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New Elevations

We have been working to further refine the elevations to meet our likes/dislikes.  Since the last drawing set, we have added windows to the garage, a sliding barn door on the garage,  taken a window out of the mechanical room, changed the window configuration on the west elevation and added a trellis shade structure to the south elevation.  At the bottom of the page you'll see a different window configuration for the west elevation.  Having those windows on the west side is really necessary since the floor plan has the staircase going up on that end.  If those windows weren't there the staircase would be dark and uninviting.  In the last image, the trellis shade structure has been moved upwards to account for an outswing door.  Here it is:




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