About Wise Make Ready
Welcome....
My name is Steve Parker, husband to my cute wife Donna, father of two wonderful women and grandude to 3 fantastic grandkids.
I spent 30 years designing highways for TxDOT and a few houses along the way. Below you will see a few of the projects that I have been working on the last few years. Please let me know if can help with your next project.
Local handyman projects and Kitchen and bath remodeling
Have you ever dreamed of building your own house? In 2002, we began a new adventure. Father in law had built several houses, so with his help, we decide to take the challenge. I began designing and soon the building started.
This house was built by 3 people, my father in law(63), my dad(70) and my self, in 6 months. I learned a lot on this project.
2015
I told my wife this project just needs a little paint, well maybe I was wrong, please don't tell her that. If you have a vision, it is possible.
2017
What you see here is the original house. This was a 1910 board and batten house. The original structure was a 3 room house, the rooms were 14x14. The back room had a 10 inch hole in the ship lap ceiling where the pot belly stove supplied heat for the house. The ceiling in this room is dark from the smoke. We left the ship lap exposed.
Rebuilt in 2017.
2018
Donna and I would buy the empty house next to the board and batten house. We added some square feet, a garage and remodel the entire house.
2019
I designed a house for my mom, the house was built by a builder.
2023
800 SF was added to this house to create a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1500 SF house for a widow.