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
Faux finished fiberglass front door.
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.
Breakfast nook.
We build beautiful homes one brick at a time.
Master bedroom.
The boss at work.
Master bath.
Master shower.
Master vanity.
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.
Master walk in closet.
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.
Guest bedroom.
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.
Lanai
Willie G on the rotary trowell
Angela Crenshaw faux finishing Ms. Shear's front door. This is an excellent way to create a wood appearance on a fiberglass door. This method avoids the maintenance requirements of a wood door and increases its longevity. Learn more at Angela's website: FauxReal
Faux finished fireplace mantel.
Willie Gaines smoothes out the concrete with a bull float.
Will holds up the mirror and the electrician hold up the light fixture while Janie sets the height.
Stone mason from Superior Granite sets the granite knee wall cap.
Front view
Front entry
Matt and Robert laying up the stone base.
Left front
Left rear
Robert rasps the trim bands into shape.
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.
Oswald trowels the edges.
Germain uses a horse hair brush to put a light broom finish on the porches.
Coleman checking his course lines.
Ronnie lays up 12″ thick block used on the lower courses of a tall stem wall.
Big Mike handles the hose with Alfred's boys pouring the footings.
Donnie Shear looking out for his Mom.
Janie Shear observes the action from her concrete block easy chair.
9″ pitch roof
9″ pitch
3118 SF Living
Stone entry recess
Stone entry recess
Stone entry recess
Stucco porch
Stucco porch
Stucco and stone front porch
Stucco and stone porch
Stone porch
Stone porch
Junior cuts in the control joints. Concrete shrinks as it cures. The control joints allow us to chose where the stress relief cracking occurs. You can start to see the decorative pattern of joints emerging in the driveway. In this case we are doing radial borders.
Brick, stucco, and stone version.
Brick, stucco, and stone version
Brick, stucco, and stone version
Brick, stucco, and stone version
Full hip version
Full hip version
Full hip version
Full hip version
Full hip version
Full hip version
Full hip version
Full gable version
Full gable version
Full gable version
Partial gable porch entry
Partial gable porch entry
Dutch gable porch entry
Dutch gable porch entry
