A deck remodel project can make your home more spacious and comfortable, at a fraction of the cost of any other home addition. Decks increase your living area to the outdoors. A well-planned deck can become a creation that is as important a part of your home as the living room. https://youtu.be/NgDl11CdsE8 This is a…
. Nothing adds more to the curbside appeal of your home than a graceful, welcoming front entry front patio renovation . Design objectives for a front patio renovation “Many homes lack a front porch that gives visitors a sense of arrival, and front doors are often too narrow, recessed into the facade or pushed…
Bozeman, Montana Design / Build Contractor Peter Brown describes the design process for a front entry patio addition to a 1950’s era home. This program will show you the home’s great design opportunities, its existing conditions, and a few of its challenges. Design objectives The existing entry for this home is tucked in under…
If you’ve already experienced a kitchen remodel, or are contemplating one, this noisy, gritty process doesn’t have to be a bad experience. With a little advance planning and good contractor / client communication, it is possible to live through a major kitchen remodel with your sanity and good nature intact. The new plan: This existing…
This is the second part of the program about the design and construction of a custom barn here in the Gallatin Valley. In the last program we covered installing the foundation and the frame for both this custom barn and the matching tack shed. Here in part 2 we look in depth at the sketch…
In this video blog Design / Build Contractor Peter Q Brown describes the process of building a custom horse barn in the Gallatin Gateway area outside of Bozeman, Montana. Browns clients needed a design for a custom horse barn and a smaller utility building incorporating the detailing and rustic look of a small horse shelter…
Design / build contractor Peter Brown of Bozeman, Montana discusses the final steps in the completion of this garage workshop project. The interior framing detail work is complete, our exterior brick veneer is complete the building has been weathered in, and at this point the garage workshop is ready for wiring Electrical…
Producing these home remodel and construction video programs is a real commitment in terms of time and effort. I’ve been asked a number of times why I go to the trouble to put this material online. My answer is to help educate homeowners about the effort that goes onto a home remodel and construction project.…
The topic of this program will be the Structural Concrete Design and construction of a two level detached three car garage on a steep building site overlooking Bozeman, Montana. This two level garage features 900 sq ft of living area below the structural concrete parking slab. I will focus on some of the building site…
In part four of the workshop Design/Build video series Bozeman, MT Contractor Peter Brown looks at the back patio roof construction as well as some finish detailing issues with regard to siding and trim. Patio Roof Details The entire patio roof assembly had been pre painted on site. The roof consists of 4×6…