Project Bragg - Before

We have been awarded an entire house remodel in the Rose Garden area of San Jose. Today we received the keys to the house and began moving our materials inside. This project will consist of major renovations and upgrades to each and every room. We are scheduled to be working on this project until the beginning of February. Great project to end 2009 and begin 2010! We would like to thank Sarah Osbourne for referring our services to her friends, which is how we landed this wonderful project. You will remember the work we did for the Osbourne Family earlier this Spring by clicking here. Thank you Sarah!

Here are some before photos to give you an idea of the scope of work we have ahead.

PortItalia Construction Visits Learning Springs Academy

PortItalia Construction visited Learning Springs Academy in San Jose today in participation of Community Awareness month. "Contractor Chris Morello" was by far a bigger hit than Bob The Builder! As soon as Contractor Chris was introduced, the preschool and kindergarten classes immediately started raising their hands to ask him questions. He demonstrated a few of his favorite tools and even requested the help of his trusty assistant, Riley, to demonstrate how to safely use a power drill. Riley's friends were so impressed! It was a great day.

Project Villa-Kyle - Final

We finalized the guest bathroom and master bedroom remodel for our client in San Jose. The final product turned out fantastic in both spaces and the customer is very pleased. Below are the final photos of both rooms which now have a more modern look and feel. To see before photos and witness the transformation in depth, please visit an earlier post by clicking here.

PortItalia Donates to Sacred Leaf Benefit

On Friday August 21st and Saturday August 22nd, PortItalia Construction participated in a benefit to help The George Mark Children's House in San Leandro. This event was called The Sacred Leaf Benefit and was held in downtown San Jose. This was a two-night event in which we participated both nights. PortItalia Construction donated 4 hours of free labor for the raffle drawing on both nights. There were two winners of this prize, both of which have already contacted us to receive their free hours of labor. Our goal was to offer something that could truly help someone in need around their home, perhaps finishing a "honey-do" list for someone. We were trying to give back to the community instead of trying to reap the rewards of the next large remodeling endeavor. We were happy to learn that both winners fall within the category we were trying to target and projects will begin relatively soon. We want to sincerely thank Mary Zuchowski for allowing us to be a part of this special event and we look forward to the opportunity to do it again.

Summertime

We at PortItalia hope that you and your families are enjoying the many benefits of summer. It has been a very productive one for us and has kept us from being able to update our blog as much as we would like. We are in the process of updating many pages within our website and photo galleries. In the meantime, thank you so much for checking back with us and viewing our progress. Sadly, many of our smaller projects this summer went undocumented, however we hope to share more updates on a more consistent basis once our schedules allow.

Enjoy the last month of summer, and get ready to prepare for Fall. That is precisely what the Morello Family is doing while preparing for a new Baby Girl. If we thought the summer was busy, the Fall is about to become crazy!

Project Villa-Kyle (Quebec) - Before

Today we began a guest bathroom remodel for an existing client - Project Villa-Kyle (Quebec). This remodel is to include all new plumbing, new tile, new texture, new electrical. The works. The homeowner had her own vision for this space and supplied us with the materials. We will have final photos within the next month. Here are the before photos of the guest bathroom.

In May, we began their master bathroom remodel which also included the works. Here are the final photos of that space.

Soon after the guest bathroom is complete, we are scheduled to remodel the master bedroom. Here are before photos of that space, to be transformed into a more modern space soon.

Project Morello - Semi Final

As of this afternoon, we are 90% complete with the Morello living room renovation. We moved the furniture back into the room in time for an event, leaving only a few minor touch-ups to be completed. We will be finishing up the recess lighting, vent covers, Venetian Plaster, baseboards, and minor touch-ups to the ceiling beams. Overall the project was a success. Seeing is believing. Please be sure to check out previous posts of the beginning and progress stages to see how far we have come.