Swindoll Carpentry

This was a remodeling of a kitchen and powder room @ Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.

We were asked to design and replace this very large wood deck. Our customer wanted a new deck with no wood. This way the new deck would avoid any future insect damage. We started with a steel framing system by TREX ELEVATION, then TREX ENHANCED decking and TREX TRANSCENT railing. This 4 octigon shaped inlayed deck measures over  1320 square feet with 2 sets of stairs.

This is a job in progress. We have removed the garage roof & added a second floor. This will add a 18' x 28' area. There are 2 new bedrooms & one private bathroom being added to this already 4 bedroom / 3 bath house.

We removed the bathtub and added a shower w/ marble seat, tile floor, shower tower & crown mold. This is a very nice bathroom. Wish pictures could show it all.

New bathrooms have large showers w/ shower towers that have 3 body sprays, waterfall, rainfall shower heads & handheld wands. Mater bathroom have a pebble floor in shower w/ shower seat, frameless glass door, heated tile floor, heated towel bar, 5' wall hung vanity & sink. These are very classy bathroom w/ a european feel.

Before & after pictures of a painted deck that we added a shed roof, new additional supports, new rails on deck and below on the patio, screen walls, indoor / outdoor carpet & replaced painted stairway w/ new #1 grade pressure treated wood.

This kitchen was in bad shape when we started. The floor was coming up in peices. We leveled the floor & install new ceramic tiles, added new cabinets, new countertops, vented rangehood, lighting & paint. This was a real nice upgrade for the customer.

This is a cape code home in Arlington Va. It had aluminum siding from the 70's. We removed the old siding & aluminum  window wraps. We installed new 6.5 inch beaded vinyl siding, new window wrapping along w/ foundation stone to enhance the look.

We built these 14 units with birch plywood, then added birch edging to cover the plywood edges. The shelves were dadoed into the side for added support. After everything was glued and sanded numerous times we sprayed two coats of polyurethane for the final finish. These units will hold bolts of fabric @ Suzzie's Quilt Shop in Manassas, Va., opening in Janurary 2013

This is a before and after picture of a new garage w/ sunroom above. Brick and garage door trim make it blend in perfectly.

This is a before and after pictures of property purchased for renovations and resale. 2nd floor addition w/ new windows.

This is the rear of an ole bungalow style home in Alexandria Virginia. We added a 2nd floor master bedroom w/ cedar shake siding. The 1st floor got new windows, a door, and painted Hardy plank concrete board siding.

AWARDS
Mayor's Award for Excellence in Preservation, May 9, 2003

This is a before and after picture of a entrance foyer to a home. We removed the exterior wall and moved it out 4 feet to enlarge the entrance way. The frosted glass between the new glass front door and windows allows privacy and light.

Earl Randolph “Randy” Willis, 63, of Arlington passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 4, 2012 after a six month battle with gastric cancer.

He was born in Richmond on December 7, 1948 to Earl and Margaret Willis. He graduated from Hermitage High School in 1967 and went on to study at Virginia Tech. Randy took after his father with his woodworking ability and made his living as a very talented carpenter. His talent will live on for years to come in the homes he built and worked on with his characteristic attention to every detail.

He truly cherished his multitude of friendships and was known for his kind and faithful spirit. Randy served our country as a member of the Special Forces Green Beret during the 1970’s and every year participating in Rolling Thunder in support of the many men who never made it home from Vietnam.