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Custom home / Minden & Carson Valley, NV

Custom built house in Minden

Ground-up custom residence featuring Sierra Nevada mountain orientation, stacked travertine ledger-stone masonry portico, and structural timber framing. Wake Construction coordinated all grading, foundation pour, framing, custom interior arches, and 12-foot bi-fold exterior doors.

Project
01 of 18
Category
Custom home
Location
Minden & Carson Valley, NV
Scope highlights
6
Photographs
21

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Compare the property before work began with the finished build crafted by Wake Construction.

Before: Custom built house in Minden: before and after, before work began
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BeforeBefore we began

Project story

What the home needed, and how we built it

AChallenge

What the property needed

A bare grass parcel requiring complete site engineering, septic and utility trenching, engineered pad compaction, and complex architectural details including rounded fireplace chimneys and wide-span exterior door openings.

BSolution

How Wake Construction built it

Poured an engineered reinforced concrete slab foundation, erected precision post-and-beam timber framing, framed curved barrel arches and rounded masonry fireplaces, and installed 12-foot bi-fold glass doors opening to mountain views.

Scope of work delivered

6 items
  • 01Engineered slab foundation
  • 02Timber structural framing
  • 03Stacked stone masonry portico
  • 04Custom interior arches
  • 05Wood-burning pizza oven
  • 0612-foot bi-fold glass doors

From the client

What Richard & Nora Mazotti said about the project

"As we began inquiring about the possibility of building a custom home, we had several requirements: a reasonable bid, a competent contractor, a solid and sound finished structure, and a clean job site. We didn't know this contractor would need to find solutions to so many difficult problems and have the patience of a kindergarten teacher to explain things to us, or what would appear to be a Houdini to solve several problems we encountered building our home. Gary Wake was all of that for us. We have a beautiful home that under the guidance of Wake Construction grew out of a grass field. Shortcomings in our design created countless problems, but Gary is such an expert problem solver, all issues were resolved to our satisfaction. We had many unique details (arches, wood-burning pizza oven, rounded fireplaces, 12-foot bi-fold doors) that were like mysteries to us, but our detective took care of them with expertise and a nod to the decor theme. We were often on site, but when we could not be, we were kept updated with phone calls, emails, and photos. Gary is punctual and always returns phone calls or emails quickly. Gary's unequaled customer service throughout the project helped us feel at ease and confident with our choice. We would happily recommend Gary Wake and Wake Construction for any of your construction needs."

Richard & Nora MazottiCustom home client

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