The Florentino lot in the Moors was a challenge because it had a large diagonal easement along the back and borders the Avalon Blvd right of way. This home has high performance energy efficient features such as foam insulation, low e windows, and 2 speed heat pump. It has Storm-Tuff hurricane resistance features and a safe room. Everything a family needs to be protected from a hurricane or tornado.
2372 SF living area
Safe room/master closet
Interior of Safe Room/master closet. We lined the closet with 3/4 plywood, anchored the walls to the concrete, and installed 2×8 ceiling joints above.
Back side of safe room/master closet. Note the anchor bolts at the bottom of the walls.
Dennis builds the stone column piers.
Brian P. shapes and finishes the driveway apron.
Brian R tools in a side walk control joint to prevent random cracking.
Brian R cutts in a control joint up the middle of the driveway to prevent random cracking.
We build beautiful homes one brick at a time.
The boss at work.
The Green zip wall is a high performance energy efficient exterior wall sheathing that reduces air infiltration dramatically resulting in lower heating and cooling costs.
Foam attic and R-23 blown in batt fiberglass make for a high performance thermal envelope.
Assure R-23 insulation is blown in to the wall cavities and then cleaned up with a rotary rasp.
A plug is put into the wall, filled with insulation, then removed to be weighed to make sure the proper density has been achieved.
Don Mckee, the Guardian rep, shows David Clotz, owner of TCI, how to weigh a test sample of insulation to make sure the application gun is applying the correct density of insulation.
Guest bath
The Green zip wall is a high performance energy efficient exterior wall sheathing that reduces air infiltration dramatically resulting in lower heating and cooling costs.
Willie G on the rotary trowell
Faux finished fireplace mantel.
Willie Gaines smoothes out the concrete with a bull float.
Front view
Front entry
Left front
Left rear
Right rear
Jimmy with Energy Systems sprays foam insulation on the walls for maximum thermal envelope performance. Ms. Shears home will be quite, comfortable, and extremely energy efficient.
Right front
Top view
Ronnie on the rotary trowel.
Ronnie trowels a tapered edge on the garage door threshold.