Window Replacement at Sea Village

This week we are replacing two windows and a sliding glass door at Sea Village condos. The scaffolding was one of the challenging aspects of this job. It is 30' up and on the rocks.

Five New Patio Doors

I just completed the change of  five patio doors at a home in Kona Palisades. The existing doors were aluminum single glazed that were about 25 years old.

While they still functioned adequately, they just looked old and shabby. The doors were not very air tight and allowed bugs to infiltrate the living areas.

These pictures are not pictures of the actual job, but are from the manufacturers websites.

The exterior molding needed to be custom made to match the rest of the homes moldings. They were 1" x 2.5" rough sawn cedar.

The interior was trimmed with drywall. I needed to fur out the framing and piece in drywall strips and then install corner beads and match the texture.

Each door was fitted with a lockset and they were all keyed alike.

Kitchen Renovation in Waikoloa Village

This project was a job that the homeowner began on their own and decided that it was more than they could handle. However, they did complet the removal of the old cabinetry and appliances as wel as tear up the Pergo style wood flooring and install new tile.

Expanding Business to the South and East

Over the last 4 years I have completed nearly 100 projects which geographically have predominately been on the west side of  Hawaii county. I have done a few projects towards Ocean View and Pahala and have decided that I would enjoy going into this area to work.
I have worked in Hawi and Honokaa and while it  is rather far from Captain Cook where I base my operations I know look forward to traveling island wide to provide services to clients in need of remodeling, renovation or repairs, focusing on kitchens, baths, windows and doors.

Getting back to Work

I have just returned from California and a visit with family for Thanksgiving.
Now I must turn to following up on past projects that need attention as well as looking towards new jobs that have crossed my desk.
Today I am picking up some special order glass for a project that the customer wants for some large windows that do not currently meet code.
The code requires all glazing that is withing 18" of a walking surface or within 12" of a door to be tempered. This home was built in 1980, and it seems as if that particular part of the code was not being enforced at the time. It may have to do with availability of materials at the time but probably more due to lack of knowledge on the contractor or inspector involved. I encounter this type of thing quite a bit.
Another common safety violation is using a hollow core door between living area and a garage.
this door must be a 1 hour fire door with self closing hinges. Also enclosed garages must have sloped floors. I can go on but there have been so many of these types of non compliant issue over the years that it would get boring.
Later I am looking at modifying some recently installed kitchen cabinets  in order for a larger refrigerator to fit. Then I am checking out a project where the client wants a new patio door.
I can post the details of those projects later as the may prove helpful to anyone that is contemplating a similar project.
Feel free to post questions about your projects and I will do my best to assist you.

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Custom Made Hickory Cabinets

This is a kitchen we just finished in Captain Cook off of Middle Keei Rd. We custom built the Hckory cabinets at my home shop. Many of the components were pre made at the shop of an associate in Corvallis, Oregon.

we made the doors and drawers as well a some of the trim items and hardware off island because of the greater availability of those items and better pricing as well as the controlled environment that the Oregon shop offers.

We built the boxes themselves and assembled the pieces at my home shop which is mostly outdoors and under canopies.

We also applies the spray on lacquer finish here. We had excellent success doing this as our climate is great for applying lacquer.

You might notice that we construct large boxes rather than small boxes you would get at Lowes or Home Depot. This saves on material and makes installation go quicker. They are heavier and rquire two people to install.

This is the kitchen before picture. the cabinets were 25 year old plywood and particle board built in place. The client did their own demolition.

In addition to the cabinets we made the window above the sink larger, changed the location of the gas stove, added some lighting above the stove and ran a new water line for the icemaker.
I retruned after 1 month to ,make some adjustments to the cabinet door as the had climatized to the new environment and required a little adjustment to close properly.

we think we saved the client considerable expense, working with their budget and design ideas this job was around $11,000.00