April 27th, 2010 | Author: jerad.foster
We are working away on 3918, I’ll be posting some design images soon of what we plan on doing with the place. In the meantime here are some pictures of the interior of the house as it currently looks. The first floor shots look move in ready, they fail to show how uneven the floors are. Some significant issues have come up with the existing structure, mostly how the first builder failed to install load bearing columns in the proper places leading to some severely sagging floors.
The second floor photo’s have some great character. I can’t wait to rip that plaster out and see whats behind it.
The third floor is huge and is going to remain largely open, making a few modern interventions is in the cards. That large tank you see is the original water tank for the house, or thats our best guess.
August 10th, 2009 | Author: jerad.foster
A few pics of the installed James Hardi Siding on the Revere Consultation. The owner wanted a modern sleek siding that was inexpensive. The solution was standard James Hardi smooth panel siding ripped into a module that worked with the layout of the house. The horizontal seams are covered with a simple galvanized z flashing, the vertical joints will be caulked, the screws are Kreg pockethole screws typically used in woodworking ( they have a weather proof coating as well as a self drilling tip and a washer head). The corner and end caps are a Fry Reglet extruded aluminum trim made especially for Hardi siding. This siding just covers the upper cantilevered bedroom portions of the house, the rest of the house is wrapped in a natural cedar siding. The siding will eventually get painted, our latest color opinion is lime green. 
July 31st, 2009 | Author: jerad.foster
I have spent the last couple of months doing consulting work for friend. Some design ideas have been thrown around, discussed, scribbled on empty beer boxes, and finally construction is underway. A very unique design process for sure, more like a weekly design meeting. I’ve spent the past couple of weeks lending a hand on the construction end. Working as a make shift job site foreman, working out exterior siding details in the field, ordering materials, and coordinating with sub’s. This past weekend was spent milling solid cedar siding for the project, using off the shelf 1×4’s for a sleek contemporary siding. Just wait till you see what we have planned for some James Hardi siding on the project. 
June 26th, 2009 | Author: jerad.foster
This week I loaded up a trailer and headed to Wichita to do some installation on the bar and the ceiling. After three long days a lot of progress was made. We installed the bar and the the supporting wall, installed all of the support work for the ceiling and framed in all of the light cavities. Most of the work was done in Kansas City and I brought it down and assembeled on site. The pictures are a little lacking not a lot of lights in yet along with a lot of dust in the air doesn’t lead to good photos.
June 14th, 2009 | Author: jerad.foster
Progress is flying along. I should be installing the rest of the Studiobuild pieces in another week. Justin sent us some pics of the cabinets installed.
