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A Fence of the White Picket Variety

		Thursday, 05 November 09 - 12:42 PM (GMT -06:00) By Bryan Meyer in Design

More on the “what we do in our free time” series… I’ll be posting a few updates on DIY tips and other details about the renovation of my new-to-me old house, but before I expound on the trials of repairing crumbling plaster - here’s a fence. The house is sort of a cottage-y cape cod and I figured a fence of the white picket variety would suit it well (and serve the necessary function of keeping Rudy, the dog, from running away… again).



Not being a bland white picket kind of guy, I wanted the design to be a little modern and different. Also, I hate painting, so it had to be content to be on it’s own in the world.



Classic white pickets alternate from traditional point-up in front to elevated and upside-down in back. I laid out the posts and gate to coincide with the front picket sequence so to not visually break the rhythm. Gate is in the middle.



Our friends at Loll Designs graciously milled the pickets out of their special Loll HDPE. Aluminum tube posts and rails make for a dressy industrial structure.





Oh, and it’s like, really green cuz the aluminum and plastic is all recycled and recyclable…

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		Wednesday, 21 October 09 - 01:41 PM (GMT -06:00) By Rhonda Pike in General

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		Thursday, 18 June 09 - 11:16 AM (GMT -06:00) By Paul Stankey in Design

I know it has been far too long since the last post. I hope to make up for it this summer as we are hitting the cabin pretty hard again (do not want to spend another winter in there without insulation...).

Three weeks ago Sarah and I welded up the frame, sashes and jamb. Then the following week we added the finer details like hinges, hardware and paint. So last week we finally did it. We cut the hole. It seemed like this day was never going to come and when it did we were apprehensive to do it. It is hard to cut a hole in something so pure knowing that there is no looking back. So after many iterations of measuring and marking and making certain “this is where we want it” we jumped in. Like everything else the actual cut was simple and anti-climatic.





Once the cut was complete, wow! completely transformed the space on the interior and the exterior seems to come alive.







After sitting and staring at the new hole we had to get back to work as the rain was coming.... Prepped the new opening and fitted the window assembly and began welding.



Once all the welding was complete we primed the whole deal. No sooner did the primer dry did it start to rain. Anxious to complete the project that weekend we tented the window off, dried everything and continued to paint.



We had to leave the tent up overnight as it was too humid for the paint to dry and the rain never stopped...

Sunday morning came and we took down the tent and masking and installed the sashes. After a long day on Saturday it was nice to see the progress complete.









Up next, framing the interior of Red....

Container Architecture

		Tuesday, 17 March 09 - 09:23 AM (GMT -06:00) By Rhonda Pike in Design

If you haven’t already heard, Paul’s shipping container cabin has been featured in yet another publication! Check it out, along with many other amazing projects, in Jure Kotnik’s newest book Container Architecture.





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