Category: Projects

Improving the flow of the creek via tree removal

Creek tree removal, blocked creek

Creek Tree Removal California has not maintained many of it’s water-ways. Improving the flow of the creek via tree removal is vital to prevent flooding. When debris collects from fallen trees, trash, and brush the water wont flow. Our crew was busy removing several fallen trees from a private property owner. The trees were blocking …

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Land Erosion

Land Erosion is a huge problem for land-owner’s. It affects the quality of the soil and in turn, it affects the use of the land. For any land owner, when the land is washed away, the rebuilding process must begin. But first the cause of the erosion has been fixed. In the case of this …

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Creek Debris Removal

This Creek Debris Removal project was another project with an “emergency” situation tagged to it. As we were racing against the encroaching winter which was promising to be a wet one! The county had decided that it was essential to remove the debris from the creek in order for the creek channel to flow and …

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Foundation Slab, concrete work, new build

Foundation Slab, concrete work, new build and much more. In this example we build a small storage shed concrete pad. Time needed for this pad was about 1 week, including the framing, pooring of the concrete, de-framing and the clean up.

Flood Vents – For Flood Zone Properties.

Why flood vents? In order to get rural property or conventional real estate insured if in a flood zone, insurance companies require “flood vents” to be in place. The job requires cutting through the cement foundation to provide rectangular shaped cut-outs which are strategically located around the foundation. The theory, is that the flood waters …

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Flood Zone Build

If you live in a flood zone you have to do a Flood Zone Build. Be sure you take all precautions possible by using the stem-wall method for your foundation. By using this method vs. a solid concrete foundation, the builder is able to gain height. Height in a flood zone is always a good …

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Outdoor Garden Bonus Room

Storage Shed painted

Outdoor Garden Bonus Room Some call it a Outdoor garden bonus room, man-cave, a women’s flower house, a game room, a work out room, or even a pool house. You can also call it ADU (additional dwelling unit). So many purposes for a fully enclosed dwelling unit. In fact, many California counties are calling these …

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Installing flood vents

Installing Flood Vents Installing flood vents coincides with the previous page where we did the flood vents on a small cottage. But we wanted to show you that you can install flood vents on any size house. To refresh you on this topic of flood vents, in the case of a flood, the large volumes …

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