We are excited to announce the finished construction of four AirBNB cabins near Little Grassy Lake! Each cabin is designed to be small and comfortable, featuring a bedroom, bathroom, and a small kitchen area. There are three different floor plans…
Continue ReadingWe recently finished building this new home on the Peninsula on the Lake of Egypt. This home has two stories, which include a main floor and a finished walkout basement. It’s complete with a three car garage, upper deck, a…
Continue ReadingSpring is here and summer is around the corner! Maybe you’re thinking about building that deck you always wanted. But what type of wood should you choose for your deck? The type of wood you choose can have an affect…
Continue Reading[Update: See the finished house in this post here!] This is a home we are currently building in the Peninsula at the Lake of Egypt. It is a three bedroom house with three baths, a mud room, and a utility…
Continue Reading“We should have done this 10 years ago!” That was what our customers said to us after we finished this beautiful deck in Herrin, Illinois. This deck and pergola were stained using Cabot Semi-solid deck stain in two colors: Driftwood…
Continue ReadingIn the category of unusual projects, we were hired to replace the columns of this porch on a home in the country just south of Carbondale. The home sits on a beautiful piece of land. The house was built in…
Continue ReadingSometimes customers ask us to do unusual things. One customer, whom we have worked for over 25 years, asked us to restore and relocate an old train bell. This bell belonged to a friend of her father’s. The bell sat…
Continue ReadingFeatured for display on our blog today is one of the homes we completed this year. Located just south of Benton, Illinois, this small 1800 sq. ft. house will make for a comfortable life after retirement. With two bedrooms and…
Continue ReadingWe are sometimes called upon to restore a deck that has suffered some damage due to mold and mildew. Pictured here is a 4 year old deck that is almost completely in the shade and has a tendency to stay…
Continue ReadingIn addition to building new custom-designed homes and remodeling projects, we sometimes take unusual jobs. These are jobs that sometimes require a little extra care and creativity in order to get them done. We had one such job this past…
Continue ReadingSo you have this nice patio that no one uses and its under an upper deck. You really wish that patio space was another finished room that you can walk into from your house. BUT, you don’t want to lose…
Continue ReadingWe were hired by a customer on the Lake of Egypt to build a deck last week. It took us about four days to build. She wanted to be able to step off of the existing rear deck. She wanted…
Continue ReadingOne of our jobs this summer involved closing in the underside of a deck. The home belongs to a long time customer of ours that we have had the privilege of servicing for years. The deck runs the full length…
Continue ReadingSometimes we are given a project where we are given some artistic license. These are the fun ones where we get to be creative as we build. The subject of this post is one such project. The customer asked us…
Continue ReadingThe concrete pad between the new deck and the pool was in pretty bad shape. The solution here was to fill in the area with a thick layer of gravel and then set paving stones on top of the gravel. …
Continue ReadingWe designed this deck for the board of the Marion Country Club. We design or help design almost all of the decks we build. The first major task is to frame all of the basic structure. You have to keep…
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