It’s hard to Measure
the Value of a Life Well Lived
When you plan a massive renovation for your young family, there are decisions that happen seemingly all at once. We can help create the centers of activity for today and for the future. You can be certain your choices, with our coaching, will leave enough room to grow as your family grows. For the
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For the complete overhaul of their new home, this family of five requested custom areas to keep them organized to handle guests. Since they frequently welcome out-of-town business associates and their families, they wanted room for extensive food prep, and all the items required for hosting.
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Prior to their purchase of this mill worker’s residence, an earlier renovation had misinterpreted the original voice of our client’s home. In a fearless, sweeping process of removing stone from ground to roof outside – together we began to decipher and restore its quietly grand character.
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When the homeowners purchased the property nearly 10 years ago, they knew they would eventually make changes. After initial light upgrades to the exterior, they recently committed to a complete renovation to reshape every part of their living experience. In style and function, together we’ve
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I'm sentimental about job signs. Of course, signs have the functional purpose of helping truck drivers deliver materials to the correct address and advertise our name to the neighbors.
But more importantly, a freshly planted job sign represents that a client has done us the great honor of choosing Rittenhouse Builders. The sign represents our commitment to being craftsmen, to being a steward, and our promise to care for their home as if it was our own. So yeah, that sign means a whole lot of things, and it makes me happy! GRM
Zip, Zilch, Nada - That's the amount of maintenance we believe the owner will need to do over the next 30 years on this 7/8" thick Tapersawn shake roof with copper flashing.
So that’s what my chimney flashing should look like.
Beautiful work!! How expensive is kind of roof ?
For the kiddos to receive Christmas presents this year, Santa needs to go on a diet!
Looks high! I’m getting to old for that
Enjoying an M.C. Escher moment as we look down the servant staircase in this 1920's gem. One month of construction remains!
Love it- more pics?
Remember when we thought it was cool to have a desk in the kitchen? We are fixing that, one renovation at a time. You’re welcome! 😀
If you look closely at the exterior walls of this project under construction you will see that we have installed a fluid applied air and water resistive barrier to the exterior of this home. What’s the big deal? Keeps the water out of places it shouldn’t be, stops condensation, and saves energy! Next step, the mason adds 8” of stonework.
Friday morning cabinetry delivery from Christiana Factory Studio…so Monday morning the installer will begin to play cabinet Tetris!
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