Guides · Build it with us

See how it actually goes together.

Interactive, step-by-step 3D guides to the work we do — drag the model, tap a part to find it, and walk the build in the order our crews do it on site. The same honesty as our estimates, before you've signed anything.

Fourteen guides

From the framing to the finish.

Roofing

3D render of a finished gable roof: timber rafters and ceiling joists under charcoal shingles

Interactive 3D

How a gable roof is built

Ceiling joists to ridge cap: framing, sheathing, drip edge, underlayment and shingles, in order.

8 steps · 3D, ≈3 min →

3D render of a shingle roof with a new patch of shingles around a vent pipe

Interactive 3D

Repairing a roof leak

Tracing a leak at a vent pipe, then patching the deck, underlayment, boot and shingles in the right order.

9 steps · 3D, ≈5 min →

3D render of a bronze seamless gutter and downspout along a house eave

Interactive 3D

Gutters and downspouts

How a seamless gutter and downspout go on, from fascia check to where the water lands.

7 steps · 3D, ≈4 min →

New construction

3D render of two new foundations side by side: a concrete slab and a raised-floor stem wall, both with wood mudsills bolted down

Interactive 3D

How a foundation is built

Slab and raised floor side by side: soils report, footings, plumbing, rebar, concrete, mudsills and floor.

14 steps · 3D, ≈7 min →

3D render of a framed one-story room on a concrete slab: 2x6 stud walls with headers over the window and door openings, a double top plate and temporary braces

Interactive 3D

How walls are framed

A room on a slab: layout, bottom plates, studs, headers, corners, bracing, double top plate, shear panels and hold-downs.

11 steps · 3D, ≈6 min →

3D render of a wrapped room with a flashed window and a prehung exterior door set in the front wall

Interactive 3D

How windows and doors are installed

House wrap, sill pans, flashing in shingle order, level and shimmed, foam, weatherstripping and Title 24.

9 steps · 3D, ≈5 min →

Outdoor living

3D render of a wood lattice patio cover attached to a house, on three posts with knee braces

Interactive 3D

Wood patio cover

An attached lattice patio cover, from footings and post bases to ledger, beam, rafters and slats.

9 steps · 3D, ≈6 min →

3D render of an attached wood deck with black metal balusters, raised on posts and footings

Interactive 3D

How a deck is built

Footings, a flashed ledger, beam, joists, decking and guards for an attached wood deck.

10 steps · 3D, ≈6 min →

3D render of a terracotta paver patio beside a house, with a cut-away corner showing the layers

Interactive 3D

Building a paver patio

Slope, excavation, compacted base, edge restraint, sand bed and pavers, layer by layer.

9 steps · 3D, ≈4 min →

Interiors & remodels

3D render of a room with insulation batts between every wall stud, ready for the insulation inspection

Interactive 3D

How insulation and drywall go in

Air sealing, R-21 batts, inspections, ceiling and wall board, attic insulation, tape, mud, sand and paint.

11 steps · 3D, ≈6 min →

3D render of a detached garage converted to a stucco ADU with a new door, windows and mini-split

Interactive 3D

Garage to ADU

How a two-car garage becomes a studio ADU: slab, infill wall, openings, trades, insulation and finish.

9 steps · 3D, ≈6 min →

3D render of a tiled walk-in shower with a curb, niche and glass panel

Interactive 3D

Walk-in shower build

How a tiled shower goes together: sloped bed, waterproof membrane, flood test, tile and glass.

10 steps · 3D, ≈6 min →

Seismic safety

3D render of crawlspace cripple walls braced with plywood panels and bolted to the foundation

Interactive 3D

Seismic retrofit

Bolting and bracing a raised-floor house: anchor bolts, plywood on the cripple walls, floor clips.

6 steps · 3D, ≈5 min →

3D render of a two-story apartment building over tuck-under parking, with new steel moment frames across the open bays

Interactive 3D

Soft-story retrofit

Apartments over tuck-under parking: a new grade beam, steel moment frames, floor ties and plywood shear walls.

8 steps · 3D, ≈5 min →

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