Custom Home Painting - Ocean View Delaware
The custom painting in this Ocean View Delaware home gave it a remarkable, stylish, upgraded look! Custom additions give any home a personal improved touch! Distinctive carpentry and trim throughout a home adds class and natural decor. Is your home bland and in need of some enhancement? Alcoa Construction is a remodel contractor that dedicates ourselves to upgrades and home renovations! Contact our company and get started on your house remodeling today!
Life was given to this home with a complete home paint! Vibrant colors were chosen and the end result was a home with charm and character!
The living room, featuring a vaulted ceiling, after the complete custom painting was finished!
One of the bedrooms after the finished custom painting!
The completed hallway and dining area!
Two bedrooms and the hallway painting underway! Almost finished!
The living room being skillfully painted!
The bathroom being painted!
At Alcoa Construction, we strive to take the hassle out of your next remodel or addition. Looking to add a second story to your existing home? How about a complete interior renovation or maybe just a kitchen or bath? Of course some of our most popular projects in West Fenwick Island include screened porches and decks. Whatever your project, we can help you find the most cost-effective and user friendly solution. We feature a hassle free experience with guaranteed price agreements, in-house carpentry, and exceptional customer service! Our office staff is available to answer any questions Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 pm. Please feel free to ask for references that will be more than happy to discuss our work. Call today to schedule your initial consultation; the timing couldn’t be better. We look forward to working with you and helping you build your custom beach retreat.
Alcoa Construction 29L Atlantic Ave #161 Ocean View, DE 19970
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Fenwick Home Demolition And Carpentry
Here at Alcoa Construction we specialize in various stages of construction. We are expert custom home builders featuring both professionalism and efficiency. We offer in house framing and quality craftsmanship that far exceeds expectations. This particular home, in Fenwick Delaware, is a recent project of ours. We began the project by completing all necessary demolition on the home. Following the demolition process our competent and experienced carpenters framed the home.
Our proficient carpenters framed this Fenwick home with expertise.
Upon completion of the framing of this home, our company flawlessly sided the home and provided the installation of the exterior trim. Alcoa Construction prides itself in the high quality of aptitude displayed during the construction process. We are a local superior siding company providing the utmost perfection when it comes to siding needs.
Siding and ans installation of exterior trim on the home.
Once the demolition, framing, siding and exterior trim installation were complete, our capable carpenters then worked on the installation of all of the windows, doors, and decks on the home.
Decks built by Alcoa Construction and installed windows ans doors on the home.
For all of your home remodeling or building needs turn to Alcoa Construction. Addition Contractor and Delaware custom home builder in DE & MD, offering Hassle-Free Service. Home and room additions are a wonderful way to generate value and get more enjoyment from your home. If you are looking for reliable home and room additions contractors, look no further - Give us a call at 800-785-4401 today!
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Community Fence in Selbyville Delaware
We built a community fence in this Selbyville, Delaware development! The fence provided privacy for the homeowners and gave the community a finished unified look! Alcoa Construction credits ourselves on being an in-house talented carpentry contractor! All of our projects are done in a timely manner and feature a hassle free experience! Our company also undertakes other projects such as home remodels, including both kitchen remodeling and bath remodeling, porch additions, attic remodeling, garage additions, roofing estimates, siding installation, and much more! Contact us today and let us get started on your home transformations!
Our primary service areas are Sussex County Delaware and Worcester County in Maryland. The cities we most frequently serve include Ocean View, Bethany Beach, Millville, Fenwick Island, West Fenwick, Selbyville, Frankford, Dagsboro, Millsboro, Long Neck, Rehoboth, Dewey Beach, Lewes, Harbeson, Georgetown, Milford, Slaughter Beach, Milton, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Seaford, Laurel, Delmar, Salisbury, Pittsville, Berlin, Ocean Pines, West Ocean City, and Ocean City. We also serve Kent County Delaware, Wicomico County Maryland, and Talbot County Maryland.
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Guest House Addition in Fenwick Island Delaware
This attractive guest house addition in Fenwick Island, Delaware is a great way to host company, family, and friends while providing them with added privacy! Alcoa Construction is a remodel contractor that serves it’s customers with fine craftsmanship, carpentry, skill, and an overall hassle free experience. Each project is completed in an efficient timely manner and on budget! Our company can update, improve and expand on your home’s living space with a room or guesthouse addition, porch addition, patio enclosure, second story addition, attic remodel, kitchen and bath remodel, and much more. We bend to fit our customer’s needs and wants! Contact us today and learn to love your home!
