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Alexander-Nicholson Inc

Kitchen Remodeling
Down the hall and behind an original sliding door, one horse stall became a whiskey room. It features a copper sink, copper shelving, and a private bar built from reclaimed wood. Opposite is the “tack room,” an elegant restroom with equestrian inspiration and custom cabinetry built from more reclaimed wood. In the back, there’s a guest bedroom with bunks made from salvaged structural beams, closets behind hidden doors, and a wine cellar in the hallway. Throughout the entire first floor, walls are covered with the thick oak boards we salvaged at the beginning of the project. Instead of putting them back exactly as we found them, we flipped them over, concealing the worn, painted, horse-kicked side and revealing beautiful raw patinated wood that’d been preserved behind the wall for 70 years.

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Phone: (434) 296-7526

Address: 100 Keystone Pl, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Website: http://www.alexandernicholson.com

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Alexander-Nicholson Inc

Kitchen Remodeling
Down the hall and behind an original sliding door, one horse stall became a whiskey room. It features a copper sink, copper shelving, and a private bar built from reclaimed wood. Opposite is the “tack room,” an elegant restroom with equestrian inspiration and custom cabinetry built from more reclaimed wood. In the back, there’s a guest bedroom with bunks made from salvaged structural beams, closets behind hidden doors, and a wine cellar in the hallway. Throughout the entire first floor, walls are covered with the thick oak boards we salvaged at the beginning of the project. Instead of putting them back exactly as we found them, we flipped them over, concealing the worn, painted, horse-kicked side and revealing beautiful raw patinated wood that’d been preserved behind the wall for 70 years.
Bathroom Remodeling
The owner wished for a modern kitchen and bathroom to complement the original structure. The project necessitated the demolition of the back third of the house, and the addition of a 26’x14’ modern cube to contain the new rooms. A giant, 12’ wide door with clear glass panes and slats of exotic, oiled wood give the exterior a noteworthy finish, a signature look of the Wolf Ackerman architecture firm.
Flooring
The Alexander Nicholson team integrated high-quality traditional materials with the best in modern conveniences. Cast stone, known for its use in the geometric tracery and trim found on the exterior of American Gothic chapels and university buildings, was employed at Mandeville to achieve Classically detailed interior walls, complete with arched niches, stone cornice and mantle, massive keystones, and a large curved hearth. Interior flooring and exterior patio surfaces are laid in genuine Travertine marble imported from Turkey, complete with its characteristic mottled and textured surface. The roof is finished in clay tile for an exceptionally long life. Final touches included motorized window shades recessed into the ceilings of the house, along with a host of other automated features integrated into the home’s electronics.
Door Installation/Replacement
Drywalls
We are currently nearing the halfway point in the project and are working on the framing for the interior arches. The arches will be made using gypsum fiberglass-reinforced drywall. Not only is it less heavy than stone, while still maintaining the same look and feel, it is also less expensive.
Framing
We didn’t find any serious structural issues with the intriguing framing, but with nearly 50 feet of glass to be installed at the peak of the roof, our team decided to err on the side of caution and reinforce the barn with steel. Because the supports outline the open area up to the peak of the roof, this wasn’t as simple as setting posts and spanning a beam across the gap. The steel structure arrived in halves, each half tracing one wall and one slope of the roof. Installation required removing sections of the barn’s foundation wall, sliding the steel into place horizontally, erecting it with a lift, setting it in concrete, and supporting it with temporary wood framing until its mirrored partner arrived to complete a self-supporting archway. Seven of these arches were erected, and then connected to each other with horizontal beams woven into and behind the latticework of original wood framing.
Tile Installation
Fireplaces
Spending a lot of time at home may make you dream about what your outdoor living space could look like. Alexander Nicholson has built many pools, pool houses and outdoor living rooms, allowing homeowners to expand their living space right in their own backyards. Add a fireplace to enjoy the space for most of the year. Enclose a pool house and let it double as a home office or gym. If you dream it, we can build it.
Staircases
Skylight Repair/Replacement
We’ve started restoring one in western Albemarle, and our process has revealed some of the magic behind this authentically American style. The barn in question was used for hay storage, livestock, and wine-making over the course of its life. Now, we’re converting it into a tasting barn, adding to the extensive list of upscale wine facilities in the Monticello American Viticultural Area. The skilled design professionals at Sutphin Architecture envisioned offices, a kitchen, and restrooms in the wings of the barn; the central volume will serve as the tasting room for the public. We’ll build a fireplace at one end, and install seamless glass skylights along the entire ridge of the roof.
Cabinet Installation

Room Additions
New Construction
This single-family residence was all new construction for clients who had a very distinct vision. The plan for the home concentrated on the use of natural light. To get the desired effect, the architect designed a long, one-room wide house, which ensures magnificent views from every room. Special features included glass towers and polished concrete floors. Steel construction created the framework for the house to have large window openings, allowing for light to pour in and for unobstructed views of the countryside. This unique house, designed by Train Architects, is unlike any other we have ever built.
Demolition
The project started with an entire week of concrete demolition. Garrett and his team took three hour shifts on the jackhammer, removing an 8-inch thick slab of concrete on the ground floor. Next came the careful removal of the original siding, as well as the 1 ¾” thick oak boards that lined the interior of the barn. We saved both for re-use. With the barn down to its frame, we could fully assess its structural integrity.
Foundation Installation

Landscaping and Fencing

Retaining Walls
The first phase consisted of Alexander Nicholson completing the exterior grading, and adding a retaining wall to create an outdoor worship area, along with an addition of a new playground. This phase was a huge transformation for the church and had the added benefit of solving the many water runoff issues that the church faced for years.

Window Installation/Replacement
Gutters
The second phase included a complete refitting of the exterior finishes on the church. All exterior siding, windows, gutters, roofing, painting, exterior HVAC units, and flashings were replaced. During this phase, Alexander Nicholson also completed an upfit of the inside of the statuary steeple.
Siding
Before digging into any details, we stripped off the siding to do a structural assessment with our engineering partner, Tony Pace of Nolen Frisa Associates. What we uncovered was a “stick-framed” barn that used extensive diagonal roof bracing to maintain a completely open central volume. This early-20th century technique freed the builders from the cost and heft of traditional hewn beams, and freed farmers from the restrictions of permanent interior partitions. Bale lofts and livestock stalls came and went as needed, without any effect on the structure. The tasting room will continue to take advantage of the cathedral-like space in the center of the barn.
Residential Roof Repair
Residential Roof Replacement/Installation

Painting
Carpentry
During his time at Alexander Nicholson, Sean has put his carpentry skills to the test on a number of high-end residences, but favorite project so far has been an elegant dock on a farm pond. It features a curved viewing platform connected to a fishing pier by a floating serpentine walkway. Sean loves challenging himself and exploring new woodworking techniques.
Masonry
To create the church’s detailed Romanesque exterior, red brick was laid in rounded arches, curved walls, and other custom ornamental bond patterns. Alexander Nicholson is especially grateful for our relationship with M3 Masonry, who carried out the beautiful work under our direction. They battled freezing temperatures to complete the church’s exterior and keep the project moving forward. To enclose the building, our partner Lynch Roofing installed the largest copper roof in Charlottesville. Their amazing work features an octagonal dome capped by a copper cupola, as well as a completely rounded copper half-dome covering the church’s apse. The unusual geometries required days of custom work executed by hand.

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