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.

Reclaimed Victorian Detail

This house, located close to the University of Toronto, had been divided up into student housing, the stairway had been an entrance to another apartment. When the dividing wall was taken down, there was no handrail and so a new one had to be built. This handrail was constructed with the period of the home in mind and the existing upstairs handrail, which had remained intact. The balusters (spindles) are oak and not painted, as per the clients vision.

View of reclaimed and restored Newel post with railing installed. Looks like it had always been there.

View from top of stairs.

Hand finished (oil stain and wax) oak spindles.

Railing on loading dock ready to go from shop to site.

Railing assembly in shop.

Newel post sized and painted.

Prime and repair of Newel post.

Found the perfect Newel post in an architectural reclamation shop.

Oversize Custom Dry Erase Boards

Construction of oversized dry erase boards in a software development office

(Mmmm.....truffles.)

View of dry erase board at the entrance way, we constructed 6 of these in total.

Detailed view of chalk tray, made of clear anodized aluminum.

This is how the dry erase boards are used in the office. We were happy to see that no time was wasted waiting to use them.

Third Floor Renovation - Part Two

View of dormer and custom desk, study area and closet. Most elements have come together in this photo such as the installation of the maple hardwood floor and painting of newly repaired walls and baseboards. We restored the original baseboards after adding electrical outlet access points into them. We still need to install the ceiling lighting fixture but that will happen after the Electrical Safety Authority inspection.

View of the solid maple floor.

Closet.

View of the study area desk equipped with LED lighting. Designing this cabinetry was challenging because of the angled ceiling of the dormer but we came up with the right solution.

Work in progress but its coming together. Lights have been hooked up, doors installed, needs cabinet hardware.

Lower cabinets and closet installed. Design of shelf, lighting and additional storage to follow.

At the top of the stairway we repaired the original Newel post, replaced the spindles and handrail.

Third Floor Renovation - Part One

This posting is Part One of a renovation on the third floor of a typical Toronto townhouse that CC and Sons Contracting completed. It consisted of two adjacent rooms which were in their original state but in need of repair due to substantial water damage.

Cracked plaster repaired using zinc plated washers.

Dormer.

Safe and Sound insulation in parting wall. This is where the custom cabinetry, closet and study desk is going to go. Electrical is installed to supply LED lighting and outlets.

First coat of custom plaster repair above stairwell.

Wallpaper and adhesive has been stripped off plaster. Preparing the wall for repair.

Custom Reception Desk

Custom reception desk for a sports clinic.
Desk detail showing tempered glass seam.

Custom stand offs (aluminum cylinders) for tempered glass, grommets installed for computer cabling.

Here you can see the white laminate paneling installed as well as the tempered glass.

Upper cabinets for storage and desk constructed and installed prior to glass and white laminate panel installation.

CC & Sons shop space

The Shop.

In the foreground, stair treads in progress.

A couple of other projects are in here as well - photos coming soon!

(....added later) in this image of the CC & Sons shop space are the planks for this custom entryway cabinet, in the background on the table.  

Studio/Kitchenette

I nicknamed this project The Tool-itchen". This was a kitchenette to service tool storage and amenities for an artists' studio. It is a customized installation of Ikea cabinets, peg board was designed by the client, it is equipped with LED valence lighting and tandem blum motion drawer and door hardware.

Project completion

Before valence LED lighting installation 

Backsplash tile template

Countertop template in place

Studio/kitchen before