Narrator: With the exterior of the home nearly complete, the focus now turns to the interior.
Zach is building a custom timber home.
And he was able to choose the look he wanted for both the exterior and interior finishes.
On the interior, he will have drywall with an Old-World stucco texture.
To balance out all of the drywall, the home will feature wooden timber frame accents as
well as wood floors and ceilings.
The work inside is underway as the subcontractors are roughing in the HVAC and plumbing.
Next, they begin hanging drywall.
Zach: There’s been a lot of progress out at the house.
We have insulation in all the ceilings and the walls.
And as you can see, the drywall is all up.
The ceiling is insulated to an R-62, there’s an R-19 batt in there, and then below that
is an R-38 batt.
Now, what you currently don't see is there will be a half inch foil faced foam board
that goes on the top of that and that will all be taped off.
Narrator: Golden Eagle offers both structural insulated panels known as SIP panels or a
super insulated parallel chord truss roof system.
Zach chose the super insulated system with an R-62 insulation factor.
Zach: We’re almost done with all the insulation in the ceiling here.
What you see up here is actually a two by six spread out, that's what will attach the
trusses to.
So, we've actually got a four by four block in between the engineered roof trusses.
So really all we have left to do is just finish off that foil face down there.
And then add the ceiling finishes and the timber trusses, we’ll have a complete ceiling
before you know it.
Narrator: Behind the dry wall, they seal every nook and cranny with 1” closed cell foam
with an R value of seven.
This keeps the wind and bugs out.
In addition, blown in fiberglass with R-23 is added.
Zach: I really like the way these timber rafters look on the ceiling up here.
It has really come together even better than I ever imagined.
And it looks really good with all the natural light flowing from the wall here.
When I think of a comfortable home, I often think of a quiet home.
So, if someone is getting ready in the morning, they're taking a shower and listening to music,
I want to be prepared for that.
That's why we have actually noise barrier insulation in all the bathroom walls, as well
as all the bedroom walls.
Think it will help create a more comfortable, quieter home.
If you remember during the design process, I had imagined up this whole kid's loft area.
It's really cool to see it come together.
There'll be a railing going this whole way [00:03:00] so that’ll protect anyone from
falling down.
And then there'll be an access ladder for someone to get up that way.
I think one of the most fun parts is the door that connects the two loft from one side to
the other.
Narrator: The master bedroom also features a loft with a rafter style ceiling.
Zach: Something I consider when designing this home is I want to efficiently use all
the square footage that I can.
Now, I don't need a walk-in closet with 20 ft. ceilings.
So, I decided to do is I capped off that walk in closet down there and now we have a reading
loft up here.
I think it's really great.
I have now doubled the practicality of that square footage.
Narrator: The next day the crew begins installing the fireplace.
Zach: A key element to any home like this is having a wood burning fireplace.
So, what we're working on today is installing this 45” wood burning unit.
It gets up to 95,000 BTUs.
That is great for a big area like this.
We have a large open concept with the kitchen, the dining room, as well as [00:04:00] the
great room here.
So, this will certainly heat that whole area.
It'll look really great.
We're going to have also a face plate over the top of this.
And then the rest the hearth will be finished off with cultured stone.
Narrator: After the dry wall has been taped, mudded and sanded, the custom drywall finishing
begins.
Zach: Curtis is putting on a heavy skip trowel right now.
This is a look that I always wanted when it came to the drywall.
I think it pairs really well with the timbers.
I like the Old World style of it.
So each wall is unique.
We're not just spray in the side.
I think that that customization is really going to shine through what the home is finished.
So I think we're off to a really good start.
Today we're installing all the ceiling finish.
This is a one by eight, it is rustic.
And what makes it so rustic is the random nail marks in here, as well as you can see
where it was hit by the planar.
And then just take a look at this knot structure, very unique.
You'll be seeing this on all the ceiling finishes.
I think that'll balance well with all the drywall that goes throughout the home.
Narrator: Golden Eagle offers unlimited choices for the ceiling finish including popular options
like shiplap, circle sawn, reclaimed and barnwood.
Zach chose carved, nickel spaced one by eight.
With the ceiling complete, the masons install a scratch coat on the fireplace chase.
Next, they individually apply each stone.
Meanwhile the crew is about to install the first of three hand- hewn timber trusses.
Golden Eagle offers both structural and nonstructural timber frame homes.
Zach chose nonstructural with timber frame components, as it would look the same and
save money.
With this option, Zach has the flexibility to add timber frame components like trusses
wherever he chooses.
Zach: There's definitely a wow factor when you walk in.
That truss looks absolutely incredible.
The stone on that chase over there, really catches your attention.
I think it ties everything together, those are larger stone and when you've got bigger
beams like this, I think if it all really fits together very well.
So first impression, it's even better than I ever could have imagined.
One of the decisions was to choose between a real stone or a veneer stone.
And what I ultimately decided to do was to save myself some money, probably around twenty
grand and go with the veneer product.
This is cast from real stone and it’s only a quarter of the weight.
That probably saves me around twenty grand on the whole project.
And considering that it looks like the real thing, I think it was a really good decision.
Narrator: Zach chose to install a perimeter of heavy timber accents used along the ceiling
and doors.
Next, they install 8’ tall interior doors.
The doors are trimmed in with matching hand-hewn timber.
Zach: The reading loft in the master bedroom is really coming together.
The rafters look awesome, tying into this ridge beam up here.
The one thing that is left is an industrial looking railing that's going to go along this
loft edge.
That will be the same railing that we’ll have the other two bedrooms.
Narrator: With the house nearing completion, join us on the next episode as the crew adds
finishing details to the kitchen, bathrooms, floors and more.