- Original house on Center Street.
- Original house demolished and gone.
- Groundbreaking for new home.
- Digging the trench for the concrete footer and stem wall foundation.
- Laying the concrete blocks for the stemwall of the foundation.
- Pouring the concrete into the corner, into all the blocks, and then for the floor.
- 2 x 6 inch x 10 foot walls going up.
- Most of the wood frame walls are up at this point.
- We used LVL beams for long spans because of their exceptional strength and resistance to sagging.
- The trusses were lifted to the roof by a large crane.
- The house roof is a premium metal, selected both for durability and visual appeal.
- The HVAC ductwork is mostly metal, which helps the system work much more efficiently.
- Installing door lock hardware.
- Inside framing details.
- Inside walls ready for painting.
- Spray foam (Isynene) was used in all exterior walls and under the roof decking to create a sealed "envelope".
- A custom built fireplace graces the southwest corner.
- Beautiful French doors separate the guest suite from the rest of the house.
- A special hanging light selected by the homeowner looks elegant in the foyer of the guest suite.
- The house is now paint-ready on the outside. The siding material is cementboard (Hardi).
- The painted house looks like a beautiful Key West home.
- The home energy efficiency was tested several ways, including this blower door test.
- Six months after groundbreaking, the new owner (standing in the middle) received her Certificate of Occupancy, from Carly and Ken.
- Now the house is all done.
