From the Jobsite

A stone fireplace goes up in McLean

A stone veneer fireplace wall goes from plywood backer to finished stone, floor to ceiling, in a home we are building in McLean, Clover SC.

Scaffolding comes down on a stucco home in McLean

The stucco finish coats are on and the scaffolding is down on the back of a home in McLean, Clover SC, with painting started inside.

Cabinetry from boxes to hardware in McLean

Cabinetry in a waterfront home in McLean, Belmont NC, from bare boxes to doors and hardware, with a stone-topped island and a full-height backsplash.

Site work begins on a wooded lot in Belmont

Site work begins on a new custom home on a wooded lot in Belmont NC: the trees come out, a temporary gravel drive goes in, and the permit is posted.

A pool and spa take shape in Woodland Bay

One pool and spa behind a new home in Woodland Bay, Belmont NC, from the first forms and steel to stone decking, a pebble finish and water.

From footings to finish in Montreaux, Charlotte

A custom home in Montreaux, Charlotte NC, from rebar in the footings to the finished stone entry. Nine photos follow the build from start to finish.

Landscaping goes in at a contemporary home in Charlotte

Shrubs, boulders and new sod are in around a contemporary home we are finishing in Charlotte NC, with stained wood siding over a dark masonry base.

Brick and board-and-batten siding in McLean

Exterior finishes on a new custom home in McLean's South Shore, Clover SC: brick on the first floor, board-and-batten siding above, and caulking before paint.

Stucco, layer by layer, in McLean

A contemporary home in McLean, on the Clover SC side of Lake Wylie, getting its stucco one layer at a time: paper, metal lath, base coats, trim bands, then two finish coats.

Solar on the roof at The Paradigm Shift, Misty Waters

Doug and Laurie McSpadden's solar home on a quiet cove of Lake Wylie in Misty Waters, Belmont NC, 15 years on.