Hearthstone Homes

Jan 2015

Even though we are located in Knoxville, we’ve done a lot of work in Texas over the years, and work all over the country, and as far away as Japan. Boot Ranch boasts a warm and welcoming, family-centric lifestyle. There is something for everyone to enjoy: a 55,000 square foot members-only clubhouse and village complex, 4.5-acre pool and sports campus, a top-ranked Hal Sutton-designed golf course, and a 34-acre golf practice park. The community is an artful expression of luxurious Texas ranch-style living. From custom Homesteads to Country Homes to Overlook Cabins to Sunday Houses, every residence is designed to embrace the Hill Country’s natural terrain and vistas, while adhering to the highest standards of construction, detail and design. Boot Ranch provides renowned service amid the rustic beauty of ranch life. It’s where members and their guests are greeted like family with true club camaraderie, outdoor adventures, and an easy, laid-back atmosphere that comes with the confidence of knowing what perfection looks like. It’s where families gather to create lifelong memories. It’s where you’ll hang your hat and lift your spirits. Of course, you can tell us what you want, then we can cut logs and timbers and put them on your job sites. But, we can do far more than that. We can be your go-to people for all things log and timber. We are people you can count on, and we will bring creativity and flexibility (of style and product). We can be essentially an “annexed division” for any project anywhere at Boot Ranch, starting with the Overlook Cabins. We have 40 years (and thousands of projects) of experience and almost all employees have been here more than 15 years. We know what we’re doing and it is highly likely that we can not only execute your vision, but also contribute ideas as well. Hearthstone has a unique corporate culture and capability: we think at the level of the “craftsman’s bench”, but we deliver at the level of a larger company. By large, I mean in our small and specialized world. We are a small company, but in our world, there seems to be only tiny craftsman, some doing great work, or there are larger companies doing ho-hum (or worse) work. We can deliver an average sized house per week in these belt-tightened times, and double that as, if, and when necessary. There are a few other companies that can do that volume. But, they lack a culture of product passion and creativity. For 40 years, we have been driven by the artistic, craftsman, historical, visionary, creative side of our industry. But we have also developed the ability to deliver quantity and confidence without losing the soul and quality of that craftsman’s bench. There is nobody else in the world with as much quality and diverse experience in both log and timber frame construction as Hearthstone. What we do best is to make someone’s creative vision come true. We might massage it, or we might totally create it from the tiniest of seeds, or we might execute it directly and unaltered from Charles Travis’ pen. But, most of all: we make things happen in synergy with our customers’ vision and passion. If you want a partner with the ability to be passionate and creative, yet equally capable of delivering reality out of vision, plus a wide variety and flexibility of style and product, we would be very hard to beat.

$2m

Fredericksburg, TX

Jul 2018

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Ocala, FL

Jul 2018

Maintaining the cabin’s 19th-century charm was the easy part for the Donelsons, who are Lewis and Clark period re-enactors. Jan Paul often plays Captain Meriwether Lewis with a group called the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles. The Donelsons brought their furniture from their previous home in St. Louis to the cabin. “It seems like everything we had prior to moving here fits, as if we’d been collecting things all those years just to put it in this cabin,” Jan Paul says. In the living room, he displays a replica of Lewis’s captain’s uniform, which he wears during re-enactments. There’s also a hand-carved paddle he uses on the Missouri and Columbia Rivers and a feather quill used for journal writing during the re-enactments. “Each item has a story of its own and a memory to go with it,” Jan Paul says. The items look perfectly at home in the cabin. The Donelsons are passionate about their cabin and about its importance as a living piece of history. “This place whispers to me every day, of where we have come from,” Jan Paul says. “Not everyone who crosses our threshold feels the connection, but for those who appreciate the sense of place, time and heritage our forefathers gave us, they find the cabin a comfort. They feel that warm embrace of romance from our heritage.”

