• Thursday, October 08th, 2009
Deck Design of the Week
Oakland Home Uses Ipe to Make Gorgeous Courtyard
If you’ve ever thought of building a courtyard for your outdoor living area, then this Oakland home should serve as some great inspiration.
Designed by the Ohashi Design Studio in Emeryville, CA, this deck design captures you immediately especially when you see how they incorporated the extremely large oak tree right in the middle of the courtyard. Of course, they utilized both ipe decking and ipe siding to create this modern looking, yet very warm space.
For pictures of how the Ashmount Residence Garden and deck, visit the photo gallery at the Ohashi Design website. The innovation that went into this design is truly stunning and definitely worth remembering as you look for unique deck designs.
To capture a sense of tranquility, you have to use the best wood. Ipe decking, by far provides homeowners with a warm, inviting, and also modern looking deck.
At Advantage, we sell ipe decking as well as many other hardwoods that will make a deck like this possible. Best of all, right now, we’re running a decking sale. In fact, we’re running TWO simultaneous sales to give you even more opportunity to buy ipe, plus other unique and exotic hardwoods.
• Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Deck Design of the Week
The Belmont Street Lofts in Portland, Oregon
The first thing you’ll notice when you see the pictures of the Belmont Street Lofts is that there is no visible use of decking. However, what you will see is how the architectural firm Froelich Consulting Engineers created this mixed-use commercial project with ipe. These mixed-use lofts really stand out with the use of rainscreens and ipe siding. Below is a closeup pic of what ipe can look like when used for siding applications.
Benefits of ipe siding include:
- Durability even in the most brutal environmental conditions
- Ipe maintains its strength over time
- It is a natural product
- Totally maintenance free
- Contains absolutely no chemicals or preservatives
- All of our Ipe Rainscreens & Siding is free of any chemically produced additives
Ipe Siding & Rainscreens Are a Practical, Yet Elegant Way To Make any Structure Look Sophisticated & Modern
Contact Advantage Trim & Lumber today and ask about special wholesale ipe prices for wood rainscreens or siding.
• Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Deck Design of the Week
Green Building in Michigan
Today’s Deck Design of the week is a two-parter. We’re going to look at the before and after phases of building a green home that has some wonderful sustainable and eco-friendly features.
The mind behind this home’s beauty is Danny Forster, host of Extreme Engineering and Build it Bigger on the Discovery Channel. He’s also a Harvard grad and, as evidenced by the lake front home in Michigan, a heck of an architect.
Today, we’re going to see Danny take you through a behind the scenes look at how a Green home is constructed. This Omena Lake front home is also going for either Gold or Platinum LEED certification, so you can tell that there are some serious and revolutionary design and architectural elements being used for this home.
As you can also see, there is no shortage of ipe being used in this home. Danny Forster has used both ipe decking and ipe siding in ways that are, at once beautiful, but also eco-friendly.
Tomorrow, we’ll see the finished product. If you’re planning to build a green home or are curious about LEED for homes, you’ll definitely want to take notes. You’ll also get some wonderful design and energy-saving ideas that are truly unique.
