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Front of house during framing, 2000
We built our home beginning in January, 2000. Work started by spending four months on plans, plans and more plans. The actual ground breaking was in June, 2000 and we finally(!!!) moved into our home in early May, 2001.
Work that we did on the house:
 | electrical - rough and finish |
| interior paint |
| remodeling of several walls prior to siding |
| central vacuum |
| some cabinetry and finish trim |
| hardwood floors |
| compressed air plumbing - rough and finish |
| custom milling of relief (highlight) siding on columns |
| all cleaning and debris disposal |
As many of you know, construction was not without it's challenges!!
| pregnancy (Chase Nicholas was born in June, 2001, just weeks after we moved in) |
| carpel tunnel release surgery for Evan on both wrists half-way through (it'd been a problem for years, but went absolutely overboard from pulling electrical wire). |
As of December, 2002, we're ALMOST done with it! Still missing a fireplace mantel, stairway caps, master closet dresser (I know, I know) and coat closet woodwork.
Features of the house:
| 3500 sq. feet of living area |
| Three car garage |
| Shop |
| 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath |
| Media/Family room |
| Office |
| Dining Room |
| Breakfast Nook |
| Designer kitchen, featuring Dacor, Bosch and Sub-Zero appliances |
| 50 square foot walk-in pantry featuring 88 linear feet of Metro shelving |
| 10 foot ceilings - main level |
| 9 foot ceilings - upper level |
| 680' of Western Maple hardwood flooring in kitchen/breakfast/dining areas |
| Stone in bathrooms, floor to ceiling in showers |
| Travertine marble in entry |
| Entry and full baths have radiant floor heat |
| Recessed lighting - over 70 lights |
| Almost all lighting is on Lutron dimmer system (Maestro) |
| Jetted bathtubs in both full bathrooms |
| Master bedroom suite features a see-through fireplace between bedroom and bathroom |
| Huge two-person travertine marble shower, complete with skylight |
| Private deck off master bathroom |
| Custom cherry cabinetry in all rooms with the exception of children's bedrooms |
| Natural gas forced air heat with humidifier |
| Radiant electric under-tile heat under all stone floors (except utility room) |
| Natural gas hot water with recirculation pump (instant hot water) |
| Natural gas fireplaces in living room and master bedroom suite |
| Central vacuum |
| Compressed air in garage and shop |
| Satellite television (Dish Network) with Los Angeles network feeds |
| Local area network, complete with high speed full-time internet |
| Over one mile of low-voltage cabling (LAN, telephone, cable, internet) |
| 802.11b Wi-Fi wireless network |