge.

In 2017 we remodeled the downstairs bathroom with matching flush mahogany window and door jambs framed with chrome, marble walls that appear to float with a recessed polished brass bottom, mahogany bump-outs and a floor to ceiling mirror with a floating vanity mounted on it. 

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Rapp Lane

In 2014 and 2015 we redesigned and remodeled a home. We vaulted ceilings and removed walls to open the floorplan. The kitchen and bathrooms were updated, including a curving glass tiled roman tub and a pearl shell tiled shower. A wood fireplace was installed with a custom designed mantel and marble hearth extension, and updates were made to increase energy efficiency. We finished with curving local stone walls and a clean and simple round entry archway.

In 2017 we replaced the existing old downstairs terracotta tile floor with hickory flooring to match the flooring we had installed in the remainder of the house. We also replaced the existing old sliding door with tall French doors with sidelights and transom window.

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C Street

In 2015 and 2016 we designed an addition and worked with the Ashland Planning and Historic Commissions to get approval for a zoning variance for the existing non-conforming structure, and to follow historic guidelines. We remodeled the house, changed the flat roof to a peaked roof, and added a two story addition to the back of the house that doubled its size along with a full length walkable storage attic with skylights. We moved the kitchen and installed wood paneling on feature walls using wood that had been reclaimed from the original house.  

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Ridge Road

In 2015 and 2016 we replaced the foundation and the floor framing and beams under the kitchen-living building and extensive deck of a large three-building home. We used full-height wood-grained concrete stem walls and connected them to the cedar siding with a clear cedar band trim. We leveled the building and attached it to the foundation to resist seismic forces. We re-built the edge of the roof eaves and installed fascia trim and gutters. Then we installed roof and foundation drains.

In 2016 and 2017 we repeated this process with the second building and decks. We leveled the structure, rebuilt the beams and floor, and installed the concrete stem walls, seismic attachments, and cedar band trim. We installed fascia and gutters, rebuilt the eaves, and installed roof and foundation drains.

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Glenview Drive

In 2018 we rebuilt a waterproof deck above a garage with a two-story stone entryway.

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South Oakdale

In 2017 we remodeled a kitchen and adjoining rooms in a historic home. We added vertical grain fir cabinets, quartz countertops, and subway tile backsplash. 

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Village Square

In 2017 we remodeled a kitchen with custom sliding cabinetry, quartz counters, mosaic tile backsplash, and oak flooring. 

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North Wightman

In 2018 we remodeled a kitchen with custom sliding cabinetry, quartz counters, and Marmoleum and oak flooring.