Custom cedar gate

This project took place in the High Park area of Toronto. The client wanted a custom cedar gate for the existing cedar pergola arch. CC & Sons worked with the client extensively during the design phase of the gate. They were very happy with the design and excited with the outcome.

Dry-fit stage of gate assembly. 

Close-up of mortise and fixed tenon joinery for cedar gate. 

Cedar gate after glue-up. 

Detailed view of inside latch inlaid in existing cedar post.

Door from the outside view. 

Cedar gate from the interior.

Curbless Schluter water-tight, maintenance-free shower system

These are some images of a complete curbless bathroom tiling installation at a clients' home in downtown Toronto. In addition, the installation of a 9 foot tempered glass wall containing the shower was part of this overall construction.

Detail

View of the tempered glass wall installed by CC & Sons. 

Corner shower tiling done by CC & Sons. 

View with window open of shower.

Tiling job detail. CC & Sons takes immense pride and great care when tiling to achieve optimal outcome. 

View of shower with heated towel rack installed. 

Bay window rebuild

This bay window in Rosedale, Toronto was leaking and needed to be rebuilt. The client had CC & Sons rebuild the bay window. 

BEFORE - clients' original bay window originally.

CC & Sons rebuilding the window from the exterior.

New window framing installed.

Final view of re-built bay window.

View from the interior of new, re-built bay window.

Exterior view of newly re-built bay window.

Finished bay window re-build. 

Custom Entryway Cabinet

This was a custom entryway cabinet commissioned by a client in Toronto. My client previously used a makeshift clothes cabinet at the entryway to the home made of plywood. They liked the way it was used but the appearance had to align with the rest of the house. Everything about this piece was custom, including the finish which was applied by hand.

Before. Client had makeshift plywood coat cabinet in the entryway to the home. 

Detail of usage, which they liked. 

Piano on the other side of the cabinet. 

Beginning of new custom cabinet being constructed and assembled at CC & Sons shop. 

Elements of cabinet being clamped and assembled. 

Detail of assembly and beginnings of custom finish application.

Panels being assembled.

Panel assembly.

View of the crown. Pre-finish.

Cabinet assembled before finishing. Will have to be taken apart again for finishing.

Finishing in progress. It was very important for this large cabinet to be able to come apart easily so as to be able to get it in the client's house. 

View of the blum self-closing hinges.

View of the cabinet assembled and installed in client's home. 

View of the finished cabinet in the client's home with piano in place. 

View of the finished cabinet. 

Cedar Exterior Stairs - Rebuild

These exterior stairs in Milton, Ontario lead from the parking area down to a deck. They had been deteriorating for some time so the client had CC & Sons rebuild them in the same style as the existing deck and look and improve them with a handrail for safer use.

Cedar stairs rebuilt.

Front view of newly re-built cedar exterior stairs. 

Another view. 

Stairs before. In need of attention.

Stairs before, No railing made them unsafe. 

Green Rooftop Deck

This was a two-part deck on a green roof (engineered by Fishburn and Associates). One wood-frame was Spanish Cedar, the other towards the centre of the roof was  levelled with high quality, adjustable pedestals and clad with stone from Georgian Bay.

Green rooftop deck one year after installation

View of two-part deck with Spanish Cedar visible

With Georgian Bay stone installed, before planting soil.

View from deck towards house, with Spanish Cedar detail

Spanish Cedar stained with 'Sansin' a water-based product 

Access to roof drain was created for future maintenance.

Close-up view of drain access

The crib framing was wrapped in blue-skin, to protect the wood from moisture damage.

Deck frame crib in progress.

Deck frame crib before blue-skin was added.

View of high quality adjustable pedestals, DPH-Series footings by Buzon.

Levelling the deck framing.