by Brian Kashas | Jul 13, 2014 | BLOG POSTS, custom home builder, custom home design, CUSTOM HOMES, Project Homestead
Framing started about three weeks ago along with the owners, John and Julie, moving to the island permanently (although temporarily renting some digs until the house is finished). As all wise carpenters do, Les started by building the most difficult walls. Â The south...
by Brian Kashas | Feb 16, 2014 | BLOG POSTS, custom home builder, custom home design, CUSTOM HOMES, Home design, Home Plans, Project Homestead
Designing a home is an interesting process. Â There are so many ways it can develop. Â This is especially true on a large site. Â When there are few, if any restraints (such as setbacks or topography), you pretty much have a blank canvas to work with. Â With such...
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by Brian Kashas | Jan 1, 2014 | BLOG POSTS, CUSTOM HOMES, Home Plans, Project Homestead
The site prep work got pushed back a bit from the original projected late August start (through no fault of yours truly!). Â Something about limited availability of gigantic earth moving equipment on the island. House Location Change One of the benefits of doing some...
by Brian Kashas | Dec 20, 2013 | BLOG POSTS, Kitchen, KITCHENS, VIDEO
If you’re looking for kitchen counter ideas and want something other than the typical shiny polished granite, there are some cool alternatives. Â On a recent project our client wanted a counter top with all of the durability and beauty of granite but without the...
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by Brian Kashas | Dec 7, 2013 | BLOG POSTS, CUSTOM HOMES, Home design, Home Plans, Project Homestead
I ended the last post by stating that I would start talking about the house design in the next post, but plans have changed a bit. Â Developing the site plan and coordinating the site preparation work has taken up a lot of our client’s time and focus, putting...
