AbriamBarkerCarpentry

Description of Work: Rebuilt a the lower level of a two story front porch and deck

Description of Work: Foundation/structural support work + roofdeck construction on top of a historic 1915 home

Description of Work: Abe and crew did an outstanding job replacing my roof and taking care of all the related work. This included installing new flashing, which also involved stripping and replacing (and repainting) the shingles above the flashing. Abe also installed new rake boards and painted them to match the rest of the house.

Description of Work: Abe has done many jobs for me over the last 14 years. The jobs have ranged from extensive house remodels to minor roof repairs. The first job involved a complete gut-rehab of a small single-family house in Cambridge. Abe removed the entire roof because there had been a fire in the house. He installed four sky-lights, sistered all the rafters with structural-grade lumber, put down 3/4" plywood decking and a vapor barrier, and installed new shingles. He did an awesome job on flashing the sky-lights, using much better materials and methods than the ones that come standard with the skylight kit. The skylights have been installed over 14 years ago and they have never leaked. Abe also re-sided the house in stunning clear cedar. He installed a new kitchen window, framing up the hole slightly larger than the previous window opening, installing a structural king-stud to support the window. During the installation, as a precaution, he buttress supported the side of the house to make sure the wall didnt' come crashing down. Abe also installed a small 20 square foot mudroom by the kitchen door. His design was ingenious, taking advantage of a small crawl-space to make an area to house the recycling box. I was very impressed by his work ethic: Abe showed up to work early (before sunrise) and left very late (often after 7pm), just to make sure the project got finished on schedule despite a number of unexpected discoveries (such as the fact that the roof needed to be rebuilt not just reshingled: when we started the project it was clear that the shingles needed replacing, but it wasn't clear that there had been structural damage from a decades-old fire that was now causing grief). Abe also did some finish carpentry in the kitchen and built a cabinet for our bathroom. He also installed another new window on the upstairs landing. In my second house, Abe replaced the roof and in the process he discovered some ant damage to the fascia boards and window trim around the mansard-style window boxes. He re-did all the finish wood trim, using clear primed pine, and painted it to match the rest of the house. Also, one winter we had nasty flooding because of ice dams. Abe came out in very cold temperatures and released the ice dams, saving us thousands of dollars in possible damage to the ceilings of the house. Abe has also done fairly small jobs such as cleaning the gutters in both houses.

Description of Work: Abe completely remodeled our 2nd and 3rd floor in Somerville. He completely removed the entire third floor, and and built a new from subfloor to a 13' cathedral ceiling with five solar powered skylights. He built a en suite deck off of the new master bedroom. He added a bathroom on the third floor, and a washer/dryer hookup. On the second floor he demoed walls, add structural beams and posts, demoed and build a new stairway, and added brand new flooring to match the third floor. He did spray foam insulation throughout. Finally he completely replaced our entire heating system.

Description of Work: Renovation of a raw to finished attic and basement, renovating closet, replacing windows., banisters and decks built.

Description of Work: I had a number of windows that needed replacing in a historic building.