Building FSC Cabinets for LEED Certified Homes / December 16, 2010 by toddwarmington

We build environmentally friendly FSC certified custom cabinets of the highest quality

Warmington and North Co. was engaged to construct cabinetry for a new LEED certified home in Seattle where the clients were committed to utilizing environmentally friendly components that would meet LEED standards for certification. We are dedicated to the producing environmentally friendly cabinets and enjoy working on projects that try to mitigate their footprint on the environment. The kitchen featured a recycling center, new energy efficient appliances and lots of natural light. A large walk in pantry, floor to ceiling display cabinets as well as cabinetry for the bathrooms and laundry were included; all cabinets were constructed from FSC certified woods that were sourced locally from forests that are responsibly managed. We sought out materials that were for the most part locally produced and followed LEED requirements to meet their standards.

This project was recently recognized by Builtgreen.net as a 5 Star Home

The Lakeshore residence is a 5-Star custom single-family home designed by Stuart Silk Architects. The home is modeled to perform 45 percent better than a home built to the current Washington State Energy Code through the use of a super-tight envelope, a rooftop solar hot-water system and a heat recovery ventilator, among numerous other energy efficient features. To reduce runoff, the home features a 2,800-gallon cistern for rainwater collection, which will be used inside the home and for landscaping. To conserve water, landscaping was completed using native, drought-tolerant plants. Also, dual flush toilets were installed. The residence is heated through a hydronic system with a 95-percent efficient boiler and was designed for a chimney effect for natural ventilation and heat distribution.

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Furniture Building - Reconstucting the Missing Chair / October 19, 2010 by toddwarmington

A recent project that we undertook for a local designer was building a replica of an existing mahogany chair. The client needed a chair to exactly match a set of five existing chairs. He also wanted us to change the finish of the original furniture set from their dark and worn appearance to a brighter, fresher look.

One of the original chairs was accurately measured and templates of the individual pieces were made. We milled the parts for the new chair out of mahogany lumber. Great care was taken to ensure the details in the original chair were reproduced exactly. The new chair was constructed using traditional joinery methods to ensure that it would be as sturdy as the originals.

The finishing process required us to strip the old finish off of the original chairs. Then all six chairs were bleached in order for the wood to give up its color. The original chairs were bleached more than once because of their age and the previous dark stain. After the color of all of the chairs was uniform, we stained the chairs using both a water based stain and an oil based stain followed by a light shading where a small amount of color was added to the lacquer. After the finishing process was complete, the appearance of the chairs was uniform, both in their shape and finish. They were then sent out to an upholster who added a pale green leather for the seats and backs.

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