We are excited to share a new project that is underway in Woodside California on the property of what would have been the Woodside Estates around the turn of the last century. We love working on older historic homes to see the craftsmanship and materials that was used in a bygone era of residential construction.
This project in particular is very interesting as the structure we are working on was once a one room building with a wrap around porch in the style of old mountain cabins and was the model sales office for a planned development of the area. It was intended to be a community of small cabins with recreation facilities designed as a retreat for wealthy folks from San Francisco to the north. Ultimately due to a variety of reasons including WW1 and the great depression investments fell apart and the development was never realized however the small cabin was survived.
One exciting aspect of the project is the discovery of amazing wood and timber that was used to construct the building. We always strive to salvage and donate as much material as possible from our projects and this structure has proven to be a gold mine of Redwood and Doug Fir. With our background in carpentry and our love for fine craftsmanship it has been a fun adventure of discovery to find the old growth redwood that was likely milled from the trees that used to grow on the property. The plan is to find ways to use this material (old floor joists, studs, rafters, etc) in the new project to highlight and reflect to the history of the place and the building.
We’ll share more discoveries along the way and progress photos of this amazing project.
Keep Building!