stabilize the foundation and the
adjacent pool area required more
than 100 helical pilings drilled
to location-specific depths and
bolted into the slab, with a soil
engineer determining just how
deep the pilings needed to go.
O n c e i t b e c a m e c l e a r
renovations would be far more
than cosmetic, architect James
Dupree was brought into the
effort. The owners had always
wanted a North Carolina-style
timber-frame home, and Dupree
quickly went about bringing
the couple's alpine ideas to life.
"They particularly like the look
of logs and stone and natural
elements on the exterior,"
Browdy says. "They shied away
from anything artificial."
So, the rotting siding was
replaced with a combination
of red cedar clapboards, bark
siding and natural stone veneer,
and, of course, the timber
supports that no self-respecting
mountain home can be without.
Dupree worked with Lock-
Tite Log Systems in Salisbury,
N.C., to ensure the logs were
engineered and treated to meet
Florida wind-code requirements.
Lock-Tite then transported and
erected the timber systems.
The company's contributions
continued inside the house,
where it also manufactured the
timber staircase — though the
unique mountain laurel balusters
came from another supplier.
INTERIOR STYLE
The interior floor plan didn't
change a great deal, according
to Browdy, though the finishes
were substantially upgraded.
Take, for example, the kitchen:
Though it was the most recently
remodeled of the home's interior
spaces, little remains of that
earlier upgrade, aside from a
couple appliances.
"Baronial" might be an apt
description of the room today.
To match the scale and visual
weight of the rough-hewn
timbers (and oversized dining
and living room furnishings),
Dupree called for chunky
French-styled cabinetry loaded
with detail and wedding-cake
layers of trim, but the formality
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The outdoor area features a
kitchen and dining pavilion,
expansive patio and pool
complete with a swim-up bar.
The interior floor plan did not
change too much, but almost all
of the finishes were upgraded.
Chunky French-style cabinetry
and layers of trim are
complemented by finishes that
balance gentility and age.
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