Our primary service areas are Sussex County Delaware and Worcester County in Maryland. The cities we most frequently serve include Ocean View, Bethany Beach, Millville, Fenwick Island, West Fenwick, Selbyville, Frankford, Dagsboro, Millsboro, Long Neck, Rehoboth, Dewey Beach, Lewes, Harbeson, Georgetown, Milford, Slaughter Beach, Milton, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Seaford, Laurel, Delmar, Salisbury, Pittsville, Berlin, Ocean Pines, West Ocean City, and Ocean City. We also serve Kent County Delaware, Wicomico County Maryland, and Talbot County Maryland.
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Custom House Renovation in West Fenwick Delaware
Exterior Before
Exterior After
We started with a complete makeover for the exterior. New paint on the shutters and front door, new hardware, window blinds, extra shutters, dentil molding at freeze board, railings on the porch, decorative porch hanging pots, new stone water table around house, new sidewalk along side of house with flower beds, raised mulch beds with trees and landscaping, raised stone flower beds in front of the house and the front of the driveway, extend the driveway by 3 feet. The end result was a transformation from ordinary to Extra-Ordinary!
Custom Landscaping
Great Room Before
The extensive interior renovation included removing everything including all carpets, all vinyl flooring, all appliances, and all door hardware. We then added stainless appliances including a double wall oven and gas on glass cooktop. We added hardwood floors in the dining room, study, and upstairs hallway.
We stripped the original stairs and added hardwood stairs with custom runner. With all the flooring removed, we went to work adding custom trim throughout the house including single, double, and triple crown moulding, coffered ceilings, chair rail boxes, chair rail wainscoting boxes, cased all openings, custom cabinet trim under the bar top, and added traditional wainscoting throughout. The next step included complete demolition of the fireplace and installation of a new stone fireplace with bluestone hearth and mantel. Every window received custom 2″ white blinds and window treatments.
Twelve custom colors painted throughout the house added a finished touch. We then added 16×16 ceramic tile on the 45′ angle in the kitchen and morning room. 16×16 ceramic tile was added in the laundry along with a 15 lite glass door into the new exercise room addition. The exercise room addition was an additional 350 sf and featured two cased windows, two ceiling fans, cable TV, wall to wall mirrors, carpet, and full HVAC. We also added double frosted french doors leading into the workshop and two car garage.
The cabinets in the master bath were upgraded, along with the tile, and beadboard wainscoting in the powder rooms. A Sunroom with columns was added to the owners suite. We upgraded the electric throughout the house adding floor outlets, dual switched outlets in each bedroom, and 14 ceiling fans throughout. We finished the bonus room with a deep blue paint, custom trim, a HD surround sound system fitted for both plasma TV and a ceiling mounted projector. We then added a wet bar to complete the experience.
Great Room After
Great Room After
Study
Dining Room
Kitchen Remodeled
Morning Room Addition
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Owner's Bath Before
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Owners Suite After
Owner's Suite Sunroom Addition
Exercise Room Addition
Bedroom 1 Before
Bedroom 2 Before
Bedroom 3 Before
Bedroom 2 After
Bedroom 3 After
Bathroom Remodel After
Bonus Room Before
Bonus Room After
Bonus Room After
Bonus Room Bar
Loft and Hardwood Upstairs Hallway
Wood vs. Composite Decks
Wood vs. Composite Decks
What you need to know to choose your decking material
Ann Matesi, Senior Contributing Editor May 1, 2008 Professional Remodeler.com
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Wood, composite and PVC decks all offer advantages to the homeowner. Photo by Clark Marten |
When it comes to selecting the surface material for their outdoor deck, homeowners’ options are better looking, better performing and easier to install.This includes traditional wood decking materials such as pressure-treated pine, redwood, western red cedar, or imported hardwoods; composites made from a blend of reclaimed and recycled materials that typically contain a percentage of wood fiber designed to mimic natural wood without the maintenance; and the newcomer to the market, vinyl — or PVC — decking products that promise a virtually zero-maintenance deck surface but so far have not been able to replicate the beauty of real wood.
All have their pros and cons in terms of appearance and performance that must be considered carefully job-by-job to give customers results that best suit their lifestyle and budget. For this reason, most deck construction specialists work closely with their clients to determine their needs, then specify, design and build what materials best suit the project rather than using a single material.
Natural Wood Decks Natural wood decks continue to be the benchmark for aesthetics. “I’m still a big fan of all wood decks, and my clients still seem to prefer the look of a wood deck,” says Dave Tibbetts, owner of Cumming, Ga.-based Atlanta Decking and Fence. “But the reality is that a wood deck requires a good deal of effort in terms of cleaning and sealing to keep it beautiful year after year.”
Decks constructed using composite materials are more expensive than natural wood decks, adding about 35 percent to the total cost of the project. But the extra investment can be a worthwhile tradeoff for homeowners who are looking to quickly boost the market value of their home. When using vinyl decks, customers can expect to pay 5 percent more than composite prices. “These low- or no-maintenance decks can be a very good value if the owner is planning to be in their home for more than five years,” says Tibbetts, who today builds about 20 percent of his projects using composites.
