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Model ICF Home
Kitchen Remodeling
Bathroom Remodeling
Basement Remodeling
Garage/Office Remodeling
Tiling Projects
Custom Furniture and Built-ins
Model Home
Cornerstone Construction built this model home
showcase eco-friendly building techniques. Located at 1309 Jessie Court
in Fergus Falls, it meets all of the covenants of the development, and
has a classic style with wide trim, a front porch, and designer colors.
It is built using insulated concrete forms instead
of traditional timber framing. The thick concrete reduces energy loss by
30-45 percent (over traditional timber-framed homes) and provides more
consistent internal temperatures, whether heating or cooling. Insulated
concrete form (ICF) walls are stronger than timber framed walls and
resist fire, storm, and wind damage.
Kitchen Remodel
This kitchen remodel was done on a 1920’s craftsman
style bungalow. In order to maximize the kitchen usable space and
efficiency an exterior door was removed. Also all windows were replaced
with new energy efficient Anderson Windows. The lighting and stainless
steel appliances give the space a stylish updated feel. But the use of
cherry colored cabinetry and reproduction trim work help connect it to
the rest of the homes original fir trim and craftsman minimalism. Also
note the modern addition of a professional range complete with a hot
water "pot filler" tap.
Bathroom Remodel
This bathroom remodel may seem more about style
than anything else. But underneath the shine is new wiring, new window,
replaced sub floor (rot and bad plumbing had destroyed the old floor),
and updated and efficient fixtures.
Basement Remodel
In many homes the finishing of a basement can be
the most cost effective way to add usable living space. This project was
more extensive than most but the extra attention to detail and planning
paid off. Out of this space a utility room, family room, bedroom and
three-quarters bathroom were carved out.
The goal of the project was to create living spaces
that made you forget you were in the basement. All too often basement
remodels are plagued by cold floors, odd shaped rooms, and many and
unusual soffits to conceal heating and plumbing. In this project much
extra work was done to reroute pluming and heating to achieve flat
ceilings, rooms were laid out to make the most of the space, and
electric under carpet heating system was installed to keep the floors
warm and comfortable. And to bring in natural light two large picture
windows were installed. The addition of the bathroom also required that
part of the old floor was removed and drain pluming installed.
Gallery under construction.
Garage/Office
Storage space over the garage was transformed it
into a great home office.
Tiling Projects
Kitchen
After a burst water pipe destroyed the existing
floor of this kitchen the homeowners elected to go with a more timeless
floor covering; tile. This project also included the installation of
electric heating grids to keep the floor warm and comfortable all year
long.
Gallery under construction.
Bath
Adding tile to an existing bath can be an
inexpensive way to ‘dress it up’ as well as providing durability and
cleanliness to any bathroom.
Custom Furniture and Built-Ins
Office
Furniture
The following furniture was a set that was
commissioned by a homeowner for their home office. They were in need of
two desks, file and book storage, a worktable and a child-sized desk for
their son. They had found some things that would have worked but nothing
seemed to fit. Working together we came up with the simple but
attractive and effective design you see here.
Book Cases
Another example of custom design: This simple
bookcase was designed to fit the proportions of the room.
This matched pair of bookcases were commissioned to
not only the space but also the feel and tradition of this 19th
century American Foursquare home in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Gallery under construction.
Built-in Hutches
When originally constructed in 1920
this dining room had a handsome custom built-in buffet and china
hutch flanking the central window. Sometime during the 1970s an updating
of the home's interior was undertaken an the matched hutches were
removed, leaving only the buffet. The current owners commissioned
replacements be made in keeping with the homes existing trim adding some
modern touches such as wine racks, glass shelving and interior lighting
to accent the pieces stored within.
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