Foundation first, vision second.
The Tappen Project started where every honest build does — in the dirt. New footings set against the original 1988 structure, ready to carry a 36×42 garage with a vaulted bonus room above and a complete home addition behind it.
Steel siding, board-and-batten, barn-style doors.
Charcoal steel siding with a complementary steel accent color and vertical board-and-batten — the customer’s design, executed exactly. Three-bay barn-style overhead doors anchor the garage. The standard never wavered: my customers get exactly what they want.
Maple cabinets, stone counters, and a real breakfast nook.
Custom maple cabinets and a generous island, stone countertops, a dedicated coffee bar, and a breakfast nook accented with a genuine Brahma bull hide wall — every detail set by the homeowner. Wide-plank LVP flooring runs uninterrupted into the living area.
Restoring 1988 with 2026 detail.
The original 1988 bifold doors had good bones — solid oak, square, and worth keeping. Rather than replace them, we kept the original panels and rebuilt the face with modern X-brace trim accents. 1988 build quality meets a 2026 modern addition.
The little details people remember.
Custom jacuzzi tub surround framed in subway tile with glass-and-pebble accent walls, set in metal-flake grout. Waterproof LVP flooring underfoot — the kind of bathroom that still looks right twenty years from now.
