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The white oak timbers are on site and ready to be installed. They make a huge impact on the design of this home and will be gorgeous. Check out the following to see how they go up and stay in place.

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Large white oak timbers set up to be trimmed to fit perfectly.

A walk around showing where the timbers will be installed and the steel posts that will hold them in place.

The set up of the timbers framed together to make arches that will be flown by a crane to place them.

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Trimming the timbers to fit together.
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Installing the timber onto the steel posts for a secure hold.
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Large timbers being slotted onto the steel posts and a shot of the assembled arches.
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A large beam being flown by a crane.
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An arch being flown by the crane.

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The home now has insulation and all the interior drywall installed. The house has gained all the defined spaces that make it a unique home design. The drywall has been primed with paint as well.

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Insulation has been blown into the spaces between the framing.
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All the insulation both blown in and strips from rolls have been trimmed so that the drywall won’t bulge when it’s installed.
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The sheets of drywall being installed.
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Scaffolding is used to install the drywall on the higher walls.
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The vaulted ceiling getting drywall installed as well.
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The drywall has all the seams and edges covered with tape and mud for a smooth finish.
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The purple drywall is used in bathrooms due to moisture and is mildew resistant for those wetter areas.
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All the drywall is up and a coat of primer paint has been applied.

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The cabinetry has been installed, the walls primed and painted and now all the granite is in. These countertops look gorgeous.

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The kitchen cabinets are a white shaker with a gorgeous grey veined granite countertop.
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The kitchen island is also a white shaker with a gorgeous grey veined granite countertop.
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This picture really shows the veining beautifully.
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The other side of the island showing the seating space beneath the overhang of the granite.
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The rustic master vanity has a darker grey granite top than the kitchen.
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The guest bath vanity has the same dark grey granite to add continuity to the home.
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The wet bar in the entertainment space has the darker rustic cabinetry topped with the darker grey granite for a very sophisticated look.
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The pantry shelving is also done in the veined grey granite to match the kitchen.

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This home is getting all the touches that begin the transformation into becoming a true home with shingles on the roof, siding and stone on the exterior along with insulation and drywall on the interior.

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The roof is getting shingles installed.
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Siding going up on the garage.
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The house is getting wood siding and looks charming.
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Insulation has been blown into the walls between the framing in preparation for drywall to be hung.
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With the drywall being hung the rooms become even more defined in the home.
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The entry door has been stained and installed, so lovely.
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Here you can see the cedar shake, wood siding and stone all coming together on the exterior of this home.
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More stone is going up on the retaining walls and patio area.

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We’ve got the garage being framed and tied into the home framing. White oak timbers are being delivered and those will make a huge impact in the design element of this home.

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The walls of the garage are being framed and raised into place.
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The garage is getting the roof framed and sheeting is being placed on the exterior.
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The roof is being framed for the garage.
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Timbers being delivered and stacked on the job site.

A walk through showing the framing of the bonus room and loft area.

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Shaped white oak timbers to use as beams in the house.
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More white oak timbers all ready to be assembled for trusses.
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The main level is all framed and the floor system is in place for the loft and bonus room level.

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The house is almost ready for the finishing touches that really take it from construction to home. HVAC, electrical and plumbing are installed. The siding is in place along with columns awaiting stone.

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The HVAC is being installed.
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Electrical is being run throughout the home.
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Plumbing is run and ready to be connected.
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The HVAC has all the vents and exchanges in place.
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Can lights are installed.
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The front entry is all framed out and has siding.
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The exterior is getting the siding all the way around in preparation for the stone to go below.
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The columns are in place and awaiting stone as well.

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The drywall is fully installed and has been primed and painted. Cabinetry, railings for the deck, tile and stone on the fireplaces are being installed. This house is getting the finishing touches that make it a home.

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All the drywall is up and now primed and painted.
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White cabinets are going up in the kitchen with gorgeous triple molding at the tops.
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We’re adding the railing to the deck.
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Slate tile has been installed.
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The shower tile is protected during painting.
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The fireplace on the screened-in porch is getting the stone added.
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The interior fireplace has stone installed as well.
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The fireplace on the screened-in porch only needs the mantle stained now to be complete.

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The vaulted ceilings and timbers are in place. On the exterior we’ve added steel I beams in a framework with metal roofing on top. We’ve begun framing the garage as well.

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The framing for the vaulted ceiling really lets you feel how spacious the area will be.
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We’ve got all the doorways and window openings framed now.
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Steel I beams are set for the framework on the exterior.
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Metal ribbed roofing in set on top of the steel beam framing.
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This shows the underside of the metal and steel framework.
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The exterior walls are getting sheathed.
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The back of the house facing the lake is going to be extraordinary.
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Framing of the garage going on as well.

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The home has taken on the features that make it a house. Plumbing, windows, HVAC and waterproofing in preparation for shingles on the roof.

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Here you can see a bath tub being installed with the plumbing set in place for a shower as well, all of this done before we install the tile.
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The windows getting all trimmed out on the exterior.
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The great room fireplace is having the HVAC connected to it.
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The screened-in porches fireplace has HVAC and the sealed zip system wrap installed on it before stone is added.
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The roof is all prepped for the shingles to go on now.
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Windows being installed and you can see all the lovely natural light coming in.
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The same windows from the exterior that let in all the natural light.

An inspection of the window installation.

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The house is really beginning to look like a home. We’ve installed windows to look out on that fabulous view of the lake. The siding has gone up on the exterior and the roof is finished being shingled. The fireplace is all trimmed out and has HVAC installed for it in preparation for the stone work to begin.

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Prepping for a triple window install.
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Installing the triple window.
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The triple windows all installed and trimmed out.
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This shows the HVAC for the fireplace getting installed.
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The fireplace box has been all trimmed out and protected before the stone work begins.
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We’ve got siding going up on the exterior along with trim work.
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All the finishing trim is being added along the edges of the siding.
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The siding is almost completed and the roof all shingled as well.