With our demolition permit hanging in the window, we were ready to start the dirtiest, but arguably most gratifying phase of the project: Demolition. With a crew of four, we predicted demolition to be complete within ten days. Ambitious? Slightly, but that was our plan. On day one, before the first dumpster rolled in, we knocked the majority of the lathe and plaster o...

Four Brothers is a proud member of the U.S. Green Building Council (https://www.usgbc.org/),and we emphasize sustainable green building practices during all our remodeling projects. A component in green building involves salvaging reusable and/or recyclable materials before actual demolition begins, and practicing “deconstruction” whenever possible. (Think of deconstr...

Just as Rome was not built in a day, a house cannot be rebuilt over night. (Rome also was not destroyed in a day, and houses are not worn out over night, but rather; from years of wear and tear, rowdy residents, and the subtle grind of the natural elements.) The District of Columbia is full of older brick homes such as 753, many built in the late 1800’s and early1900’...

Recently, Four Brothers began an extensive remodeling project on Fairmont Street in Northwest DC. From the outside, number seven-hundred and fifty-three is a stately, two-story brick row house. Step inside however, and what you’ll find is a jumbled mess (3,200 square feet of it), not to mention a thriving community of rodents. Over the next 12 months, our team has bee...