window sill flashing c/w dam
flashing and strapping prepped up for siding application
flashing over concrete wall – prepped up for concrete block veneer application
window sill flashing; curtain wall window recessed w/r to the face of concrete wall
–> case study – Cypress
Cypress – aluminum spandrel panel
(see also curtain wall windows, flashing, and curtain wall door threshold)
aluminum sheet laminated over two layers of plywood. Beauty cap not yet in place
Cypress – landscape
frontyard landscaping
same location before landscaping
sideyard landscaping
driveway prepared for grass paver application
backyard driveway landscaping – grass paver application (aka turf stone)
different project by the same architect
Cypress – exterior concrete slab
exterior concrete slab prepped up for pouring
the blue insulation board along the curtain wall windows is a temporary blockout to create a 6″ wide trench drain which will be filled out with crushed rock
Cypress – Cantilevered concrete stair
cantilevered STEEL stair may also be of interest
cantilevered concrete stair – formwork stripped
note metal threaded rods protruding from the side – these will be used as points of attachment for glass guard
cantilevered concrete stair from the underside
cantilevered concrete stair formwork
steel rebar in place and ready to be enclosed by forms
heavy formwork support
cantilevered concrete stair landing
even though the concrete forms are stripped, temporary supports remain in place until concrete is well cured
the cantilevered concrete stair attaches at the top to a suspended concrete slab which is not yet poured at this point, but you can see the reinforcement prep is under way
Cypress – Overview
driveway – turf stone/grass pavers set in place
driveway – prepped up for turf stone application
side elevation
front elevation
Cypress – Hardie (cementitious) panel
Hardie Panel cementitious panel at upper level courtyard
the same area before panel application
detail: flashing under cementitious Hardie paneling
Cypress – garage door MDO paneling
This set of images illustrates a custom finish applied to a standard overhead garage door. It’s a painstaking work, but well worth the effort. The exterior grade MDF paneling ends up being flush over the garage door, the man door and the adjacent fixed walls.
garage door niche
overhead garage door installed next to the man door
view from outside
strapping and shimming over Tyvek membrane
MDO panels
finished product
door detail
(image source: http://lumberjocks.com/reviews/965)
MDO – Medium Density Overlay, aka “Signboard”. It is made up of phenolic resin coated paper laminated between layers of ply (11 layers of wood in 3/4”) and twice again as many of the phenolic- resin impregnated paper. A 4×8 sheet of 3/4” MDO is (in the range of) $65.00 (source: http://lumberjocks.com/reviews/965)
MDO Plywood – The Paintable General Purpose Panel
Characteristics: An EXTERIOR type plywood with a weather-resistant resin overlay bonded to the wood by heat and pressure. This process fuses the molecules of the overlay with the fibres of the wood to form a bond as strong as the wood itself. MDO has all the advantages of regular plywood as well as additional properties. The overlay, which has 28% resin content, resists water, weather, wear and degradation. It has texture that paint can grip with remarkable tenacity. Paint finishes on MDO are up to three times more durable than the same finish applied to ordinary plywood.Ideal for Painted Signs: In many instances, overlaid MDO plywood has proven a more durable sign material than metal. MDO plywood is resistant to the elements with no danger of rust or corrosion. (source http://lumberjocks.com/reviews/965)
Cypress – paver deck
concrete pavers on pedestals + styrofoam leveling
concrete pavers on pedestals, at deck edge
deck waterproofing – note the curb around deck perimeter
elevated paver deck with lower overhanging roof below
same area as above but at the framing stage
same as above with waterproofing membrane applied
waterproofing of concrete deck
paver deck edge termination (see larger deck photo above)