Before & after

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Bathrooms

Marble-look tile tub surround with granite corner ledges and a new white tub — Full bathroom gut - blue 1960s fixtures replaced with a marble-look tile tub surround

Dated bathroom with a blue tub and toilet and white square wall tile — Full bathroom gut - blue 1960s fixtures replaced with a marble-look tile tub surround

Remodelled shower finished in dark gray tile with a glass panel enclosure — Bathroom remodel - dated pink bathroom and fiberglass stall replaced with gray tile

Dated pink bathroom with a fiberglass shower stall and beige floor tile — Bathroom remodel - dated pink bathroom and fiberglass stall replaced with gray tile

Bathroom mid-demolition with old wall tile stripped and debris on the floor — Full bathroom gut - old tile stripped out and rebuilt in large-format wood-look tile

Tub alcove with the window wall closed up and boarded in cement board, a tall niche framed at one end and the new tub set — Full bathroom gut - old tile stripped out and rebuilt in large-format wood-look tile

Powder room with a dark wood vanity, white top and beadboard wainscot — A small powder room finished properly, right down to the wainscot.

Gray tile shower with a recessed niche and a glass mosaic accent band — A recessed niche built into the wall, not bolted onto it.

Remodelled bathroom with gray tile wainscot, marble-look floor and a gray vanity — Complete bathroom remodel, tile and fittings finished to the same standard.

Gray vanity with a white top, framed mirror and a three-light fixture — Vanity, mirror and lighting set out on one centreline.

Marble-look tile shower wall beside a granite-topped vanity — Marble-look porcelain that holds its pattern across every sheet.

White subway tile tub surround with a dark glass mosaic accent band — A single accent band is often all a bathroom needs.

Wood-look tile wall running behind a white vanity and framed mirror — Tile taken all the way to the vanity, no painted gap left over.

Tiled tub deck with a granite surround and a drop-in soaking tub — A drop-in tub set into a tiled deck with a granite edge.

Travertine tile shower with sliding glass doors and a mosaic accent band — Travertine and glass, with the band carried around every wall.

White subway tile tub surround with chrome fixtures and a curtain rod — White subway tile, straight courses, tight joints.

White vanity and mirror set against a wood-look tile wainscot — A tiled wainscot instead of paint, so it lasts.

Large-format wood-look tile tub surround with chrome fixtures and a white tub — Large-format tile with almost no grout line to look at.

Bathroom vanity with a granite top, undermount sink and glass mosaic backsplash — Granite top, undermount sink and a mosaic backsplash that ties it together.

Double vanity with a granite top, two undermount sinks and brushed nickel taps — Two sinks in a space most people would only fit one.

Freestanding soaking tub below plantation shutters with a floor-mounted filler — A freestanding tub with the plumbing brought up through the floor.

Gray tile tub surround with a recessed niche and a mosaic accent band — A niche framed into the wall while the wall was still open.

Wood-look tile tub surround beside a white vanity with a speckled quartz top — Tile, tub and vanity finished in one run of work.

Travertine tile shower with a sliding glass door and a glass mosaic band — Travertine with a mosaic band set dead level across the wall.

Kitchens

White shaker kitchen with a quartz peninsula, glass-front upper cabinets and a subway tile backsplash — Full kitchen gut - stripped to bare drywall and rebuilt in white shaker with quartz

Kitchen stripped back to bare drywall with cabinets and countertops removed — Full kitchen gut - stripped to bare drywall and rebuilt in white shaker with quartz

The same sink wall rebuilt in white shaker cabinets with a quartz counter, gray subway tile backsplash and a stainless undermount sink — Kitchen sink wall - honey oak cabinets and laminate counter rebuilt in white shaker with quartz and subway tile

Kitchen sink wall in honey oak raised-panel cabinets with a white laminate counter, stainless double-bowl sink and a black dishwasher — Kitchen sink wall - honey oak cabinets and laminate counter rebuilt in white shaker with quartz and subway tile

White shaker kitchen with quartz counters, subway backsplash and a stainless range — One week later: white shaker, quartz, and a proper working layout.

