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A fence for a one-eyed Vizsla name Leif
Sweat equity arrangement? You betcha, Leif!!Helping a new client and neighbor build a fence to contain the 16 month old kangaroo jumping puppy named Leif! We live in the heart of Minneapolis. In the northern part of “south” Minneapolis, in the Seward neighborhood. ...
Backyard deck rehabilitation
Backyard deck rehabilitationTransforming asad and unsafe backyard deck into a beautiful and more functional space for a wonderful and deserving familyLast fall I was working on a client project adding a staircase to their back deck when their neighbor approached me at...
A Catio for the kits named Norton & Lux
Screening in a front porch to create a catio!This past winter I was contacted by a new client asking if I could build a catio for their cats. I’m always up for building a catio! I initially visited to scope out the project in the mid-winter while there was still...
Closet cedar lining, new attic entries and door rehabs – conclusion
A favoritewinter home improvement project of mineThis is my long overdue recap post detailing the completion of this client project in mid February. See my original post from late January for more details:...
Closet cedar lining, new attic entries and door rehabs – part 1
A favoritewinter home improvement project of mineIn mid-January I began one of my favorite indoor winter projects to complete for a client – adding cedar lining to a closet. If you’ve followed my posts on Facebook over the past several years you’ll know that this is...
Back deck staircase and re-staining project
Back deck staircase andre-staining projectMake your back deck more functionalI love building exterior staircases off of decks. I’ve done this work on my own home, and for other clients prior to this project, including adding a deck staircase for a client at their...
A diggin’ dirt box for a dog named Yussel
Dogs like to digin the dirt, why fight it?One of the things that I love about what I do for a living is completing fun and unique projects for clients. The treehouse I built for a client last summer being the best example of that (to the extreme). This was another...
Ken’s brick wall project – Part 2
Ken's brick wall project - Part 2The east wall is1/2 finishedI posted back in September about the brick wall project I began working on at my home during Labor Day week: Ken’s brick wall project – Part 1 This post is an update on the progress I made before stopping...
Dry stack limestone retaining wall
My final exterior client project of 2022: On November 1st I started a project with a good friend and client to build a dry stack limestone retaining wall along the sidewalk at the front of their property. I balanced the project with other client work during the...
Milwaukee Avenue picket fence project – part 2
Milwaukee Ave picket fence project – part 2 A fence for a dog named Shenji… Last week I completed the Milwaukee Avenue picket fence project that I began at the beginning of the month, and which was interrupted by a planned vacation on my part. My client asked me...