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Custom Steel Stair Railing System with Safety Gate, Minneapolis
A local client had a multi-part problem: a stairwell and landing in need of railings, an exploratory dog, and stair safety concerns with a baby on the way. And they wanted a unified and elegant design. They were pleased with the results in this full custom steel system, including kid-resistant gate and bespoke latch design.…
Make Your Kitchen Faucet a Push-Button Pressure Washer
I finally replaced the kitchen sink sprayer head that’s been degrading for too long. I’ve replaced it before with a standard common replacement, but this time I researched a little and found what I really wanted, a higher-flow version. And this Hibbent spray head also includes a high-pressure rinse “blade” mode – awesome, and it…
Can I Heat My Home When the Power is Out?
A few quick introductory categories, in case it’s helpful to someone: Smallest Solution To the extent that you don’t need to keep the whole house warm, it’s a lot easier to just generate enough heat for your body. Make your heated space smaller, like close off a room, or set up a tent, or just…
Storage Shelves
I’ve built a number of storage shelf solutions, built-in and free-standing. I’m a maximizer, so I like to model the shelf space with detailed dimensions where it’s helpful to strategize ideal bin or section sizes tailored to planned use. And I’ll tailor structural members to maximize for efficiency, or include steel reinforcement if space is…
Solid Brass Milled Handrail Brackets
I designed and milled a pair of bespoke solid brass brackets to put the finishing touch on a custom railing project I made for a client in Minneapolis. The powder-coated railing set includes four pieces: a straight rail, stair rail, hand rail, and gate. Once we had it all installed and mounted, the handrail was…
