by Chris Marquand | Jul 26, 2013 | Patio covers and pergolas
This is a pergola that was designed by an engineer friend of mine for the front of his house. He provided very detailed drawings and we provided very high quality craftsmanship. It is tight knot cedar and stained in the color of Oxford brown using Messmer’s UV...
by Chris Marquand | Jul 12, 2013 | Cedar Fences
This is a very nice True privacy cedar fence we built. We overlap the boards so that when they shrink you still can’t see through them. We also stained the wood with Messmer’s natural cedar stain and used metal post brackets to elevate the cedar posts off...
by Chris Marquand | Jul 12, 2013 | Cedar Fences
When we are bidding we often get questions about the hardware we use or what the back side of a fence looks like when using pressure treated lumber for the structural components. We often use pressure treated 2x4s for the rails of a fence because they last longer than...
by Chris Marquand | Jul 12, 2013 | Cedar and pressure treated decks
This project was designed to reflect the design of the existing decks on either side of it. They have the steps built of 2x4s on their sides and the 1×2 vertical lattice to cover the bottom of the deck. The home is right on the Willamette so there is a certain...
by Chris Marquand | Jul 11, 2013 | Cedar Fences, Metal fences
This is a nice horizontal fence with a couple custom cedar gates we built recently. We went with the heavy duty custom welded gate frames for the 14′ double gate, did a custome hog panel regular gate, and had all the cedar pre-stained in Messmer’s redwood...
by Chris Marquand | Jun 19, 2013 | Composite decks
This deck has it all. It has a combination of Timbertech Pacific teak decking for the infill and a walnut border with a walnut bench and fascia. It has “under rail” lights under the rail and under the stair nosing. It has “in deck” lights...
