Remodels can be enlightening. This fellow owns a 60s style home, you know, exposed 4×12 wood beams, lots of odd shaped windows, big overhangs and cantilevered beams. Anyway, the question was, how to remove an exterior “privacy wall” that was built between two 4×4 posts. The posts extended from the […] Read more »
Damage By Plumbers
Plumbers in general do their job well, and can be a boon to you when something is flooding or stopped up. Or, I suppose, if you want your plumbing to be improved, more modern… However, they must typically be supervised, or you might find you require repairs to some of […] Read more »
Complex Home Remodel For Contractor
A contractor known to CSES took on a home remodel job that has turned out to be much more complex that was anticipated. The house is located in West Seattle, in a nice, quiet neighborhood with lots of trees. Not much of a view, but a great place to walk […] Read more »
Cracks In Foundation
This fellow’s pregnant wife had flipped out because she noticed some cracks in the foundation of her home. CSES was retained to decide if they affected the safety of the home (and thus the baby….) But all was well, and we reassured the future parents that their home was safe. […] Read more »
Dry Rot In Roof
CSES works on both small and large jobs. We recently helped with an insurance claim for this ‘manufactured home’. The roof over an exterior deck collapsed, and CSES helped the adjuster determine a cause (dry rot) and cost to repair. Not a sexy job, but everyone involved is happy. Read more »
Improved Earthquake Safety
This client’s home is a typical older house located on the north side of Queen Anne Hill, and features a partially below-grade small garage. The garage was in poor shape, cracked and failing. CSES provided services to improve and repair the garage, while at the same time providing for a […] Read more »
Hillside Retaining Wall
An update on the hillside retaining project we previously talked about. You may recall, our client contacted us because she was losing parts of her yard to landslides during heavy rains. We design a retaining system to stop the process. It involved driving about 80 pipe piles, held back by […] Read more »
Roof Structure Strengthened
This client purchased a beautiful view home in Bellevue, and retained us to help with some improvements. He wants to remove a wall separating living room and dining areas, and relocate some windows to improve the view. Part of our work involved strengthening of some less-than-adequate roof framing. We also […] Read more »