Designing a Dream, Building a Mountain Home, All Under One Hat
Part 8 – Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and Testing With the exterior waterproofing of the home well underway, the focus turned
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Surveys and site layouts
One of the first steps in a building design is analyzing the existing site to understand its opportunities and its
Designing a Dream, Building a Mountain Home, All Under One Hat
Part 7 – Framing, Trusses, Walls, Weather Proofing…and Family Trusses and Lumber During the development of the plans, I started
Reverse Brick Ledge, a Detail for Finished Concrete Floors
Some of our clients prefer a finished concrete floor over carpet, tile or other floor coverings. This is often the
Exterior Fire Suppression Systems for Balconies
EVstudio is currently working on a project in the Lo-Hi neighborhood of Denver that will add 300 rental units along
Designing a Dream, Building a Mountain Home, All Under One Hat
Part 6 – Time for Footings, Foundations, Slabs, Inspections, and Backfill…in January While I was waiting for permits, I started
Getting Nailed: A Brief History of Nails
Unless they get one in their car tire I am willing to bet that the average person does not spend
Foundation Wall Height Design Considerations for Residential Garages
There are many ways that openings like doors and windows come into consideration with respect to how we, at EVstudio,
BIG BIM, little BIM = Good Design
BIM (Building Information Modeling) One of my Architecture professors once told me that the materials and methods you use to
Designing a Dream, Building a Mountain Home, All Under One Hat
Part 5 –Permits, Building Design, Contractors, …and more Permitting With the lot purchased and the home footprint and location refined,
Visualizing Home Layouts Before They Are Even Built- GPS and Google
Your Future House in Today’s Google World Today the number of digital tools available to us grows larger at an
Designing a Dream, Building a Mountain Home, All Under One Hat
Part 4 – Mountain Terrain, Site Planning, Water, …and Expensive Waste As I mentioned before, a mountain home lot will
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