Candlewood Post & Beam

This is a four bedroom, five and one-half bath weekend and vacation home built on a waterfront site overlooking Lake Candlewood.  Cathedral ceilings with exposed post & beam framing, tongue & groove pine ceilings, random-width white oak floors, and locally-sourced stone for the fireplace and chimney in the living room. There is a large deck and screened porch overlooking the lake.

Type: New Construction, Custom Green Home

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Special Features

  • Open concept layout
  • Fir post and beam framing
  • 8” pine tongue & groove ceilings
  • Random-width white oak floors
  • Fireplace and chimney built by Irish mason with local field stone
  • Custom kitchen cabinetry
  • Master bedroom with en suite bath
  • Three guest bedrooms with en suite baths
  • White cedar shingle siding
  • Red cedar exterior trim
  • Architectural asphalt roof shingles with metal accent roofs
  • Extensive stone walls and landscaping

Green Building Approaches

  • Open concept layout
  • Fir post and beam framing
  • 8” pine tongue & groove ceilings
  • Random-width white oak floors
  • Fireplace and chimney built by Irish mason with local field stone
  • Custom kitchen cabinetry
  • Master bedroom with en suite bath
  • Three guest bedrooms with en suite baths
  • White cedar shingle siding
  • Red cedar exterior trim
  • Architectural asphalt roof shingles with metal accent roofs
  • Extensive stone walls and landscaping

Certifications
  • Energy Star
Awards
Project Year
2016
HERS Score
49
Type of Home
Traditional shingle post & beam
City
New Milford
State
Connecticut
County
Litchfield
Project Size
4,534sf finished