Aug 18

Great Backyard Gazebo, an Entertaining Dream!

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A great place to relax and enjoy the outdoors

Have you ever thought of a backyard Gazebo, a place to relax and entertain, turn on the music, flip the switch for the gas fireplace,  break out the cocktails and appetizers.  Think about when it’s raining and you’ve got a great book that you’re reading, it’s raining out so you grab a blanket, turn on the fireplace and snuggle in-front of the fire outside and you get back into the book. You’ve got the roof with the beautiful exposed rafters protecting you from the rain and the fireplace feels good on your body and the sound of the rain is soothing.  Well we built just what I’ve describe above and I’m writing about it form the gazebo with the fireplace on and the music is on.

Gazebo, A Dream Come True

This is a dream and everybody that see’s this loves it. We went away last weekend and the neighbors came over used the BBQ and the gazebo. They have a BBQ and a view of the sound, but they love our piece of heaven.

The Gazebo has 4″ x 12″ beams with 4″ x 8″ rafters with exposed tongue and groove bead board above the rafters.

Stone clad fireplace with metallic tile insets for candles

This structure has a 42″ gas fireplace with a blower and above the fireplace are insets lined with black metallic mosaic tiles that is used for candles.

On each side of the fireplace are cushions for additional seating. There is cedar lap siding above the cushions and match the house material.

Seattle Rainy days is comfortable here!

A great place to relax and enjoy the outdoors

If you would like a Gazebo of your own or any other remodeling projects, don’t hesitate, give me a call or email me so we can get started on your dreams.

Call 206-938-2300 x 201  or email @ tom@fineconstruction.com

Aug 17

Fine Construction Becomes a Pella Certified Contractor

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Good news in Seattle!….Pella Windows is adding us to their sales and installation team. In today’s market, it is important to maximize energy efficiency in your home. Energy efficiency is increased with the installation of new windows….whether retrofit (fits in existing jamb space) window or a new replacement window.

Pella Window Company’s History:

Pella was established in 1925 (celebrating 85 years in existence!). The company was named Rolscreen, producing unique roll-up windows. They moved to Pella, Iowa in 1926.

In 1934, Rolscreen introduced a Venetian blind.

In 1957, the company introduced double-glass, Twinlite windows.

In 1992, the Pella name was replaced with the Rolscreen name and the company utilized a Japanese management technique called Kaizen. At this time Pella was reorganizing to reduce the time to produce windows and doors and increasing quality control measures.

By 2000, Pella delivered 98.5 percent of its orders on time. Custom orders that formerly took five weeks to fill now took two. Pella’s improved service allowed its dealers to operate more efficiently as well.

While I was in Pella last week, I met a local couple that gave me the history of Pella, Iowa — including the Dutch influence to the area, with a population of 9,800 people. Pella Window employs 41% of the town’s people. Wow! — this company is key to this town’s survival!   Click here to read in-depth about the Pella window History

Product Line

Pella has a great line of products to choose from;  The Architect Series is a wood window that can be stained or painted on the interior with an aluminum clad exterior.  This product has an endless amount of options from exterior colors to wood species and interior finishes…and the list goes on.

The Designer Series offers the blinds between the glass that has made Pella Windows popular and unique. These blinds have a lot of options; including a variety of different types of blinds, an assortment of colors and styles, a lot of exterior color choices, and a range of interior wood choices and finishes. This is another great product line to pick from.

Included in Pella wood windows with aluminum clad exteriors are wood in the interior . There are many options for interior and exterior, including 27 exterior color choices.

The Designer Series has a clad exterior with options for blinds between the window panes. When people talk Pella, they know that their exterior finish will be exceptional.

Pella Windows and Doors are a great product for any home. Pella offers a variety of products for any home form entry level to high end windows with more options than it’s competitors.
If you would like to replace or add some windows or doors, don’t hesitate, call me to discuss your ideas.

Aug 13

RemodelingNation Launches Site

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Neil Kristianson launches RemodelingNation

RemodelingNation has launched! Here is a friend who has launched a great site to help homeowners understand what to expect in remodeling. Topics from what to expect in remodeling, financing and how to plan a kitchen remodel. Neil Kristianson of Crimson Design and Construction in Naperville, Illinois created a site to help individuals who where looking at tips for your remodeling projects. Neil and his co-host Geoff Martin of Cedar Mill Group in Webster, New Hampshire are working together to bring a fun and interesting time on the net, discussing topics of interest to the first time and experienced homeowners looking for tips on remodeling.

Grab a cup of Seattle’s finest coffee, of course we have many choices on information about remodeling, but listening to these to guys crack jokes and give you insight on the remodeling process and what to expect in your journey of remodeling. The two of them have a lot of suggestions on remodeling and bring it in a funny and enjoyable way, making you feel you are right next to them sitting at the dining room table.

Good luck Neil on your new venture!

Aug 11

3rd Story Addition in West Seattle, Completed and Goergous!

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What a great entryway to come home to

Brazilian Cherry landing and Stairs

This project was a great project from start to finish. The client were great to deal with and we exceeded their expectations.

The entry was very important to the clients. In the original design of the house, when you arrived at the front of the house you didn’t know where the front door was. We moved the front door towards the front of the house by 25′. The exterior has colored concrete with large slate pieces laid in the concrete walkway. In addition to the walkway, we poured a curved concrete wall with LED lights in the concrete wall.

Beautiful Fir Stained Doors and Slate Floor

The entry is so sweet! There is a lot of room in this entryway to comfortably remove your coat, shoes, hat, backpack, skies, snowshoes and roller blades. Now you are ready to stroll thru what we’ve completed. The entry has Fir doors a with clear coat. The floors are a slate 12″ x 24″ tiles. The door has a remote entry so all you do is come near the door and it unlocks. A great feature is the mail slot located outside (of course, better outside than inside) and we made a custom metal chute for the mail to slide to a convenient out of site place for the mail. Another great feature is the video camera the front door with video monitors on each floor so the homeowners can see who is at he front door and communicate with whom ever is at the front door.

A stairway to relaxation

The railing was a great part of this project, we brought the railing design to the clients and together the team approach developed a beautiful piece of art. The top rail is Brazilian cherry mounted to black powder coated steel and stainless steel cables integrated horizontally.

A great place to relax and get reinvigorated

The Soaking tub in this master is just what the homeowners were looking for when we designed this master bath. The added benefit is the window, they can open the window a little and have a view of the sound and the Olympic mountains, soaking doesn’t get any better than that. Quartz counter top with under mount sink and the in-wall faucets set this bathroom apart form your typical bathroom.

Showering in Style, Custom Glass Panel on the Right Wall

The shower provides an experience on it’s own with the tiles on the wall cascading down tot he floor giving the illusion of a waterfall. But look to your left and out the window and you’ll see the Puget Sound waterway and beyond that the Olympic mountains. Showering doesn’t get any better than this.

This project was a true pleasure form the design to the end and now the our clients get to enjoy these wonderful spaces with their family and friends.

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