project updates

[8/6/22] "Carova Beach House"

Lots of progress towards completion of the house!

The metal roof is on, the windows are in, the siding is on and about to be painted, and the inside has been roughed in by our great subcontractors in plumbing, electrical, and HVAC.

Next steps are to insulate and hang drywall as well as lay finish flooring and begin to install the final finishes of the completed house!

[7/22/22] "Carova Beach House"

Custom oak tread and steel angle stair construction, with master craftsman and excellent woodworker David Peck.

These stairs will be a real focal point in the finished house.

[6/30/22] "Carova Beach House"

Wonderful OBX Roof Monkeys beginning their trades of window install and siding install. The green fabric is durable building wrap designed to drain off any water that makes its way under the lapped siding boards going up over it.

[5/31/22] "Carova Beach House"

Update pics!

[4/14/22] "Carova Beach House"

Roof decked, house sheathed, shape formed, and lots of little tasks done - but still more to go!

[4/6/22] "Carova Beach House"

Roof rafters/joists and outriggers are underway here at the site.

[3/25/22] "Carova Beach House"

Biiig roof beams going in. These suckers were heavy and bulky, but our expert operator Henry and his lift made short work of them.

We are getting close to topping out.

[3/7/22] "Carova Beach House"

The framing is going well.

The house is really beginning to take shape, and we've learned a lot about the best practices in making a solid structure on the Outer Banks, which happens to involve a lot of construction adhesive!

[3/1/22] "Carova Beach House"

Top floor progress pics!

Special thanks to more skilled and strong family in this process!

[2/23/22] "Carova Beach House"

Interior walls beginning to take shape, ground floor work getting pushed further, and lots of plans to make the next floor go even more smoothly!

[2/9/22] "Carova Beach House"

Top floor joists going in, along with lots of progress on the ground floor walls that form the entry space of the house.

Thanks to skilled family and neighbors in getting lots of this step completed with the core Berg Design team!

[2/2/22] "Carova Beach House"

A day of twos marks great progress at the site, which has most of the first floor walls up and the next level of structural pilings around the decked side.

[1/24/22] "Carova Beach House"

Walls begin to go up!

[1/18/22] "Carova Beach House"

First floor (above ground) joists have been laid! We are now decking the floor to then build and secure the framed 2x6 exterior walls and move up to the next floor.

[12/22/21] "Carova Beach House"

We get the girders of the house up and bolted and strapped! This crucial step will also establish how level the floor joists sit.

[12/13/21] "Carova Beach House"

This update marks the start of Berg Design taking on the challenge of framing the house due to subcontractor and schedule constraints. We will get this built!

Step one: put up walk boards around pilings and get the structural pilings level.

Step two: double and triple check the pilings are level!

[7/23/21] "Carova Beach House"

Check out our in-house concrete team get the formwork ready and pour 6 cubic yards of concrete!

[6/10/21] "Carova Beach House"

Our dutiful MASTEC contractors for Dominion Power installing the CIC (conduit-in-cable) route from the pedestal to our temporary power pole!

The process of getting the power brought out to this still very rugged site has been a... process. Lots of discussion with Dominion about "how-to" and finally arriving at a solution for new pole infrastructure that has the capacity to power all the surrounding unbuilt parcels in the future.

[5/12/21] "Carova Beach House"

Update on the project this month: We are not exempt from the effects of an exceptional lumber market that has added an average 39k to the material cost of building a home. Our current quotes and estimates for lumber and framing packages are causing us to temporarily pause on that phase until the cost comes down enough to continue under the project budget.

However, this setback has not stopped construction at the site! We have started on the concrete slab that the framers need to frame in the entry level of the new home and expect to pour it in the coming weeks.

[5/3/21] "Carova Beach House"

Check out the video to see the pilings being placed!

[5/3/21] "Carova Beach House"

Exciting to see pilings installed on-site today! These will be trimmed down slightly by framers when they notch and hang the first floor girders before framing the rest of the house.

[4/18/21] "Carova Beach House"

The weather and progress heat up as pilings are delivered to the site and we prepare to install them.

[4/9/21] "Carova Beach House"

Site clearing underway this week as we move soil and prepare the septic area for final approval for permits. We will have a full permit in-hand in the next week!

[2/05/21] "Carova Beach House"

Bulkhead complete!

There is still some fill behind the retaining wall to be moved, but that will come later as we prepare the site for the house. Stay tuned!

[1/25/21] "Carova Beach House"

Breaking ground on the site with the installation of the waterfront bulkhead!

We are excited to say that this completed bulkhead will span fifty feet, only half the waterfront of the site, allowing for great access to the canal for the owners and the wildlife.

[10/07/20] "Carova Beach House"

This is a short virtual walkthrough of the schematic-level design of the Carova Beach House. We added stand-in furniture, art, and other entourage to paint a picture of what the space could look like. Still many decisions left on the decision tree, but great progress so far and we're excited to keep moving forward.

[09/24/20] "Carova Beach House"

This intro video to the first major house project for Berg Design Co. places us squarely in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

[09/17/20] "Carova Beach House"

Big update for the Carova House: Beginning site clearing for bulkhead construction. This 1/3 acre property has been largely untouched since the establishment of the canal-ways in the 1960's.

Many lots in the area fully bulkhead their canal-front when developing the land or building houses. Unfortunately, this presents challenges to the wild horses that inhabit the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge and the sandy roads of Carova who access the canals from natural shorelines. Bulkheading also has an obvious impact on smaller wildlife that make their home in the dense bank of roots and foliage of a natural shore.

With this project, we really want to preserve as much of the natural site as possible, not only out of concern for the wildlife, but also out of aesthetic preference and love for the beauty of the landscape. As a result, we are only building a bulkhead on a portion, approximately half, of the shoreline of the property and leaving the rest completely untouched and usable by all the inhabitants of this barrier island.

[09/03/20] "Knott's Landing"

With the delivery and installation of a pre-fab shed for upkeep and storage on the lot, the work at Knott's Landing is complete for the time being.

[09/03/20] "Knott's Landing"

Boardwalk is finished, and the client can now access Knott's Island Bay (the Sound).

[08/28/20] "Knott's Landing"

Boardwalk almost complete! The contractor used marine-grade, pressure-treated pilings & joists to prevent rot in a constantly wet environment.

[08/19/20] "Knott's Landing"

Progress on a boardwalk across wetlands. The walk must be 3'-0" above the wetland substrate in order to comply with the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) guidelines.

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