Lon’s Lakeside House

Wednesday April 13th, 2011We are winding up at Lons. The landscaping is almost finished. We cut perfect circles out of square bluestone to make a stepping stone path.  We cut the first stone into the patio to make a transition to the walkway. The stepping stones lead to the round patio, which is squared and rectangular bluestone. The [...]

OUTDOOR GRILLS

Sunday September 12th, 2010We  made a smaller grill down from our outdoor kitchen for John and JoAnn Herzfeld at their shorefront on Lovejoy pond.  This grill is a little over 3′x4′, with a cast iron grate cooking surface of 20″x30″. We made two grate settings, one for charcoal and one for wood.  We finished this with a jack [...]

Jenny’s Chimney

Sunday September 12th, 2010Jenny Philbrick wanted a chimney with an alcove in it.  We started in the basement with a solid  chimney 4′ wide and an arched hearth for a woodstove.  On the first floor we divided the chimney at 5′.  Jenny has a cathedral ceiling, so ending the gothic arch at 9′ left us 4′ to shoulder [...]