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This video is truly inspiring! Builders are challenged to construct a home with all US building materials, every screw, nail, board, everything! and they did it…take a look.

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Wood Deck

Need a new deck? Building a deck? There are a lot of choices; wood, cedar, and the top of the line products for PVC (Azek).

Wood decking is the lowest cost and the highest maintenance.  The costs can really start adding up when you get going on your decking project; adding railings, stairs, benches and planter boxes when using items such as composite decking, Trex, or TimberTech can really get costly. Both companies offer a broad line of decking materials from composite (wood and plastic) to PVC materials for decks and materials. In the long run though, these materials will last and last and are very low maintenance for the homeowner.

Azek Deck

A wood polymer composite deck material, made from reclaimed plastic and wood fiber, are relatively maintenance free. Trex takes recylced plastics and utilizes them in the decking boards.  Composite and PVC decking materials have been used extensively over the years in playgrounds, city parks, residential and commercial property decks.  The decking materials today, such as the composite or PVC products are highly resistant to moisture, which stops the decks from decaying and maximizes the life of the deck.

Below is a simple chart to provide pricing from wood products to PVC products

Decking Options
- – - – - -   2×6 Pine #1, Treated       5/4×6 Cedar        5/4×6 Composite      Azek PVC

10′x8′                $210                              $285                          $560                      $670
12′x8′                $265                              $460                          $655                      $770

Summing up what products to use? I personally like the PVC and Composite materials.  As a builder and developer, I love wood, though used in the right area, wood can look beautiful and be used where there is less maintenance needed.  The added costs for the composite and PVC products really do pay off and it doesn’t take that long once you consider all the work an  costs for a maintaining a wood deck. Pay now or pay later.

Today we completed another interesting project, we used a crane to move a prefabricated swim spa from the front driveway to the back of the house for a new additional area leisure area to house the swim spa and hot tub.
The delivery driver of the pool supplier showed us a video of a crane accident that happened a week ago when a crane crushed into a house trying to lift a pool into place, this only gave me more anxiety about the porject, AH! But, today all went well and the pool was placed, all the straps held the pool, and no damage was done, Yeah!

Check out our fun little slide show that shows the process of the assembled and coordinated lifting and placement for the 18′ (Long) x 8′ (Wide) x 6′ (deep) pool. The pool is manufactured by Endless Pools. Fine Construction built an enclosed spa room with colored concrete and southern windows to allow the sun to naturally light the pool/spa room. The owners are thrilled with their new outdoor recreation area. WHEW!

Here is how the room looked on day one of the transformation.

Today Billy Brandt, of Billy Brandt Painting, gave the fir ceiling in the living room a new look. He applied a white washed finish to lighten up a rather dull and dark living room ceiling. A mixture of 1 quart of glaze to 2 quarts of Authentic Home COLOR Paint™ in the Champagne on Ice color provides a fresh new “shabby chic” look to the room. Tomorrow he will be painting the walls!

As you can see the light ceiling will brighten the whole room and give all the elements, including the fireplace and windows and doors, a whole new look and feel to them.

Follow along as we show you the progress on this room makeover project and provide remodeling tips and inspiration to help you with your next project. Subscribe through RSS and get our updates in your preferred reader or check our blog every week for the update, enjoy!

One of the most common reasons to replace existing windows is to increase the energy efficiency of your home — which reduces your heating and cooling bills and lowers greenhouse gas emissions. You’ll notice the savings immediately — because poorly performing windows and doors cause heating and cooling loss in a home. You’re literally throwing money out the window!

Pella has a proud 85-year history of environmental stewardship and has been recognized for its energy efficiency leadership and sustainable business practices. You can feel good about choosing Pella windows and doors. Fine Construction, a green contractor,  is very of this fact and highly praises Pella for it’s 85 year commitment to the environment and great craftsmanship.

The Rex was for a single father who traveled a lot and in his travels loved the hotels, spa’s and resorts that he had got so acquainted with, the Four Seasons and on.

As you walk through the foyer it has a vaulted ceiling with over a thousand led lights drilled through acrylic panels to give the illusion of the solar system. The marble floors bring you to the marble steps of the jetted 2+ person tub.

Look to the right and you’ll find a vanity with a marble top, a vessel sink and in the wall faucets, continuing ot the right is one of two closets and the next door goes to a room for the toilet.

Turn around and head back the other way and at the end of the room is the walk in shower, with no curb to step over, flush with the marble is a stone pebble flooring in the shower, the shower walls are linen tile with multiple showering devices, hand held to showering jets.

Please click on the images, especially the foyer picture.

Anyone can enjoy this room. If you would like to transform your bathroom or another room call me. Tom Fine