Subway tile backsplash turning a corner above dark granite counters — The corner is where a backsplash is won or lost.

White subway tile backsplash with a dark glass mosaic accent band — A mosaic band set at eye level, carried the full run.

White shaker wall cabinets finished with crown moulding along the ceiling — Cabinets taken to the ceiling and finished with crown.

Cream kitchen cabinets with granite counters, tile backsplash and stainless appliances — A full kitchen remodel, cabinets through to backsplash.

Galley kitchen with gray cabinets, quartz counters and copper hardware — Narrow galley, reworked so two people can actually use it.

Granite counters and stone tile backsplash wrapping a cream cabinet run — Granite and stone tile, cut and fitted around every outlet.

Granite-topped kitchen island above a light wood-look plank floor — An island sized to the room rather than to the catalogue.

Gray shaker kitchen with a large granite island and a mosaic backsplash band — Gray shaker cabinets and a granite island that seats four.

Stainless refrigerator and dishwasher set into cream cabinets with granite counters — Appliances built in flush, with the panels scribed to fit.

White kitchen cabinets with a stone tile backsplash and undermount sink — Stone backsplash carried behind the sink and up to the cabinets.

White shaker cabinets and quartz counters below a subway tile backsplash — White shaker and quartz, the combination that still looks right in ten years.

White shaker wall cabinets running to the ceiling with crown moulding — Wall cabinets hung level across a wall that was not.

White shaker kitchen with quartz counters, subway backsplash and a stainless range — The finished kitchen, one week after the old one came out.

Tile & flooring

Old vinyl floor tile lifted and stacked mid-removal in an empty room — Floor replacement - old vinyl tile removed and wood-look plank tile laid

Wood-look plank tile floor laid wall to wall in a living room — Floor replacement - old vinyl tile removed and wood-look plank tile laid

Wood-look plank tile floor filling the frame in a living room — Randomised plank pattern so no two joints line up.

Dark hardwood flooring in an empty bedroom with a white-trimmed window — Hardwood run the long way to make the room read bigger.

Dark hardwood flooring across an empty dining room below a linear pendant — Dark hardwood, sanded flat and finished on site.

Dark hardwood flooring running the length of a hallway past white doors — Boards run the length of the hall so the joints disappear.

Wood-look tile accent wall above hardwood flooring with a linear pendant — A tiled feature wall that costs less than most people expect.

Luxury vinyl plank flooring laid across an empty room toward a front door — Luxury vinyl plank, waterproof and laid over a levelled subfloor.

Wood-look plank tile floor meeting square white tile at an entry — Two tile types meeting on a clean, straight line.

Wood-look plank tile filling a living room floor edge to edge — Laid in a random pattern so it never looks repeated.

Wood-look floor tile laid on the diagonal through an empty room — A diagonal lay takes longer and it shows.

Wood-look floor tile running through a kitchen past dark appliances — Tile that handles a kitchen floor but reads as timber.

Wood-look floor tile meeting a painted wall and white baseboard — Cut tight to the baseboard, so no trim is doing the hiding.

Wood-look tile accent wall lit by a five-bulb linear pendant — One wall of tile and the right light over it.

Wood-look plank tile floor meeting square white tile in a hallway — Plank tile carried through the hall and stopped on a clean line.

Drywall repair

Drywall patch skim-coated and primed below a bathroom window, with the towel bar remounted — Patched, skimmed and primed, ready for the finish coat to blend it away.

Four anchor holes patched and sanded flat on a white bedroom wall, ready for paint — Anchor holes filled, sanded flat and ready for paint.

Closet wall with the old shelf-anchor holes patched flat and the white wire shelving re-hung — Shelving back up on a wall that was patched first.

