The DeLuca Home Design Attention to Detail
We build livable and functional outdoor spaces...
We reinforce the structure of your home and help you improve your living spaces.
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Our various projects.
DeLuca Home Design specialty - outdoor kitchens. These projects are very detailed and involved and needs an experienced designer and masonry installer like DHD.
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Stone, Brick and Mortar
Glen Ridge
DeLuca Home Design was asked to add to and match the stonework of an old Tudor style home that was being completely remodeled. The project was to add an entire new footing around the complete perimeter of the house and install a varied colored sandstone surface to cover the raised foundation. This gave the home a new stone look. Stones used were "argillite" - brown, yellow and blue sandstones mixed with white granite and bluestone. The new stone "shelf" was topped with a brick edging to both sheer water away from the house facade, and give a strong finish to the new wall surface.
DHD restored the homes original archway.
New irregular pattern bluestone front walk.
Below is a gallery containing shots of the home and property prior to beginning our restoration, as well as the first stage of work that involved building our base (removal of old broken structures and installing strong supports and footings for the new structures)
New front entry steps with flanking columns
For this kitchen, our customer opted to add in a beer keg!
The kitchen above has a white granite countertop, an outdoor fridge, a keg with full bar tap, a 42” Built in natural gas grill, a side burner, and a sink. The island was crafted using Cambridge wall stones (a mix of two colors - natural onyx and toffee onyx mauve, and with a “ledgestone,” or natural feeling, stone facade). The pavers for the patio in the foreground are Cambridge “Limestone Quarry Blend, 3-piece XL.”
The kitchen at right is a custom brownstone kitchen island housing a grill and fridge. This project required us to match existing brownstone walls, and also included building a custom gas fire pit, shown below.
This outdoor kitchen was part of a larger project where DHD built a custom free standing wood burning fireplace. The stones are called “Mystic Strip”. This is a laborious project because each stone is hand cut to fit the style installation. This island has a “Jet Mist" custom granite countertop, and XO appliances - BBQ grill, side burner, and outdoor fridge. It also includes a Kamado Joe wood burning BBQ for Texas style meals.
Below are a few project shots as we constructed the brownstone kitchen and fire pit.
Custom stonework
Indoor and outdoor fireplace projects
This project was the completion of a large fireplace centerpiece for this upstate NY home. The work consisted of gathering fieldstone from a neighboring wall, hand cutting the stone to fit, and building from floor to ceiling. The fireplace was built in the center of the home, supporting the cathedral ceilings for the living wing, so the stone veneer runs fully around all 4 sides of the 20’ long, 4’ wide wall, and 13’ peak ceiling height.
You may notice the grout joints toward the bottom are darker in this shot. This is because there was a small amount of stone work previously completed by the owner, so we the last part of the project was to clean out those joints and add new mortar (currently wet in this shot) to match the new stone work above.
This stone project included a custom bookcase built into the stone wall.
This next project consisted of three main components. DHD was asked to take the existing patio and walkway, and create a large outdoor space that included a large 1,000 sf bluestone patio, a free standing wood-burning stone fireplace with sitting walls, and a large outdoor kitchen island.
Finished project - outdoor fireplace, outdoor kitchen, patio and perimeter retaining walls - all custom stone work
Below are a few shots of the project from start to finish:
Bluestone, brick, and concrete pavers
Glen Ridge
DHD was asked to build a combination of retaining walls and two level patio, combined with brick columns to match the stone and brick work on the newly renovated house.
Building the retaining walls with 36" deep footings below grade.
1,600 square feet of natural clef, full color, patterned bluestone
Using the same argillite stone to match the foundation of the house.
Decks - New and Remodels
Glen Ridge
DeLuca Home Design took our customer's existing deck and dismantled it down to the joists. We reinforced the supports, extended the length, and built out a beautifully wrapped staircase that leads to their back lawn. Railings - for safety and aesthetics - start with chunky 6x6 knotty cedar posts, cast aluminum, powder-coated matte black rungs, topped with smooth, rounded mahogany rails.
Original deck
Front Entrances
Glen Ridge
DeLuca Home Design can rebuild and improve the front entry to your home. These are a few of our projects, shown in 'before' and 'after' sequence...
Photo taken after broken brick walkway was removed
Removed old stucco surface and outer 4" of concrete to replace with brick veneer. Topped columns with thick Limestone slabs.
Before was broken stucco with no bluestone steps
This entry was in worse shape, as this shot is taken after the base was rebuilt.
Custom Projects
Such as custom outdoor kitchens, brick or stone columns, custom fences, new barn doors
