Qualified Remodeler Magazine

MAR 2013

Qualified Remodeler helps independent remodeling firms to survive, become more professional and more profitable by providing must-have business information, namely best business practices, new product information and timely design ideas.

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MASTER DESIGN SOLUTIONS and outdoor shower with easy access to the pool. The flat-topped brick garage was painted white to match the house, and the team planted espaliered fruit trees along the length of the garage to visually incorporate it into the landscape. "In addition, we added 18 in. in height to make a parapet wall and curved it at each end," describes Ridley Wills, co-owner and design director of Wills Co. "All of these changes turned this wall into an asset and helped integrate the backyard into one cohesive whole." Originally, the courtyard had shrubs that limited outdoor entertaining. With the new open grass courtyard, the owners now have much more flexibility for entertaining large numbers of guests. The team increased the depth and length of the home's outdoor terrace to more than double its size and covered the space to create a loggia. The furnished area includes a fireplace, dining and seating sections and a painted wood ceiling accentuated by hand-hewn Douglas fir beams. Retractable screens are cleverly concealed in the rack above the loggia's openings to offer protection from insects. The screens SQUARE FOOTAGE BEFORE REMODEL: 4,569 sq. ft. SQUARE FOOTAGE AFTER REMODEL: 5,261 sq. ft. LOCATION: Nashville, Tenn. REMODELER: The Wills Co., Nashville ARCHITECT: Wade Weissmann Architecture, Brown Deer, Wis. 36 March 2013 QR ForResidentialPros.com The Deep End To visually obscure where the offset pool begins and ends, the plan raised the lawn and placed the pool two steps down from the courtyard and further separated The remodeler was challenged to transform a previously drab outdoor space into a cohesive, inviting area. FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS PROJECT After can be manually controlled, but once deployed, they also contain sensors that r ise automatica lly when someone approaches to allow exit and entry. Before

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