A small Job in Between a Big one

For Me, is as valuable a small job as well as a 5 new homes,
We did NOT installed the pool....we built the deck around it

Getting Close to see the Finish Product

 

 

And The Works Continue....

 

And Foundations

 

 

The Footings

Five 2 Family Homes- Bronx, NY





We demolished 3 old houses to give room to 5 New 2 Families Homes

In the Pelham Parkway area of Bronx, New York  

 The JCK's Crew

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Patio Blocks Project

This project was almost finished when I decided to post it. It was a small front patio and walkway with just one step, but since it was the talk of the entire block I figure that somebody else will be delighted to see it. Unfortunately I am a bad photographer, the beauty of the Terracotta and White tiles can't be appreciated due to the fact that I took these pictures from the camera of my phone, Neither the Granite border can be realy seen

The Italian 18" x 18" patios blocks were laid on top of 1 1/2" of "Dry Mud" after a 3" of concrete base was poured

This Old Red Oak Floor

Hi, this is the promised segment, Now we had the floor sealed and ready for the 1st coat of polyurethane, see the difference, the floor start to looks new...

And now after the 1st coat had dried, and the floor was buffed, we applied the 2nd coat, you can also see the difference and almost the finish product

Refinishing an Old Red Oak Wood Floor

Today we have sanded an old Red Oak Floor, we used a #36 sand paper, and then a # 80 it is ready to be buffed and sealed, then we will apply a coat of Water Base Polyurethane, let it dry for 4 Hrs and buff it again, finally the last coat of polyurethane will be applied.
TIPS: Always make sure you dispose the dust properly, inside a metal container and never leave it indoors, use dust mask and finally dispose of the empty polyurethane, applicator's pad and empty can/s properly 
Tomorrow we will show you the final product....

A Little Bit About Me

In the 35 plus years that I’m doing what I love to do, I have built and improved over 100 Gas Stations belong to the now defunct “Gaseteria” Oil Corp, in addition; I have done Merrit, Exxon and Sunoco Gas Stations, still I hold the license to install and test underground Storage Tanks and piping, issued by the NYC Fire Department (underground tanks division)

Furthermore, I have built many residential and commercial properties, mostly located in the Bronx, NY.

Since 1994 to present I’m very well dedicated to the restoration of residential properties that sustain Smoke, Fire and Water Damages, since then I have restored 1000’s of affected properties.

In year 2000/2001 after a destructive fire, I have restored 54 apartments units in the larger residential building located in the town of Havestraw, NY (Rockland County).

Will be difficult for me to forget this project, I was in the middle of it when the terrorist attacked NYC on 9-11-2001; the Building’s Street number is 9-11 (two tax lots 9 and 11), I was doing the best to revive a small piece of property, compared with the World Trade Center and terrorist were destroying part of our City.

I started with my business career  young; in 1976, I was 24/25 years old, just adopted by this wonderful country, I remember how difficult it was, the language barrier, still trying to know how to get from here to there without getting lost.

I was begging for work, knocking door by doors, leaving home made business cards along stores from downtown Manhattan to the Bronx, grabbing whatever I could grab.

 Always carrying with me a small tool box, along with a big bag… full of hope and dreams.

My perseverance, dedication and hard work did pay off; most of my dreams did come thru, Married to the same wonderful woman I met almost 40 years ago, we have 3 wonderful daughters, Jeanine, Cindy and Kristy, (this is from were the name JCK comes from) and 3 Granddaughters and a Grandson

Still I am dedicated to offer my services, experience and advice to anyone that needs some kind of home improvement, alteration or just a simple repair, I offer my services with the same perseverance and enthusiasm, and still I work very hard, like I did 35 years ago      

  

Myself