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Our Work, In Sequence

These are our crews on our job sites. Rather than a loose photo wall, the gallery is ordered the way a project actually runs — demolition, groundwork, structure, then finish — with a note on what is happening in each frame.

Showing 17 projects

Phase 01 Skid steer loader demolishing a masonry pilaster and perimeter wall at a street frontage

Street-Frontage Wall Demolition

Skid-steer removal of a failing masonry wall and pilaster. Debris was controlled and hauled the same day so the public sidewalk stayed open throughout.

DemolitionMasonryHaul-Off
Phase 01 Worker breaking out a failed tile patio surface with a demolition hammer

Failed Patio Surface Break-Out

Selective demolition of a delaminated tile patio down to sound substrate — the step most often skipped, and the reason a lot of resurfacing jobs fail twice.

Selective DemoSurface Prep
Phase 02 Crew placing and screeding wet concrete over a rebar mat with plumbing stub-ups in place

Reinforced Slab Pour & Screed

Full rebar mat tied on chairs, plumbing stub-ups set and protected, then a continuous placement and screed. Pouring in one operation is what prevents cold joints.

Rebar & FormingConcreteUnder-Slab Rough-In
Capability Tracked excavator cutting a trench on a graded construction site

Excavation, Grading & Trenching

Site preparation, cut and fill, pad grading, compaction and utility trenching — the groundwork every slab, wall and pool shell depends on.

ExcavationGradingCompaction
Phase 02 Two masons laying concrete block for a reinforced retaining wall on a hillside cut

Reinforced Block Retaining Wall

CMU laid to a footing on a hillside cut, cells reinforced and grouted, with drainage placed behind the wall so hydrostatic pressure never builds up against it.

CMU MasonryRetaining WallDrainage
Phase 04 Mason applying finish coat to a custom outdoor fireplace and raised hearth

Custom Outdoor Fireplace

Block-cored fireplace and raised hearth built and finished on site, proportioned to the wall it sits against rather than dropped in as a prefabricated kit.

FireplaceStucco FinishHearth
Phase 03 Two-story wood-framed residence with sheathing and weather-resistive barrier installed

Two-Story Frame, Sheathed & Dried In

Full structural frame with shear sheathing and weather-resistive barrier applied, windows set and openings flashed — closed to weather before interior trades mobilize.

Structural FramingShear WallWeather Barrier
Phase 03 Framed multi-level residence with window openings set and building wrap installed

Multi-Level Framing & Window Set

Stepped multi-level framing with openings squared and windows set. Building wrap lapped shingle-style so water that gets behind the cladding has a way back out.

Rough CarpentryWindow InstallFlashing
Phase 03 Gable-roof room addition framed onto an existing single-story house

Gable Room Addition Tie-In

New gable-framed addition structurally tied into an existing roof and wall line, subfloor set and the opening squared for the new envelope.

Room AdditionRoof FramingStructural Tie-In
Phase 03 Crew on scaffolding installing the ceiling of a wood patio cover beside a pool

Patio Cover Ceiling Install

Tongue-and-groove ceiling going up over a poolside patio cover, worked off scaffold so the finish boards land tight and consistent across the full span.

Patio StructureFinish Carpentry
Phase 03 Wood patio cover framed with rafters and solid decking against an existing house wall

Attached Patio Cover Framing

Ledger-attached rafters and solid decking over an existing patio, with posts set on footings rather than surface-mounted to a slab edge that cannot carry them.

Patio StructureRough CarpentryFootings
Phase 04 Stained heavy-timber pavilion with a masonry outdoor kitchen being finished underneath

Timber Pavilion & Outdoor Kitchen

Heavy-timber pavilion stained and trimmed while the masonry cook station is finished beneath it — structure and hardscape carried by the same crew, same contract.

Heavy TimberOutdoor KitchenMasonry
Complete Completed solid patio cover with wood-grain ceiling, ceiling fans and finished concrete patio

Solid Patio Cover, Complete

Finished cover with wood-grain ceiling, fans and lighting wired in, sitting over a poured patio with a fire feature and block wall built in the same phase.

Patio CoverElectrical Rough-InConcrete
Capability Multi-level paver patio with seat walls, raised deck and integrated planting beds

Multi-Level Paver Terrace

Tiered hardscape combining paver terraces, seat walls, steps and a raised deck — grade changes resolved with structure instead of fill.

PaversSeat WallsGrade Change
Complete Completed kitchen remodel with white shaker cabinetry, stone counters and tile backsplash

Kitchen Remodel, Complete

Cabinetry set and levelled, counters templated to the finished boxes, backsplash tiled and flooring run continuously through the adjoining rooms.

Interior RemodelCabinetryTile & Flooring
Complete Open kitchen with peninsula, island hood, dark counters and exposed painted beams

Open Kitchen Reconfiguration

Wall removed and the ceiling opened to exposed beams, with a new peninsula, island hood and appliance runs relocated to suit the revised layout.

Layout ChangeStructural OpeningFinish Work
Capability Swimming pool with raised water features, integrated fire bowls and a covered cabana at dusk

Pool, Fire Features & Cabana

The kind of scope our C-53 classification covers alongside B-1 and C-27 — pool shell, raised water features, fire elements, deck and covered structure in one contract.

Pool ConstructionWater FeaturesDeck & Structure
Capability Carpenters reviewing floor plans on site inside a framed structure

Plan Review On Site

Framing dimensions checked against the approved plan set before the next layer goes on. Catching a discrepancy at this stage costs an hour, not a change order.

Plan ReviewQuality Control

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