Interior painting

The same dining nook repainted white from ceiling line to baseboard, chair rail and trim included — Dining nook repaint - mint walls and peach trim brought to one clean white

Dining nook with mint green walls and a peach chair rail and baseboard before repainting — Dining nook repaint - mint walls and peach trim brought to one clean white

The same corner with the door, casing and walls painted white — Dining nook repaint - peach door and casing and mint walls painted white

Corner of a dining nook with a peach six-panel door and casing beside a sliding glass door — Dining nook repaint - peach door and casing and mint walls painted white

The same entry painted sage green with white picture-frame wainscot, chair rail, casing and door — Entry repaint - walls patched, picture-frame wainscot built, the whole room painted sage and white

Entry with patched walls, picture-frame moulding laid out in tape, a drop cloth on the floor and a half-glass door — Entry repaint - walls patched, picture-frame wainscot built, the whole room painted sage and white

The same stair wall in sage green with white picture-frame wainscot, chair rail and balusters — Foyer stair wall - picture-frame wainscot and chair rail added, walls painted sage

Foyer stair wall with picture-frame moulding laid out in tape and drop cloths on the floor — Foyer stair wall - picture-frame wainscot and chair rail added, walls painted sage

Dining room painted deep burgundy above and below a white chair rail, with white crown moulding and window trim — Two clean lines: burgundy walls cut sharp against white crown, chair rail and casing.

Carpentry & trim

Built-in closet organiser with shelves, drawers and hanging rails — Shelves, drawers and rails built to suit what actually goes in there.

White closet shelving system with drawers, opened onto a dark hardwood floor — A reach-in closet that uses the full height of the wall.

Custom white pantry shelving wrapping two walls from floor to ceiling — Corner shelving that turns the corner without losing depth.

Stained hardwood stair treads meeting a matching hardwood landing floor — Treads and landing matched so the transition disappears.

Staircase with stained hardwood treads and painted white risers — New treads and risers over an old carpeted stair.

Close view of stained hardwood treads against crisp white risers — The detail that shows whether stair work was done properly.

Wire closet shelving installed on several levels behind a bifold door — Ventilated wire shelving, levelled and anchored into studs.

Solid wood closet shelving built in tiers inside a reach-in closet — Solid timber shelving built in place rather than assembled from a kit.

Doors & windows

Pair of sliding barn doors with X bracing in a dark walnut stain, hung on a black top-mount track — Two X-brace barn doors on one track, hung level so they meet in the middle.

Decks & stairs

New pressure-treated entry stairs with turned balusters and a full handrail — Exterior entry stairs - rotted post and stringer rebuilt in pressure-treated stock

Rotted timber post cut away at the base above cracked asphalt — Exterior entry stairs - rotted post and stringer rebuilt in pressure-treated stock

New pressure-treated entry stairs and railing leading to a side door — Rebuilt from the footing up in a single day.

Pressure-treated stair railing with turned newel posts and even baluster spacing — Baluster spacing set out properly, so no gap is wider than the rest.

Gazebos, pergolas & sheds

Pressure-treated deck framing laid out and squared on a concrete pool patio — Backyard timber-frame pavilion - deck framing through to finished structure

Finished cedar timber-frame pavilion with a metal roof beside an in-ground pool — Backyard timber-frame pavilion - deck framing through to finished structure

Cedar pavilion with a standing-seam metal roof over a pool patio — A metal roof that will still look like this in twenty years.

Cedar pavilion on a concrete pool patio with arborvitae along the fence — Positioned to give shade without blocking the view of the pool.

Timber-frame pavilion with a metal roof standing on a concrete patio — A backyard structure built to outlast the fence around it.

Gable end of a timber-frame pavilion showing exposed rafters and bracing — The gable end, where the joinery has nowhere to hide.

Pressure-treated deck framing squared up on a concrete patio before decking — Framing squared and checked before anything got covered up.

General repairs

Shower wall with a section of brown mosaic tile removed and the new shower valve plumbed in — Shower valve replacement - reached through the mosaic tile and closed back up so the patch disappears

Cement board patch over the opening with the new valve stem coming through — Shower valve replacement - reached through the mosaic tile and closed back up so the patch disappears

White beadboard wainscoting and chair rail installed around a bathroom wall — Beadboard and chair rail, scribed to a wall that was not straight.

Grab bar mounted inside a one-piece tub and shower surround — Grab bar anchored into blocking, not just into the surround.

Framed glass shower door installed against beige tile with a mosaic band — A shower door hung square, so it closes the same every time.

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