Projects · Evergreen
Evergreen exterior
Exterior renovation of a 1924 craftsman: porch rebuilt on new footings, siding repaired and repainted, windows replaced in the original openings, roof replaced, and the front path and planting redone.
12 weekson site
1,340 sq ft bungalowfloor area
Before & after
Same room,
before and after.
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The job
Scope, weeks,
materials.
- Duration
- 12 weeks on site · 5 weeks of design and permit before that
- Size
- 1,340 sq ft bungalow · porch rebuilt
- Permit
- City of San Jose, plan check (porch structure and windows)
- Neighborhood
- Evergreen, San Jose
- Crew
- Halden crew of four, one foreman
- Warranty
- Two-year workmanship, in writing
Materials
- PorchNew concrete footings, Douglas-fir posts and beams
- SidingOriginal redwood repaired, new fibre-cement where rotted
- WindowsDouble-hung, wood interior, aluminum-clad exterior
- RoofComposition shingle, new gutters and downspouts
- PaintTwo coats, warm white body, charcoal trim
- LandscapeNew path, drought-tolerant planting, drip irrigation
On site
Four weeks
from the log.
Mid-build frames from the daily photo log.
“People slow down when they drive past now. Twelve weeks, and it looks like it was always this way.”