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Idea House

Front of House
2005 Progressive Farmer Idea House & Farmstead
McLendon Hills, North Carolina

iPIX photography by Sarah Piver

FRONT OF HOUSE RESOURCES:

Bricks: General Shale Brick Company

Building Supplies: Builders First Source

Front Door: New Classic-Craft Rustic Door

Breezeway Floor: Seven Lakes Tile

Country Mortgages: AgFirst Farm Credit

Decking: Trex Company, Inc.

Door Knobs and Locks: Emtek

Doors: Windsor Windows and Doors

Exterior Siding: James Hardie

Garage Door Opener: Hoermann

Garage Doors: Amarr

Garage Flooring and Storage: Premier Garage

Garage Shovel Storage System: Dry Creek Storage Solutions

Hand and Garden Tools: Fiskars

Gutters: Allred's Seamless Guttering Service

Hardscape: Build it with Brick

HVAC: 4 Seasons Heating & Air

Landscape Design: LandDesign

Landscape: The Southern Landscape Group

Plants: Encore Azaleas

Rockers: P&P Chair Company

Shingles: Elk Corp.

Sod & Irrigation: Curb Appeal

Trusses: Southeastern Materials, Inc.

Windows: Windsor Windows and Doors




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