Entries always make a statement, what is yours saying?

 

Entry before trim

The house was built in 1950 on a nice lake. The new owners decided to remodel it before moving in. We updated the whole house from electrical,plumbing, heating, phone, security and millwork.
making pillars

We make our own pillars to fit each house. Buying factory pillars the heights are wrong for the jobs as well as are the fluting. factory flutes are done with a tables saw blade instead of a router giving a shallow look (cheap look).

applying buildups on column bases

On this photo we are building up the bases of the pillars.

Column tops

Applying crown and bed moldings to make up a 6 ply cornice look.

The finished look

The final look of the front entry with a siting bench.

08/07/2007 by Gary Korpi on Construction Tips, Designs, Materials, Millwork, Paint

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