Current Projects--MIQ Church and School

Tremendous progress is being made on the Gymnasium addition at MIQ School. We are planning on having it finished enough in time for their annual School Aution on September 25th.








New raised panel mahogany doors have been installed at the entrance to Mary Immaculate Queen Church. The interior casing is being hand carved at this time and should be installed in time for the Fatima Conference usually held some time in October.

Remodel Spokane Special Basement Issue

We are on the cover of Remodel Spokane in Winter 2010! The Special Basement Issue features the Sewing/Hobby room we designed and built.

A very nice kitchen!

Photos of this beautiful kitchen have just been posted on our Current Project page.

Hobby/ Sewing Room

Photos of our latest completed project have been uploaded to our website. This project was a sewing/hobby room completed in the unfinished basement of a home we built some years ago.

Soldering Copper Pipes

Often times one needs to tap into an existing copper line. Unfortunately, even after shutting off the water the line continues to drip making soldering impossible. Solution: Stuff a chunk of white bread into the troublesome pipe and solder in your new branch line. Before turning on the water unscrew all the faucet aerators beause the moving water will break through the bread dam and clog them if not.


Plumbing is one of many services offered by Hacon Inc.

Toilet Seals

If your toilet "rocks" thereby breaking its seal, follow this simple solution: After throughly cleaning the toilet flange and bottom of toilet, apply new wax ring (to dry flange) and re-set and bolt toilet. Shim around toilet base with metal washers or plastic shims (make sure washers do not stick out beyond toilet base and /or trim plastic shims). Mix up some polymer modified, sanded tile grout using as little water as possible so that when you squeeze a chunk of it in your hand it holds its shape.

Chink this material around toilet base and wipe off excess with a damp sponge. This "dry pack" material will not shrink and your toilet will be as steady as a rock.

Plumbing is one of many services offered by Hacon Inc.

Low "E" windows, what is that all about?

What does Low 'E' for window glazing represent? Low-emissivity is a coated glass product which reflects heat. Because it is applied in a molten glass stage, it can be used on a single pane as well as an insulated glazing unit, and is referred to as a hard coat.

Contrariwise, the Low E squared or Low E cubed are glass coatings applied by the sputter-coat method and must be used on the interior of an insulated glazing unit. These latter coatings are often referred to as soft-coat.

For window replacement go to Hacon Inc.