A catalog of Karl Kardel Co’s commercial and personal work across decades. You will find waterproofing and drainage details, custom decks and balcony rebuilds, roofing and flashing, remodeling and ADUs, interior and exterior coatings, and the kind of one-off fabrication that comes from solving a specific building problem. Some projects are client jobs in Oakland, Pasadena, and the Bay Area; others are studies in craft: stainless parapet caps, membrane transitions, historic restoration, and structural repairs that never show up in a brochure.
The way we see it, a building is a system. Each joint is a place where it may fail or last, and no project is too big or too small to document with care.
If you’re facing building challenges or looking to start a new project, the Karl Kardel Company is here to provide the solutions you need. Contact us today. Let’s work together to build your dream.
A collection of Projects across decades of experience
Classic walled garden with stucco walls. This client wanted us to use copper wherever possible. So we integrated artificially aged copper parapet caps over the curved garden wall, and fabricated a custom wooden gate with copper straps. This helped give their garden a...
Hand chiseled stone capped gates with copper millwork. This was part of a whole home exterior remodeling project in the Berkeley hills. The client loved stone work and copper details, and we integrated them where we could in this project. The rustic stone foot to the...
Abstract mosaic tile design. The homeowner here had unfinished steps in their backyard garden, and an upcoming backyard wedding. He wanted some more flair for the ceremony, so we offered a snaking mosaic design made of river pebbles and broken ceramic dishes. The...