Narrator: Construction on Zach's dream home is nearing completion and the last thing to
do is add the finishing touches, beginning with the tile.
Zach: Here we are in bathroom number two, this is a little bit of a smaller space, so
I wanted to make sure to have a nice accent in here.
That's why I chose a herringbone pattern.
It also offers a really nice balance with all the drywall in this room.
Narrator: In the shower they use a traditional running bond pattern for the tile.
They install larger sized tile for the bigger rooms in the home, including the laundry,
mudroom drop zone and master bath and closet.
Next, they prepare the walk-in shower for tile.
Zach: One of the big features of the master bathroom is this big walk-in shower.
Now, what I like about it is that there's nothing to step over when you get into it.
So, to do this, we've actually dropped the floor.
Then we’ve got this system in place where it pitches a quarter of an inch for every
foot.
Narrator: Meanwhile, the crew begins installing the pre-finished hand scraped hickory wood
floors.
Golden Eagle designed the hearthstone to sit neatly above the wood flooring to ensure a
more finished, clean fit.
With the flooring complete, they finish installing the trim and baseboards.
Zach: I really like the look of the worn edge on this trim.
It gives it more of a rustic and reclaimed look.
Looks like that's what has been weathered for many years and it has a little bit more
of an oversized nature, you really get a sense for that when you look at the baseboard here.
It’s approximately about eight inches tall and even the baseboard makes a statement.
Narrator: Next, they begin building the custom staircase.
Golden Eagle has many options for the stairs and Zach chose square treads and rails to
match the rest of the home.
With the staircase complete, they build the custom double-top railing system.
The next day, a shipment of cabinets and vanities arrive on site.
Golden Eagle not only supplies cabinets for the kitchen and bath, but also closet and
mudroom cabinetry.
The crew uses Golden Eagle’s detailed renderings and plans for easy installation.
Zach: We're at the point in the kitchen where all we need are the countertops, the tile
backsplash and finishing the range hood.
So, what we have here is we've actually engineered this in a way where it will be able to hold
all the stone going all the way up.
It should make a really good accent in this kitchen area.
Narrator: Next, they installed the Corian kitchen countertops.
They use a seam setter to draw the countertop slabs together.
Once finished, the seams are virtually invisible.
Meanwhile they install the stone on the range hood.
Zach: One of the finishing touches is the countertops.
These here have a thick edge profile I think that's very fitting for this style of home.
Tomorrow we’ll be able to finish off with a tile backsplash that will cover this whole
area and continue throughout the perimeter of the kitchen.
Narrator: The countertops feature a built in raised cove for the tile to sit on top
of.
This prevents any water from getting behind the tile and countertop.
The next day, the appliances are delivered.
Golden Eagle’s design department worked closely with the appliance supplier to ensure
a perfect fit not only for the kitchen, but also the laundry appliances.
Outside, the stone work is almost finished as they complete the fireplace chase and foundation
finish.
With the house complete, the focus shifts to the yard as the hardscaping begins.
Dan: We have a lot of natural, native materials.
We try and bring in large boulders, trying to make it look as natural as we can.
Really just making it look like this home fit the space like we've built a home on top
of all these boulders and in the midst of all these plants.
And so, the theme would be like natural, inviting and then ultimately distinctive, just like
the home.
So, we started out in the front, we have a unique area right by the door, we decided
to make that a French drain.
So, it's actually utilized, all the water goes and collects there and drains out in
the ground.
We couldn’t really put the plants there because of this so we start with this large
black specimen boulder that Zach literally walked over the pile and picked out and we
put up there and stood it up and made it more like a monument.
I think that kind of set the tone for, ‘look at this boulder and then just wait for the
other 85, going around this house.’
And as much as we can try and make it look like nature.
Narrator: Join us on the final episode as we give you a complete walk through of the
home.
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