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arbor in prospect heights, brooklyn


Ipè pergola on top of Newswalk...Prospect Heights, Brooklyn


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        My profession is woodworking...it's also my passion, and it shows in my work. I love details, and pay particular attention to them.
I have been making sawdust for 40 years, with experience in all phases of woodworking. The last 15 years, I have concentrated on landscape woodworking, including decks, arbors, pergolas, planters, fences, trash enclosures, and even a treehouse. I work mostly with Ipè, Mahogany, Cedar, and pressure treated southern yellow pine, but am not limited to those species. In the last few years, many of my clients have opted for hybrid decks...an iron substructure covered by wood.  If you're interested in seeing the results, click here.
     I'm not a typical contractor...I have only one assistant, and I focus on one job at a time. We show up on time,  clean up. finish the project on schedule, and our finished product will exceed your expectations.
                               
      Getting older, I decided to partner up with Adam Seim, to infuse some young blood into Urban Exteriors. Adam Is a very skilled woodworker, with knowledge of many other trades. He shares my passion for woodworking and together, we have a synergy that I never had with any of my assistants. If possible, he is more obsessive compulsive about our projects than I am. He also has a passion for compassion, as we met when I started volunteering for Blissful Bedrooms, a local charity that renovates bedrooms for young people with disabilities. Over the course of a weekend, we turn bland bedrooms into exciting, themed rooms that become a great environment for the recipient. You'll  never see Blissful Bedrooms on a reality show, but we quietly improve lives, one child at a time.

      Adam is a Brooklyn resident...10 years in Crown Heights...and a family man, with a supportive wife, and 2 young children. He has a background in digital drafting, and studio systems integration, in addition to woodworking, so he's able to tackle projects that require a wide variety of skills. Adam is a great addition to Urban Exteriors, and when I retire, I know that I'm leaving the business in great hands.
                                                                                                                             
     We are also  cabinet makers, and can design/build built-in bookcases, wall units, radiator covers, etc.  We need some rainy day projects.  I have a woodshop.
 
     We'll customize the project to your needs and budget, and will help you with design, or work from your plans. I live in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, and work mostly in Brownstone Brooklyn. We will travel for the right project. We give free estimates, and will supply you with current references. We are also available for design and/or build consultations.

To contact me, send an E-mail, or call...
                                                                              

       
Steve Rayboy                                        
     Urban Exteriors
     347-526-8670

steve@urbanexteriors.biz


See a 10 minute video of some completed projects on youtube

or visit my youtube channel...urbanexteriors...and see all of my videos   


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                                                                                                                     IPE DECK AND CEDAR FENCE...COBBLE HILL, BROOKLYN
                                                                                                                                                           OCTOBER, 2011
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                                                                              BROOKLYN HEIGHTS IPE ROOF DECK
 
                                                                                                  
IPE ROOF DECK, FENCE, AND BENCH...BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
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                                                                                                  ipe deck  Dumbo, Brooklyn

 

                                                                                                                                  IPE  DECK...DUMBO, BROOKLYN

                                                                                                                                                     APRIL, 2010
                                                                                                                                    See a video on youtube.com

                                                   






                                   Ipe roof deck park slope brooklyn        skylight cover
             
                                                                                          
IPE ROOF DECK, with removable skylight cover...PARK SLOPE,  BROOKLYN
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                                                     Click here to see more completed  deck projects,
 
                                                                                           Arbor & Pergola projects

                                                                                  Hybrid Iron & Wooden decks
 
                                                                                              Trash Enclosures
     
Interior woodwork...Built-in Bookcases, Cabinets, Closets, Radiator Covers
 


An unsolicited testimonial by a client...
posted on brownstoner.com

"We used Steve last year and could not be happier with his work. He started when he said he would, he finished when
 he said he would, he did what he said he would, and he took the time for a confab with our wacky architect about modifying the design.

The work itself is terrific – all miscellaneous trades people who look at it are very impressed. One example (my favorite): instead of just
boxing the drain pipe in one corner with straight cuts, Steve scribed in about 8 facets so the circular pipe is enclosed in a nearly circular cut.
(Not so easy to do in hard stuff like Ipe, I think.) He likes to do quality work, and charges accordingly. (At his suggestion, he plugged all
the counter sunk screws, so the surface is beautiful and smooth; we paid for it [and love it] but he suggested it.)

Bottom line: great work at a fair price. By no means “inexpensive”. But fair. Feel free to email me if you want to know more."

Posted by: Sandy Mattingly



     


                                                                

   

                                                                                    If you want me to build your project, or consult...

                                                                        Email me @

                                                                                                  steve@urbanexteriors.biz