Interior Finish......more details

After the hardwood was installed we began installing the interior trim. The door casing for this home is a custom 2 piece casing that will be close to 5 inches wide when it is installed. The baseboards will be 7 inches tall and there will be over 500 feet of 2 piece crown ran. That is a lot of molding!

There will be several columns on the interior that will be used to separate spaces in the home while leaving it to feel open. The staircase that is being installed is a very classy "over the post" staircase with beech handrails and painted balusters. The carpenters that are building the stairs are Mark Muray and Bill Teyber. I have known Bill for more than 20 years and I am happy to to have them involved with this home.

Exterior Finish.....Wow!

I knew the exterior of this home was going to be great, but this is outstanding! There are 18 columns that have been set on the front porch with custom redwood rails conecting them. The decking on all of the porches is Ipe wood with hidden fastners and the ceilings are all mahogany tounge and groove with a clear finish.

Interior Finish.....here come the details

We have the interior of the home primed out and the tile layers are busy installing the detailed bathroom floors and showers. All of the tile work was designed by Kemper Design and our Interior Designer, Sue Leal Kramer. Sue Leal has been a close friend of the homeowners for many years and has done the interior design work on several of their homes. She is always an outstanding asset to have involved while building a custom home! The fact that she is an absolute "Gem" is a plus as well.

At this stage the finish details in the home are emerging. The homeowners have worked very very hard to pull together all the details that will make this home spectacular. One of the key features they researched and incorporated is a Re-Claimed Heart Pine Floor, 2600 square feet of it to be exact. Southern Longleaf Pine trees do not grow anymore and the lumber has to be Re-Claimed from old warehouses and factories that are being torn down. The lumber is salvaged and milled into flooring and millwork. Check out the growth rings in the photo above!