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152 year old hinges! While reviewing the hardware

152 year old hinges! While reviewing the hardware for front doors that are getting restored, we noticed this date stamp, “Jan 18 1870” @vintagemillworkrestoration is refinishing the vestibule door and recreating the front door to match. We cannot wait to see how they turn out!

Great event last night with Green Building United

Great event last night with Green Building United at our Swarthmore Passive House Retrofit project. Thanks to everyone who came and to Neil Goldman and owner architect Samina Iqbal for their clear thoughtful presentation, and to Samina for the video.

We are excited to introduce Tyler Cope to the Hans

We are excited to introduce Tyler Cope to the Hanson Fine Building Team. Tyler joined Hanson as a Construction Superintendent in 2022. He brings an eye for detail and over 15 years of experience as a carpenter and contractor, having grown up in a multi-generational family construction business. Although his parents claim his first word was hammer, Tyler initially pursued a different career path. After earning a philosophy degree from Guilford College, he quickly returned to his roots in construction, working professionally with Habitat for Humanity in Philadelphia and founding his own Colorado-based carpentry and cabinetry company. In his current role, Tyler leverages his problem-solving skills to address site and construction challenges large and small. Tyler has already been a great addition to our team and we are happy to have him!

Concrete demolition underway at our new project in

Concrete demolition underway at our new project in Fairmount. Existing photography warehouse undergoing renovation and addition to convert the space into a single family residence. Very excited to be working with @brentabuck Architects on this project!

From shou sugi ban to clear finished siding locall

From shou sugi ban to clear finished siding locally sourced from Medford Cedar. Down to the final details on the exterior of this high performance addition for a resistance swim spa. Next up: interior stone pool copings by @renmarble_ and custom doors by @doyledesignphilly. More to follow.
Architect: Loomis McAfee

Shou Sugi Ban siding progress at the Gladwyne NetZ

Shou Sugi Ban siding progress at the Gladwyne NetZero Passive Project
@resawntimberco @macht.architecture

We are looking for lead carpenter/superintendents

We are looking for lead carpenter/superintendents with 5-10 years of experience and some familiarity with digital project management. If you are interested in learning more about our company and possibly joining our team please send an email to careers@hansonfinebuilding.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

We recently did some work to the stone bearing wal

We recently did some work to the stone bearing walls at our Passive House Retrofit in Swarthmore.
The big underpinning conundrum is vapor openness: airtightness is a critical component of building performance, but it must be balanced by moisture migration.

For this project, our strategy was to first expose the skeleton. Then add some bag to the bones: in this case an air-entrained lime-based mortar mix for spot parging. Next, a layer of vapor-variable Visconn liquid applied air barrier (expertly spray-applied by Oleg Dzlieri) to the entire interior volume of the stone structure. Visonn is essentially a control material that will create an airtight layer and control water transmission through the building’s envelope. The entire wall structure throughout the building is “vapor open”, meaning that the wall assembly will be able to dry itself through the entire structure.

Our Gladwyne passive house project as photographed

Our Gladwyne passive house project as photographed by @holzraum_system. We are almost finished installing the doors and windows. Once complete, a hair dryer can keep the house warm. Wowza!

We are pleased to introduce Rick Zane to the Hanso

We are pleased to introduce Rick Zane to the Hanson Fine Building team. Rick brings 20+ years of experience to his role as a site superintendent and project manager. He began his career as a landscape painter and eventually evolved into fine craftsmanship. Rick manages construction even in his free time, currently renovating a 1900s farmhouse into a high-performance home in Cape May. Rick’s experience and attention to detail will be a great asset to our team and we’re happy to have him!

Install day for these enormous triple pane Passive

Install day for these enormous triple pane Passive house certified windows at our Gladwynne NetZero Passive house project!

Roof reframing at one of our passive house project

Roof reframing at one of our passive house projects is offering a little glimmer of holiday cheer for us. Happy Holidays!

This is what it looks like when you polish concret

This is what it looks like when you polish concrete slabs to 1500 grit✨✨✨

We had a visit to one of our projects last week fr

We had a visit to one of our projects last week from @bonner_master_roofing with his slick portable metal roll forming machine. Looking forward to seeing how it works on our upcoming zinc roof project with @siarchitect.

Happy Turkey Day, folks! We hope you are somewhere

Happy Turkey Day, folks! We hope you are somewhere gathered (safely) in the kitchen with your loved ones today.

Views from a recently completed project! Perhaps t

Views from a recently completed project! Perhaps the most rewarding part of our job is watching a construction zone transition into a home.

A quick shout out to Neil Goldman our project supe

A quick shout out to Neil Goldman our project superintendent and resident Passive House retrofit specialist. Neil was on the team of professionals who collaborated on the creation of the Passive Rowhouse Manual, and is currently working on a deep energy retrofit to an existing early 20th Century Stone home in Swarthmore.
Along with some other panelists, he will be presenting some of his work this Friday 11/12 8:15AM at the AIA Philadelphia Forum on Affordable Housing: Combatting our New ‘Gravity’ with Passive (Aggressive) Efforts. Be sure to check it out at the link in our bio!!

Finally! Trespa siding and ipe sunscreen looking m

Finally! Trespa siding and ipe sunscreen looking mighty fine on our Fitler Square project.

We are looking for lead carpenter/superintendents

We are looking for lead carpenter/superintendents with 5-10 years of experience and some familiarity with digital project management. If you are interested in learning more about our company and possibly joining our team please send an email to careers@hansonfinebuilding.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Vanity shots of this awesome hemlock vanity, made

Vanity shots of this awesome hemlock vanity, made by Conestoga Valley Custom Kitchens, stone walls and sink by StoneTech, and designed by @mamoarch✨