Florida Deck

Hello and sorry it's been so long since our last post.  The end of the year got really hectic for us and you I'm sure.  Well we just got back from doing a large deck project in Florida.  the old existing deck was completely dilapidated. 

  When we tore the old one out we realized there was no type of footing or attachment to the ground.  We decided since the deck overhung the canal by about three feet and the stone was washing out due to boat traffic,  that we would over build the deck footings.   We put in three full length 12"x10" footings, seven 12" sonotube footings with #5 rebar tapped and epoxied into the coral and ten 12"x12" footings for the ends.
   

                                                                                 

    For the framing we used seven 4"x6"x16' beams for the main joists attached to the footings with bolt through post bases. Then we lagged double 2x6's for rim joists and used joist hangers to hang the rest of the joists at 12' oc.

   

     We used premium kiln dried pressure treated decking for this project.  We basically divided the deck into four sections and did an angled deck design all angled in toward the middle.  We also added a large used railroad tie planter and 10 tons of stone.  This was about a two week project.  The total deck dimensions were 24'x30'.  It was a great project to be on in the middle of January.

Attic Renovation

I showed you all this attic renovation in an earlier post.

But the homeowner is getting ready to sell and they want to call this a three bedroom, one bathroom home.  As we all know you can't call a room a bedroom without a window and a closet.  So we gave them a closet.  As a matter of fact two of them and a beautiful dormer look.

We used old solid wood doors from our favorite place, Second Chance. We purchased the doors first so we could frame to there specs.  I think this room was the only one I've done that I didn't initially put crown moulding in.  I finally figured out a way to get some kind of wood trim on the ceiling.  Lets hope the renovations Fronckoski Contracting has done can get this home sold quick.

Irene Damaged Basement

This home was caught off guard by Hurricane Irene.  The renters we're in Atlanta and the property got about 6" of water which stood on the floor for about 4 days.  It wound up being a gut down to the studs and some walls being removed.

  Thanks to USAA Insurance Co, the homeowner was able to have us put this basement back together.
We framed up exterior walls, new insulation, drywall, paint, trim, doors and door jambs and carpet.  We also installed a crown molding to finish the ceiling (as usual).

                                                                     

We also stripped the utility room floor and put a epoxy painted finish on.  Although this home was stricken with damage from the hurricane,  we restored this basement back to a comfortable, warm living area.