architecture - hands-on construction - skills - demolition - d holmes chamberlin jr architect llc

architecture hands-on construction skills demolition

Hands-on demolition experiences include opening up a house for an addition/remodel and ripping up and old deck for replacement.

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Seashadows Studio, Yachats, Oregon, USA - 1985

Hands-on drywall demolition experiences included removing drywall, wall sheathing, walls, windows, electrical, mechanical...

Breaking up the old door stoop, Seashadows Studio, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1985.

Interior stripped of drywall and electrical preparing for removing interior partitions, Seashadows Studio, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1985.
The ceiling will come out too, to be replaced by new 2x trusses to support a vaulted ceiling.

LINK TO FINISHED SEASHADOWS STUDIO

Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA - 1999

Demolition experiences on Turnstone Cove III included taking off roofs, roof decks, and beams and removing walls, floors, windows, doors, electrical, mechanical...
For the heavy work on this project in 1999, I had the help of my two sons, Wyatt and Ryan.

I'm tearing up the roofing while Ryan demos the brick fireplace, Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1999.

The old picture window wall in the process of demolition even while the new foundation and floor are going in,Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1999.

My younger son Ryan in the process of removing a roof beam, Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1999.

Here, I learned how to saw concrete footings to accommodate a new door at slab level, Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1999.

LINK TO FINISHED TURNSTONE COVE III RESIDENCE

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