MH Akers Custom Homes recently completed a renovation and expansion of a custom home we had built for a young family a number of years ago. As our clients’ children grew so had their need for entertainment space, each child accumulating a circle of friends and adding new social occasions to be hosted in the …
Etymologically derived from the Italian parare, to cover or defend, and petto, breast, parapet walls are something of an object of fascination for me. Originally an architectural element incorporated as a means of protecting defenders of the edifice from armed attack, parapets are still that but much more. They are utilized to protect against falls …