SUSTAINABLE GREEN BUILDING . RESIDENTIAL . COMMERCIAL

Location from water looking east

Cleared lot looking west

Running electric and water to the site with "the green machine"

Hammering the first of 22 piles into the ground to a depth of 20+ feet

View of pilings and string lines

BIG Stainless Lag Bolts

Hard to believe that 22 piles driven 20+ feet can be aligned

to such tight tolerances - we are good!

Loading materials in conditions that remind us of the San Juan Islands

in Washington State

Three days after Piles are driven

Almost three weeks into construction.

Tommy rocks!

Looking off of what will be the western edge of the front porch.

WEEK 3 -- First living level 14.5 feet above Mean High Water

WEEK 5  -- Decking installed

Rough openings 12 feet x 4 

WEEK 6 -- Tripled LVL

WEEK 7 -- Grant running an on-site trade meeting

Rising up from the sand!

From the North East

North Longboat from 2nd floor

Trusses from the water

WEEK 8 -- Sarasota Skyline 15 miles to the south

Roof overhangs at 3 feet

Setting sun

WEEK 10 - Dry-In

Rear scaffolding

Walkway installed from dock

Windows and sliders loaded on barge...

Lifted into the structure

Week 12 - Walkway finished and trimmed

HVAC installed in conditioned space

Week 14 - Hardie-board and hardie-batten, with harie-trim installed. 

No Maintenance!! Pine T&G Ceilings continue their run from

inside to the porch ceilings.

Roofing almost complete

Week 16 - Mold resistant drywall installed

Camouflage House

Week 19 - Rough floors before finish.

Week 20 - Keith Green the Tree Man

Offloading with the bobcat

Bringing in extra lifting power

Aerial view of new tree placement

Week 23 - Cutting marble on-site for the drop-in stove

Week 25 - Painting complete - Porch ceiling color flows through
the living space- T&G Sky Blue

Plumbing fixtures by Kohler - Appliances by Sub-Zero, Wolf
Miele and KitchenAid

View looking past kitchen to east porch (woods) with reflection
of the west view and Longboat Pass bridge on the west side.

Floors ready for final finish - 2 panel shaker doors hung & awaiting hardware

Week 28 - All inspections complete and waiting on building final while we complete a short-list of punchout items. 

Finished Hardi siding and lighting

indoor/outdoor EnergySmart hunter fans installed throughout

Remote Island Build with Water Only Access

We would like to thank our trusted advisors from DwellGreen and the following participating suppliers for helping us achieve such a unique, fortified, energy-efficient, water efficient and healthy home!

We also want to thank Craig Pynn Roofing, Bullseye Framing, Guy Poluso Air Conditioning, Suncoast Workrooms, Real Wood

The home is expected to reach Platinum certification under the

Florida Green Building Criteria.

Large beam from the Ringling Hotel built in 1928 in Downtown Sarasota

about to be milled into headboard and rails for Master bed.

Photo of Ringling's circus performers flying past the original beams in the
lobby of the Ringling Hotel, downtown Sarasota circa 1929

Finished bed

Reclaimed cedar plank table

Re-purposed sails from the Schooner Argo that have traveled
around the world several times were fabricated into closet door panels

Full sail in Antigua

Schooner Argo in Antigua Classics Race in 2010

Surveying the lot

Old school core sample using a tripod rig and winch

35 foot pilings are floated to the site

Pilings Swing on the Site with the help of a crane from the 1950's

Checking the View from the top of a pile

View to the East

Piles in the ground

First Floor LVL Beams bolted to notched Piles

Once again - Awesome tolerances for an old-school build!

Okay...so its "Old School" with some leverage from hydraulics

instead of mechanical winches and pulleys.

First elevated engineered trusses installed

Storage floor and decks built almost 3 weeks in. ..

From east side

Cleaning a job site on rainy days gives us a leg up on the work to follow

Second level framing

Grant Castilow holding court

Elevated walkway framing

Longboat Pass from 2nd floor

Rear stairs to second living level outside of air-conditioned footprint

Sheathing almost complete

A "see-through" house

Project management after-hours

Looking West

Impact windows hit the beach

Winguard PGT sliders with stainless steel coastal hardware package

All penetrations are foam sealed

Septic tank and field being installed

MGB passed all inspections with flying colors in

one day for framing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, windows and doors!

Standing seam roof with "boxed" edge over "peal-and-stick"

watertight underlay

Southwest corner

Roofing almost complete

Still on track for a 6 month build!

Flying in the portapotty

Week 20 - Floors installed and paint prep completed

Loading Trees from the mainland onto the barge

Holland did the heavy lifting - native sable palms on the barge

Coconuts shade the walkway

cabinets pre-counters

Week 24 - Painting is almost complete...

Week 26 - 10 foot long center island Marble and kitchen appliances
installed

Octagonal floor tile and subway tile

Subway tile in all 4 baths/showers - White Marble at all vanities

Passive shade from the new palms