1 The innovative 'pod' design of this seniors' home in Welland made for a lot of walking (often in circles around the four central courtyards). Extensive use of maple millwork and trim kept three of us trim carpenters busy for a long time.
2 Where the handrails turned a corner we had to join and blend them in with specially made quarter donuts. Sanding these in required lots of elbow grease.
3 Besides the baseboard caps, chair rails, hand rails and door and window trim there were also scads of heavy, solid doors to fit and hang.
Newmaker is the spirit that drives a lifetime of creativity, and is a reflection of the Creator who continues to make all things new.
H.James Company is the business name for the renovation services of Henry de Jong since 1991. Services have been offered as sub-contractor and as contractor, but primarily as a professional craftsman working alone. Working on small to medium size jobs allows a personal committment to executing every detail with the same care, and to working one job at a time, on a steady and predictable schedule.
