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Hi all;
This is a project we did a few years back, and while it was a fairly large renovation to a small house, I could only find a few pictures.
One is the shot after the demolition work. It entailed removing the original rear brick wall of the building and installing a steel beam to support the upper floors and the rest of the brick wall.
This opened to an extension that had been built previously added to the structure. The small addition was accessible by a rather small doorway.
This basically doubled the kitchen size as well as opened up the first floor dramatically.
After the demo was completed we installed the cabinets and mill work, which we built during the renovations.
The other photos are the completed space.
Lee
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26 comments so far
Grumpy
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posted 131 days ago
Thats what I call starting from scratch Lee. Great end result. Did you build the cupboards as well?.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 131 days ago
Hi Grumpy;
Yes sir.
My actual business, or at least was General Contractor. We handle everything from demolition to handing the owner the key. (including building the cabinets and cupboards).
Thank you Grumpy;
Lee
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romansfivefive
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posted 131 days ago
that looks awesome. i had better not let my wife see it
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 130 days ago
Hi Rob;
Are you telling me a story? (I checked your website)
Since I didn’t notice you sneak in, welcome to lumberjocks. (sometimes I don’t pay attention so good) lol
Thank you;
Lee
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kev
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posted 130 days ago
How did you do the finish work, it looks really nice.
kevin
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 130 days ago
Hi Kev;
Believe it or not it is a brushed on paint, complete with brush stroke marks! This was at the request of the architect. A more authentic replication of the period of the house.
And, although I didn’t like the idea of it, I did like the finished look very much.
And thank you for the compliment!
Lee
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john
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posted 130 days ago
Beautiful job Lee , i really like the glass look in the cabinet doors . great job !!!
I wish my kitchen looked like that .
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Karson
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posted 130 days ago
Lee. A very nice completion. The space improved and the cabinets are very nice.
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Thos. Angle
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posted 130 days ago
Nice work, Lee. As expected.
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Bradford
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posted 130 days ago
Did you do the tile work also? That looks like a two week job, just doing the tiles alone. The whole project looks amazing. Very nice work.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
dlcarver
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posted 130 days ago
Nice Lee. If we were close together, I would have you do mine…......SERIOUSLY!
Dave
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 130 days ago
Hi John;
That particular glass style really did add to the look of the kitchen. Again chosen by the architect.
Well get busy building it. You’ll score a lot of brownie points for it!
Thank you;
Lee
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 130 days ago
Thank you Karson.
Lee
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 130 days ago
Hi Thomas;
Where have you been hiding?
I appreciate the confidence.
Lee
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 130 days ago
Hi Bradford;
Yes we did the tile also, and what pain it was. The client is very “anal”. He double checked things he already double checked.
The tiles are an expensive designer tile, made of glass which are mounted to a piece of paper, somewhat haphazardly, with chipped and warped pieces throughout.
The installation process involved setting these 1 foot square sheets, paper side out, so you cant see the tile itself as your working. The following day you remove the paper by wetting it.
Some of the tiles are so warped they come off with the paper! Installation instructions are very specific on the type trowel used for the thinset. The teeth are so small the warped tile barely touched the wall.
We had to go back after removing the paper and installing the individual pieces with epoxy. The owner would pick out individual tiles and complain about the chips and irregularities in the pattern.
Not the best choice of tile for an anal client. Again the architect.
But in the end everyone was happy, and it does look good.
The floor tile was just as bad, regarding irregularities except they weren’t a mosaic style, (mounted to a sheet). Imagine setting individual 2” square tiles. Very frustrating trying to keep things straight.
I guess that’s part of the fun of a construction business.
Lee
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 130 days ago
Thank you David.
Lee
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jockmike2
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posted 130 days ago
Nice job Lee, as Thos said, as expected. Really quit a difference though. mike
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 130 days ago
Hi Mike;
Thanks for the king words.
Lee
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jude
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posted 128 days ago
nice job! i’ll post mine when i get the countertops in (soon ;0)
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mrtrim
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posted 128 days ago
another top of the line job lee . looks great !
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 127 days ago
Hi Jude;
Good to hear from you!
Look forward to seeing some pics!
Lee
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 127 days ago
Thank you Verne;
I appreciate the comments!
Lee
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 86 days ago
That is some great work there. And I know exactly what I am looking at so I really appreciate it!
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 86 days ago
Coming from you Todd, it means a lot.
Thank you;
Lee
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Michael Brailsford
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posted 16 days ago
I like the design. I go for a clean look without alot of ornamentation. The “in-progress” shot looks alot like my house did when I got into it.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 16 days ago
Hi Michael;
I too am rather fond of this kitchen. Rather simple, yet elegant.
Thank you;
Lee
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