Monday, March 31, 2014

Custom Garage

A New Garage!
(Imagine Price is Right music here)


Well the snow hasn't melted yet (25 March).  Everyone is sad... but the garage looks great.


This is the existing garage attached to the house.  The new garage was designed as a compliment to it.
Note how the brick stands out slightly from the stucco, creating a rebate.


This feature was imitated on the new garage but without the use of brick.  Brick would require footings at 4' below grade, which would add significantly to the cost.
Instead, we used 2x4 framing at the rebates, and 2x6 framing everywhere else.


All in all a pleasing little structure...
Actually not little at all.  The footprint stands at 20'x32'.  The roof line is achieved with 14" wooden i-beams, so the space is entirely open on the inside.  Approximately 8 1/2' ceiling height at the front, up to 14' at the back!
It's downright voluminous in there!

Now, if the snow would just melt, we could get a new driveway in there...

Designed and built by:
Jacobson Construction

Services provided by:
Bart Sybenga (concrete)
Mark Goddyn Masonry
Randy "Muddy" Waters (stucco)
Sarnia Glass and Aluminum
Nisbet Robertson Surveyors
Robinson Design and Drafting

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Wood and Stone

This cellar was a treat to work on, and it looks great too!


Much of the work was done outside the cellar.  A dry-stack charcoal coloured stone with rust highlights dresses the entry wall.  This is complimented by the new wide-plank white oak flooring.
The African mask has been in the client's family for years.  He requested to have us give it a special place so we obliged with a custom redwood niche.
And of course, the custom redwood door with glass insert invites you inside.


The racks themselves are made with all-heart California redwood.  This cellar combines individual bottle storage along with some case storage.


A beautiful redwood veneer countertop and gable lit by track lighting provides a space to taste and talk...

Designed and built by:
Jacobson Construction

Services provided by:
Rosehill Wine Cellars
Hucker Floor Coverings
Mark Goddyn Masonry
Milburn Electric
Mario's Heating and Air Conditioning
Jim Clements Paint
Randy "Muddy" Waters Plaster