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A unique kitchen fireplace

Posted by Mike_Maines Our residential design/build company was hired to create a unique kitchen addition between a stately home and elegant barn-like garage.  The owner is from northern Europe and...

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Masonry woodstove with pizza oven

Posted by RISE2012 In our new passive solar home designed by Sunplans, the masonry woodstove is a primary heat source. With just one or two burns a day, it radiates heat efficiently for 24 hours. An...

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A small stone fireplace that gets to the point!

Posted by Ironsaw This exterior gas fireplace has a window directly above it which limited its size. We wanted to keep it interesting and so chose this shape inspired by the 'Galarus Oratory'----an...

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Living area Fireplaces , build with either Catskill Mountain Fieldstone or...

Posted by stclairstonework Matt St.Clair, located in the Catskill mountains of NY has 30+ years of stone and landscape design experience. Walks , walls, dry stream beds, firepits, anything in build in...

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This is our new fireplace

Posted by RoyalJD We built a new timber home and this is our fireplace.

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Tulikivi Fireplace in Frank Lloyd Wright home - McCartney House - Kalamazoo MI

Posted by MHDH The customer was familiar with Tulikivi masonry heaters and wanted one for his newly acquired Frank Lloyd Wright home (McCartney House) in Kalamazoo MI. The quality of heat from the...

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See Through Tulikivi with Sunburst Hearth

Posted by MHDH This Tulikivi see through fireplace was put just inside a new addition. The Tulikivi became the perfect room divider addng gentle radiant heat to both the new and existing parts of the...

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A small stone fireplace that gets to the point!

Posted by Ironsaw This exterior gas log unit had to fit in a small space constrained by a window above and we wanted an intersting shape, not a square box. The pointy shape was inspired by the...

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Backyard Cat Ranch

Posted by mcnatprice My mother-in-law, who owns 6 cats, asked me if there was anything I could build so her cats could enjoy the outdoors and still remain perfectly safe. After going over several...

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Flagstone Patio

Posted by mcnatprice I had never done a patio before, but I figured "it can't be that hard"...wrong! The stones were all delivered to the front yard and with no equipment other than a wheelbarrow, I...

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New porch for a Seattle Tudor revival

Posted by stevedahlin This porch had been sorely maintained, and poorly done up with rails while the original roof, though still in decent condition, was unfortunately too small.  We demolished the...

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Granite Rumford Fireplace

Posted by Mohlermasonry Incorporating reclaimed granite to make this marvelous piece is sure to impress your guests!

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Stucco - Best Practice Method using Delta Dry Stucco & Stone

Posted by Matt Risinger Stucco is one of the dominate materials used in the South & SouthWest, and I see a lot of installs that look like future issues waiting to happen. Here's a video on a Best...

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Modern With a View

Posted by Lincoln_Barbour Stunning private residence with a view of the Columbia Gorge

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Sometimes things just line up

Posted by KenGutmaker An abstract view describes a project in a new way.

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removing bearing wall help

Posted by craigstockman123 I'm in the middle of a home addition. I need to remove the exterior wall including the 4 foot foundation wall. Question is how to I temporarily support this wall during...

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Weinberg Building

Posted by MarvinRemodel This former brewery was named the 2009 Public Building of the Year after its extensive renovation that included custom, oversized Round Top windows made by Marvin.

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Stacked Cubes At Dusk

Posted by KenGutmaker A peek inside a modern home.

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Water for Cutting Masonry

Posted by Kevini If you have to cut a paving stone or concrete block with an angle grinder, you could cut it dry and get a face full of dust and possibly ruin the blade, but there's a better way.

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Grand Sportman's Lodge Style Fireplace

Posted by MCressy This grand fireplace features large river rock facing from the floor to a 16' ceiling, an elevated and cantilevered polished concrete hearth, a firebox open on two sides, and a...

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