Northfield Construction Company

  I was at our porch project by the Ole Store this morning conducting the final inspection with the City Inspector. Everything was fine and was passed so we are wrapped up until spring painting can take place. As part of our work we reused the existing porch columns, adding interior reinforcement as required. That allowed us to install an electrical receptacle on the inside face of the porch column, creating a handy place to plug in a coffee or cider pot. We also trimmed the column tops to finish off the column….something that was not done on the original porch.

The owners have been busy finishing the new basement space. They painted the floor and are taping the walls and ceiling in preparation to painting. It will provide excellent clean, dry storage space.

We’ve just about finished up our porch project across the street from the Ole Store. I think the new porch really looks great. We used a hip roof on the main roof area to keep the profile on the sides low. Over the front steps we used a small gable roof so rain won’t fall directly on people walking in and out from the porch. We used some nice fir flooring that the owners are thinking about putting a clear finish on instead of painting the boards. They may do the same clear finish on the beaded ceiling boards. The big bonus for the owners is the basement. The old porch was supported….weakly….on columns. We created a basement that has  doorway into the existing basement. This new basement will provide and excellent dry storage area. Painting will have to wait until spring.

Our structural work on an older home in N orthfield is wrapping up. Just before New Years we completed the installation of the beams, insulation and drywall on the ceiling. The drywall was finished an painted last week and we are now busy installing the milled wood trims on the beams. We made the trims in our shop and gave them a coat of primer and finish paint. The carpenters are fitting everything in place. Then the painters will do one final coat of paint on the walls, celing and trims. This has been a lot of work and quite a disruption for the homeowners, but the end result should be worth it.