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Restored solid oak dresser with warm natural wood grain on the covered porch of a Minnesota home

Before & After Projects

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Before & after

Antique dresser restoration (before) — a water-damaged dresser stripped, repaired and refinished back to a warm satin grain completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MNbefore
Antique dresser restoration (after) — a water-damaged dresser stripped, repaired and refinished back to a warm satin grain completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MNafter

Antique dresser restoration

a water-damaged dresser stripped, repaired and refinished back to a warm satin grain

Deck repair & refinish (before) — a gray, splintered deck rebuilt with sound boards and sealed against Minnesota winters completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MNbefore
Deck repair & refinish (after) — a gray, splintered deck rebuilt with sound boards and sealed against Minnesota winters completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MNafter

Deck repair & refinish

a gray, splintered deck rebuilt with sound boards and sealed against Minnesota winters

Small engine overhaul (before) — a seized mower brought back to a clean, running machine after a full service completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MNbefore
Small engine overhaul (after) — a seized mower brought back to a clean, running machine after a full service completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MNafter

Small engine overhaul

a seized mower brought back to a clean, running machine after a full service

Project gallery

Deck board replacement — rotted deck boards drilled out and swapped for fresh treated lumber in a back yard completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Deck board replacement

rotted deck boards drilled out and swapped for fresh treated lumber in a back yard

Dresser refinishing — solid wood dresser stripped and prepped for refinishing in an open garage bay completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Dresser refinishing

solid wood dresser stripped and prepped for refinishing in an open garage bay

Shingle roof repair — asphalt shingles reset along a residential ridge line with hand tools completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Shingle roof repair

asphalt shingles reset along a residential ridge line with hand tools

Driveway auto repair — sedan hood open for a mobile mechanical repair in a residential driveway completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Driveway auto repair

sedan hood open for a mobile mechanical repair in a residential driveway

Motorcycle tune-up — motorcycle on a driveway stand with a tool roll laid out for a service call completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Motorcycle tune-up

motorcycle on a driveway stand with a tool roll laid out for a service call

Lawn mower rebuild — push mower deck flipped for blade and small engine service on the drive completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Lawn mower rebuild

push mower deck flipped for blade and small engine service on the drive

Mobile service van — stocked mobile repair van set up on a rural roadside at dusk completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Mobile service van

stocked mobile repair van set up on a rural roadside at dusk

Porch railing rebuild — weathered porch railing clamped up with a new rail section during repair completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Porch railing rebuild

weathered porch railing clamped up with a new rail section during repair

Outdoor furniture restoration — garden bench and wooden chair prepped for paint and refinishing in a back yard completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Outdoor furniture restoration

garden bench and wooden chair prepped for paint and refinishing in a back yard

Exterior door replacement — new exterior storm door fitted into a residential entry opening completed by Carl McKee at Carl's and more repair /restore in Hayfield, MN

Exterior door replacement

new exterior storm door fitted into a residential entry opening

Midwest home exterior at golden hour with a ladder against the siding and a tool bag on the porch steps

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