Outbuilding, Custom Doors and Trim

We built this detached garage in a style that matches the client’s main house, including custom cedar beams, a clear cedar cladding on the articulated garage door, custom attic vents, traditional 4-part stucco on the gable end, and cedar siding with mitered corners.

Kylemont Doors in Marysville custom built the person-door. We finished it with Daly’s SeaFin Teak Oil, then hung the door in a custom jamb and installed a Schlage L-Series stainless steel mortised lock set.

Smooth Drywall and Tray Ceilings

I enjoy doing drywall and plaster. Using a lift turns the heavy work of installing ceilings into a job that one person can do alone. Double skim coating and sanding is extra work, but the result is far superior.

On this ceiling we placed a layer of ¼-inch drywall over the entire room to hide a heavily swirled and cracked textured pattern. An additional beveled border of drywall produced the tray ceiling. A Level 5 finish and fresh paint made this well-worn 1950s ranch living room new again.

Ceilings are the most underused and misused surfaces in most homes. Eliminating the “popcorn” and repainting is an easy way to brighten a room and raise the ceiling. If you don’t have enough height for a coffered ceiling, you can use thin battens to produce a frame and panel effect.