Zach: It's a lot of fun picking out what goes on the exterior of the home.
When I think of my home or really any of these homes that we help people build, I think of
the ‘wow factor’.
Narrator: With the interior of his floor plan finalized, Zach’s last step is to select
the exterior design elements and finishes.
Today, Zach will be meeting with Derrick Schultz, design expert at Golden Eagle Log and Timber
Homes.
They'll start the process with the windows, as they discuss the options and features available
in Golden Eagle’s custom timber package.
Zach: When selecting my windows, my top consideration was I want as much glass as possible.
So, for me, I didn't have to worry about privacy, I'm in the middle of a wooded lot.
I don't have any neighbors.
And I also want as much natural light as possible.
And then the other consideration I had is I want to make sure that what I choose for
my colors as well as the style, it blends well with what I'm looking to do with the
rest the home.
Derrick: This particular unit is a double hung unit, which means that both sashes, the
bottom sash, as well as the top sash are operational.
The advantages to this are that you are able to clean this unit by simply pulling these
tabs in and cleaning like that.
We are also able to do that to the top sash.
So, especially for areas of your home that aren’t going to be easily accessible from
ground levels, you don't want to get on the ladder, a double hung unit is definitely is
a good option for you there.
These encompass vinyl units also have options as far as grills.
The window grills for this unit are between the glass, so you don't have to worry about
cleaning those separately.
One other advantage to this Pella encompass vinyl unit is that it is maintenance free.
It's not going to require any additional maintenance on the exterior or the interior of the home
years down the road.
This particular Pella unit has an aluminum clad exterior with a wood interior that I’ll
be showing you shortly.
This also has an argon filled glass as well as UV coating, similar to the [00:02:00] encompass
unit that I showed you earlier.
One of the advantages to this particular unit is that it's a casement unit, which happens
to be our most energy efficient unit available.
The reason being, any time wind were to blow on this unit it actually helps close the unit
tighter than what like a hung unit would possibly do.
There's approximately 30 different colors available for the exterior of your home, as
well as different color options available once we get to the insides.
First off, addressing the hardware; there's going to be eight different colors available
for you to choose from on the hardware, as well as four different wood species available
for the interior of the window.
Another advantage to these Pella units is that we have the ability to put accessories
between the glass, which helps reduce allergens.
This particular unit shows shades, which are able to be installed from the top down or
they could be installed at the bottom and moved up, which would allow for additional
privacy in bathrooms or bedrooms for example.
Other advantages to these windows is this retractable roll screen here.
When it comes time to cleaning these windows, you'll simply be able to roll the screen away,
unlock the unit, which actually sets both locks.
Once it's open, you'll be able to clean the glass from the inside of your home on the
exterior, as well as the interior.
To make your life easier, we're able to offer several different proof finish colors on the
interior windows, your tongue-and-groove and the interior doors, which will all match.
Zach: So, there are so many options.
It's really a lot of fun and it really can accent the home very well.
Narrator: Next, they’ll head outside to discuss different design options for the exterior
of the home.
Derrick: We've got this board-on-board cedar here, running vertically.
This is certainly a good option to run up in your gables, to bring a different architectural
element into the home.
It shows our hand- hewn texture on the vertical corner that we have here.
All of this is a nice way to bring in different colors on your home.
Bringing in the architectural element of cultured stone on the lower portion of your home is
also a nice way to not only help reduce maintenance, but bring in that additional texture that
we're looking for when it comes to designing your home.
Different architectural elements that we show on this are going to be the rustic channel,
vertical cedar that we have up in the gable, which also has the band board providing that
transition between your gable finish and the wood soffit.
What's very common is for customers to use the aluminium soffit, where this wood soffit
really brings in a whole other option for you to bring some color into the home.
And then also, instead of using steel fascia, we've got a stepped wood fascia that is just
stained and looks nice and compliments the logs really well.
Also, the decorative truss that we have there, it's nice to set that off with a darker accent
stain, as opposed to the lighter stain that we're showing on that vertical channel.
It really helps differentiate that rustic element in your home.
Zach: I decided to use our 12 inch, double-hewn half log.
And I just think it's so cool we're the only ones that offer it.
It goes up to 12 inches tall and it's got the rough, hand-hewn finish on it.
So, it looks really rugged and really strong.
And then to compliment that, I actually went with really big vertical corners.
Now, I could have chosen any corner style that we offer, but I decided to stick with
the vertical corners because it's simple, it's elegant and I think it really pairs well
with the timber frame style.
Narrator: With his log shape, size and texture chosen, Zach now selects his stain and caulk
color.
He then chooses a cultured stone to match, as well as shingles that complement the rest
of the home.
Lastly, he chooses a maintenance-free soffit and fascia.
Zach: It was really easy to pick out all of the exterior finishes.
Derrick helped to guide me through the show room, which was very helpful, because first
of all, I don't have to go around to all these different stores and compare different samples
and colors and finishes.
But also, it made things more efficient we’re able to collaborate on ideas.
Now that all of the exterior and interior finishes are selected, we can get everything
manufactured and ordered.
Narrator: Now that his floor plan is complete, they're ready for the next phase, construction.
Follow along in the next episode as Zach breaks ground on his custom Golden Eagle Log and
Timber home.