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site by Stefan Hepner
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182 Washington Valley Rd., Morristown, N.J.
Completion: 6/2000 |
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Constructed as General Contractor 10,000 sq.ft. Federal Style Dutch gambrel cedar shake roof Center Hall design residence with extensive custom millwork, including all T.D.L. windows with heavy restoration glass, 3-story staircase with continuous handrail to third floor, elliptical 2'6" radius at ends, with period style pierced fretwork stair brackets and carriage ornamentation, mortise and tenon raised panel doors, wide board walnut, cherry, and oak flooring, Dolly Varden profile pine siding, with modillion bracket and Greek key cornice, with interior wainscot, and paneling. Solid granite fieldstone wall fabrication, 680'L x 24" thick x 5'4"H (max) with rough hewn and hand chiseled face stone , in straight, curved, and corner shapes. Bluestone walk fabrication. Molding of brick fireplace surround into ogee and arched shapes with hand chiseled ashlar and smooth keystone. Constructed nine masonry fireplaces.
Designed, fabricated and installed hand-painted silk chinoiserie style wall coverings, and extensive drapery fabrication with palmets, valances and other treatments. Extensive exterior trim, with solid antique cedar Tuscan columns and pilasters. |
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Excavation for 12' deep poured reinforced concrete Foundation. |
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We cut trees for flooring, sheathing, siding, and moldings for this house. |
A logger rides across a stream as "Brownie," a 4-year-old gelding Percheron, hauls a log down the hill and across the brook to the temporary sawmill. |
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Mobile sawmill was set up to mill the trees into flooring, clapboard siding, sheathing, and moldings. |
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Solid hemlock sheathing laid diagonally.. |
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Hand split cedar Shake roof |
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Solid granite fieldstone walls. |
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Garage door fabrication |
T.D.L. Windows for house. |
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Windows used heavy restoration glass for some panes. |
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Fireplace fabrication |
Fireplace tiling, custom painted & fired. Dutch style tiles. |
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Kitchen. |
Cabinetry, custom-designed for efficient cooking and neat, uncluttered appearance. All appliances hidden by cabinetry. |
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Stair rail fabrication from 3" thick mahogany |
Wood stair stringer brackets |
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Staircase installation. |
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Finished staircase, wide board walnut floors |
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All wood custom architectural woodwork, T.D.L. weight-balance D.H.D.S. windows, custom siding. The terraced front walls and rear yard took advantage of a zoning ordinance to allow greater building height, with 10'6" first floor ceiling height, 9' + second floor, and 11'6" third floor. |
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