Buena Vista in Progress 3

We had some problems with a leak below the new sliding glass door in the guest bedroom. We had to remove the slider and rebuild the whole deck (luckily it was a small deck).

Buena Vista in Progress 2

We also did some extensive remodels for the kitchen and master bed/bath. The first thing we did was rip out that wall that made the kitchen so tiny so we could combine the office and kitchen. It also gave the kitchen an outside view with the new sliding glass door. These first three show the new cabinetry and layout for the kitchen.

There is now some actual cabinet space and some countertops.

This side of the kitchen will get a built-in microwave and built-in oven.

We more than doubled the size of the master bath and gave it some nice new cabinets for sinks.

We also separated the shower from the bathtub and put a jacuzzi tub in. (OK, it's not in yet, but that is where it will go.)

Buena Vista in Progress 1

One thing we did was put in some large energy efficient windows and sliding glass doors throughout the house. The first three are the back wall to the living room.



This is a guest bedroom which needed a new sliding glass door.

This is the first floor sliding glass door. The old slider was blocked off by a desk and the area was used as an office. We fixed that.

Buena Vista Before

This was the largest project I did. It lasted over a year. My great aunt lived here for many years and didn't have the opportunity to do any remodels. This first one is looking into the kitchen. It is abysmally small.

This is the rest of the kitchen.

This is the living room with a view down a half flight of stairs to the first floor with the kitchen on the left.

This is the living room looking out to the back deck.

This is the fireplace in the living room.

This is the master bedroom and its dull master bath.

Faulkner After

This is a pretty nice turnaround for this house.

Faulkner Before

My second project was on Faulkner. Here are a couple of pictures of what we started with.

Glade Street After

This is the final product for the kitchen and bathroom.

Glade Street in Progress

I am going through my files and publishing some of the pictures of the projects I worked on while running my own business. Here are a from Glade Street.


We had to solve some remarkable plumbing problems at this old house. The old pipes had rusted all the way through, so we had to make a new plumbing line to the street. I'm not going to lie, learning to use this rented backhoe was pretty fun.

Glade Street Before

This is how the kitchen and bathroom started for th Glade Street project in South Dallas. My great-grandmother lived in this house when my dad was younger. It was the first project I did after graduating from BYU.