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Kitchen cabinet installation in progress.

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Excavation for new basement under addition. Photos by the Owner.

clerestory windows, center of house

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Custom Home Builder

Forest Ridge Builders

512 Meetinghouse Road

Gap, PA 17527

Phone: (717) 768-4698

Fax: (717) 768-7459

Contact Person: John Smucker

Contact Email: info@forestridgebuilder.com

Website: www.forestridgebuilder.com

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Design & Build Firm - Home Remodelers Ventura & LA County

the stringers need a little sanding to even them up.

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dormer in bedroom

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Insulation at the kitchen wall.

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Interior demolition under way. Photos by the Owner.

Interior demolition under way. Photos by the Owner.

Rear corner of the house. The box being formed there and cantileving out is the master bathroom.

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Foundation prepped for waterproofing.

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Interior demolition under way. Photos by the Owner.

Another angle of the finished countertop. I bought "in stock" laminate from Lowes to save a few bucks. Ryon, Alex and I cut the backsplash off and trimmed them down to size. A little bit of chaulk and some paint...done.

The dining room.

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Our dining room is finally taking shape, as the furniture and decor pieces are assembled. A very retro theme, with a sunflower motif

The inside of the front door with some light coming through from the clerestory window high above.

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Looking towards the master bathroom.

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Interior demolition under way. Photos by the Owner.

After picture of the removal of the back porches.

The stringers sanded even.

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Drywall hung - looking into the living room from the kitchen.

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All the cabinets are in. As you can see--no trim around the doors. We had the french door custom made to 36" to go between our bedroom and the office.

Interior demolition under way. Photos by the Owner.

upstairs hallway

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The decision to construct a new home is an exciting one. It is far more than the building process. The decision process involves thinking about the environment, location, neighborhood, lifestyle and most importantly a place were family values and experiences are built

looking down at front door from upstairs hall

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Clear ground floor deck ready for new framing.

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master bedroom

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Concrete placed for post footings in the existing basement.

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entry

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New beams and posts at the basment.

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The rear patio slab all broken up and in the dumpster.

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The back of the master bathroom bay.

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Drainage stone going in for the foundation drain.

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Interior demolition under way. Photos by the Owner.

John built everything with as little help as he could get away with. After the crew with the concrete truck went away, John was back to his normal way of proceeding and laid the block for the foundation by himself.

Drywall hung - looking into the dining from from the entry.

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Front of the house, roof framing complete, front overhang framed.

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master bedroom

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Drywall hung - looking into the living room from the kitchen.

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looking up into clerestory area

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kitchen awaiting cabinets

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detail closeup of two sink, faucet, countertop, and mirror

Drywall hung - looking into the kitchen and living room from the dining room.

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