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Porches, Stairs & Ramps
Structures that are safe and square underfoot and right at home with the architecture they serve — from porches rebuilt foundation-up to accessibility ramps designed with a sculptor's eye.
12 projects · 155 photographs
Gorham Castle Porch
Restoration of an 1880s porch — massive beams replaced with LVL, curved end trim fabricated by hand, stone piers stabilized, and a beaded tongue-and-groove ceiling installed.
Livingston Porches
Front and side porches rebuilt to period — turned cedar posts, Victorian detail, new rim joists, and restored drip edge.
Middleton Porch
Problem entry stairs and decking replaced on Diamond Piers, with Douglas-fir decking, decorative column trim, and a dentil course.
Rutledge Front Deck
Part of an extensive Victorian restoration — replacement structural beams, new decking, railings, and thorough waterproofing.
Rutledge Back Deck
The rear of the same Victorian — decking and rails rebuilt with the same attention to keeping water where it belongs.
Rugby Row Porch
A decomposing plywood porch replaced, with built-in firewood storage and shaped bench seating.
East Stairs
Front and back stairs reconstructed, with decorative post details and one-piece knee-wall capping.
East Porch
A new porch built from the footings up — posts, joists, stringers, treads, lattice, and rails.
5th Street Porch
A full porch rebuild — new foundation, joists, decking, stairs, posts, rails, lattice, and replicated period vine lattice.
East Basement Stairs
An unsafe basement stair rebuilt for media-room access — widened lower treads, better structure, a glass-block window, and real headroom.
Basement Stairs
Unsafe basement stairs replaced with new stringers, treads, and risers, plus storage, pantry shelves, and a properly anchored handrail.
Chrysalis Ramp
A large, code-compliant accessibility ramp for a developmental-services organization — built to the rules, but with a sculptural quality.