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| Outdoor kitchens and fireplaces can be installed even on decks when the proper precautions are taken. Photo courtesy of Fiberon |
Nearly 80 percent of clients of deck specialist John Burns, owner of American Deck of Winchester in Winchester, Va., opt for a composite deck. “Our typical composite customer has already had a wood deck in the past, is well aware of the maintenance requirements and does not want to deal with those again,” he says. “They come to us requesting composites because they are ready to make the upgrade.”"Composites have come a long way in the past five years,” continues Burns. “There have been tremendous improvements in terms of their performance and aesthetics.”
Composite materials also bring an added element of design flexibility to a project, says Jim Sasko of Teakwood Builders in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., which really pleases his clients with upscale projects. “You can do some really interesting things like bending the deck around trees much more easily using composites.”
Sasko builds about 90 percent of his deck projects using composite materials and reserves all-wood decks for sheltered, undercover applications such as gazebos, screened porches and three-season rooms.
Installation, presentation challenges
All decks — wood, composite or vinyl — are constructed on a pressure-treated wood foundation, but design and installation techniques vary. Experience is the best teacher.
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Wood decks still offer unmatched aesthetics, but there’s trade-off in maintenance and longevity. Photo courtesy of Southern Pine Council |
“There definitely is a learning curve associated with working with composites and vinyls as you make the changeover from building all-wood decks,” says Burns. The most important thing to keep in mind, he says, is in the planning of the deck: “The spans must be designed correctly depending on the surfacing material that you are using.”"Composites require a slightly beefier substructure to handle the spans,” agrees Eric Kent, president of Archadeck of Charlotte. “Composites require 12-inch on center construction as opposed to 16-inch on center for wood.”
Hidden fastening systems, which eliminate the appearance of screws or other hardware on the deck surface are available for both wood and composite decks and becoming more popular and user-friendly these days, says Burk. “Nobody really wants to look at fasteners.”
“Use of hidden fasteners really takes the appearance of the deck so much further than just the use of colored screw heads, which is what we did in the past,” he says. “Almost all composite manufacturers have developed or improved upon their own hidden fastener solutions these days. Because they are designed to be used with the manufacturer’s pre-grooved deck boards, they can really save a lot of installation time once you are familiar with the product.”
“Do your homework,” advises George Drummond of Casa Decks in Virginia Beach, Va., “particularly when experimenting with new products or materials, including the new hidden fastening systems.” Drummond says that he uses hidden fasteners on about 30 percent of his projects. A simple mistake such as over tightening the screw in the fastener can ruin its integrity.
“The most important thing is to make sure that you read and understand all of the manufacturer’s instructions on how to install any decking product before you start the project because that can make all the difference. Remember, it is your reputation that is on the line as well.”
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Proposed Legislation Would Boost Remodeling Activity With More Tax Credits
Proposed Legislation Would Boost Remodeling Activity With More Tax Credits
HIRE Act of 2009 offers credits for meeting environmental standards
News Release July 13, 2009 HousingZone.com
Congressman Henry Johnson (D-GA) and Nathan Deal (R-GA) are sponsoring legislation, the Home Improvements Revitalize the Economy (HIRE) Act of 2009, to provide tax credits to stimulate the purchase of kitchen cabinets and other remodeling and home furnishing improvements.
“Not only would this help stimulate the manufacturing market for home furnishings and buildings products, it would save retail jobs, generate billions in revenue and increase home values at the time when we really need a boost,” according to Johnson. “By creating this tax deduction, we will offer incentives for consumers who would otherwise forego spending in 2009 and 2010. We will encourage environmentally sound practices by doubling the benefits for the purchase of building products and home furnishings that meet nationally recognized environmental standards.”
Under the proposed HIRE Act, individual consumers and joint filers would receive respective $2,000 and $4,000 tax credits for purchasing items that meet recognized environmental standards (LEED, NAHB, Green Globes, SFI/FSC and ESP). Retailers, contractors and building product resellers can receive up to $10,000 for covered purchases.
A coalition that includes 14 associations representing kitchen cabinets (Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association) home furnishings, flooring, paint and coatings, carpet and rug, and other interests have joined forces to support passage of the legislation.
“This bill would help everyone in our industry – manufacturing, retail, design and suppliers. The costs would be more than offset by increased economic activity and saved jobs. The incentives cease after three years. This definitely is a pump-priming effort of limited duration and near immediate payback,” according to KCMA Executive Vice President Dick Titus.
A copy of the HIRE Act can be viewed on the KCMA Web Site – www.kcma.org. Supporters are encouraged to contact their congressmen and ask that they co-sponsor the bill.
