our specialties are bathroom and kitchen renovations, home additions, general maintenance and repairs
Her parents lived in this modest home for 35 years, until the daughter did a complete renovation into an archetectural home.
before front view
before rear view
my helpful dump trailer
start vaulted ceiling over kitchen area
Helmer on the roof
exterior framing in progress
interior framing in progress
finished vaulted ceiling over kitchen
completed renovation front view
completed renovation rear view
A wheelchair ramp and new porch renovation. The old porch was stepped down and too small to turn a wheelchair.
I excavated with a small machine, put forms in for concrete footing and a small wall, repaired the the sidewalk, added plastic lattice on top of the framing and new porch wall.
The new upper porch is longer and wider making a wheelchair entrance possible. The wheelchair ramp is sloped a bit at an angle so that the sidewalk was not covered, and the staircase on the side of the property has access and could be used.
short cement wall with lattice
ramp and porch decking
before view under porch
framing new porch
form for cement wall
area dug out
framing new ramp
ramp unfinished rails
this angle shows the sidewalk
straight view up the ramp
A lower level 1 bedroom suite was added to this 1970s home, with an interior door inside the main entrance. This made the original entrance to the home very crowded and cluttered, but the budget did not allow for a more creative solution at that time.
I built a small addition to accomodate a new foyer just for the lower level suite with a separate entrance door. A grab rail was added by the door to ensure the step is comfortable and safe for the parents. The new foyer has a closet and a bench.
Two separate entrances add a new level of privacy to both the lower level suite and the upper level home.
exterior front before addition
exterior side view before addition
original crowded entrance
foyer interior progress
exterior addition
second door with grab rail
He inherited an older Home from his father and redesigned the inside for wheelchair accessible living.
He bought a new above ground pool that required a deck he can pull himself across, enter and exit the pool, and get back into his wheelchair.
I built the 5′ x 16′ frame which the homeowner will finish with decking. (will post a completed photo)
above ground pool
pool deck frame length
pool deck frame blocks
temporary plywood on top
the glass roof keeps the patio furniture dry
finished with a grey transparent stain
timber frame complete, ready for the grey stain and glass to be installed
foundation
floor joists in place
windows and insulation installed
roof framed ready for shingles
finished spice kitchen
I replaced the two old wooden carved signs.
finished sign
pouring concrete to anchor signs
(the weather wasn’t on our side)
neon letter was used because the old signs had no power supply
I built the metal signs, had them powder coated, the sign company installed the letters.
I delivered and placed the signs in concrete, with temporary framing required to allow the cement to cure.
The shed was built to maximum size to avoid building permit. A leftover window from the house build 10 years earlier was used in the new garden shed. The completed garden shed featured fir woodwork and metal walls to match a westcoast modern design home.
shed in progress, ready to install metal on exterior walls
shed interior T&G boards
completed garden westcoast shed
Storage shed added in a trailer park
shed framing in progress
green storage shed
green storage shed finished
I added a second level and staircase to The Flag Outlet in Coquitlam
warehouse addition
The Flag Outlet in Coquitlam purchased the adjoining warehouse unit twenty years later to double the size of their company.
I added a staircase and mezannine over new offices and four fire doors were added to join the two sides.
Helmer Bjørn Renovations 