Louisville, KY

Jul 2018

This Alabama Camp is a small 12x14 conditioned cabin built with hewn 6x8 logs and 1 3/8" chink space. Supported by a pier and platform sub-floor. Designed to be built in "clusters" as sleeping space for couples with main gathering room, dining, kitchen and indoor plumbing nearby.

Mobile, AL

Feb 2015

Self-Sustaining Luxury! Words Can't begin to describe this Amazing property!Tucked away in the majestic Ouachita Mountains this 32 acre luxury gated estate is secluded yet within minutes of Historic Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Meticulous attention to detail was taken in every step of building the custom hand-hewn 2200 sq. ft. Bob Timberlake log home, with no expenses spared, from the reclaimed barn word floors to the copper roof. The downstairs consists of a towering great room, floor to ceiling custom built rock fireplace and Alder wood doors. A specially designed kitchen features both a premium Elmira 6 burner gas range and a 24.8 cu. ft. antique refrigerator with brass trim and handles. Artfully hidden in the kitchen cabinets is a Fisher & Paykel double drawer dishwasher next to the farmhouse double sink. The cabinets a dishwasher are custom painted in mint The highlight in the utility room is a GE indoor gas grill with a custom-made vent a hood which allows you to grill delicious food in any weather. The floor to ceiling windows allow for plenty of natural light in the study/office. A reclaimed teak wood cabinet with stools lets you relax in the tranquil lit sunroom. This home consists of many innovations to assure your comfort and convenience such as Pella windows and doors with between-the-glass blinds, a central vacuum system, an in wall speaker system throughout and a Generac full house generator. Upstairs the comfortable and inviting master bedroom will ensure you have many nights of restful slumber under the open beams. The spacious walk in closet room with custom-built cabinets allows for ample storage. The open and spacious loft area can be utilized as a second sleeping area or room of your choice. The handpicked oversized flagstone rocks are the base for the front porch where you will be able to sip sweet tea and watch the deer meander through your front yard. The detached two-car garage and work shop is nestled just to the side of the home for ease of use and has a 50 amp hookup for a motor home, and also has a copper roof and log construction. A walk-in covered chicken coop will allow you to have fresh eggs every morning and ensure your chickens are safe. A raised rock lined herb garden is just steps away from the kitchen. Like Fresh coffee- The mock outhouse is actually a coffee roaster. Want to smoke your own meat- Done. This estate has its own custom made cold-smoke smokehouse, next to the wood shed, along with a 5X10 storm shelter /vault with reinforced concrete walls and a heavy steel gauge door with deadbolts.When you enter this gated estate the first thing you see is a huge historic 50 x 50 custom historic monitor "Barn" with a heavy gauge corrugated roof. But this is no regular barn, this barn is fully insulated and built with fire blocks and has an elevator leading to a luxurious 1700 sq. ft. one bedroom apartment. This timber framed apartment is a must see hidden gem that features granite countertops, heated black granite tile floors, and all stainless steel appliances. The living room has beautiful Acacia wood floors and a huge picture window overlooking the four acre fenced garden. Below the apartment in the barn are three spacious bays with automatic roll-up wood clad doors. The center bay is designed to hold a 40 foot motor home with all hookups including water, sewer, and electricity. There is a climate controlled breakroom with refrigerator, utility sink, and toilet facilities, leading out to the milking stall. The barn and apartment also have a backup generator. Across from the barn is 4+/- acres of high fenced pasture that features a total of 12 (4' x 100') raised garden beds with rain bird irrigation systems in each for growing your own vegetables. The garden shed has electricity and a patio for relaxing and cooling off on a hot summer's day.

Hot Springs, AR

Oct 2014

Richard Herman is in the hospitality business and owns several upscale hotels in Florida and in other states as well as cattle ranches in both Florida and Missouri. Their farm in Ocala is by farm their most unique. The property serves as a 4-H demonstration project for the purpose of children’s education. They have been working with the Academy Prep of St. Pete which is dedicated to inner-city youths that are selected on the basis of need and achievement. Wife Diane spends her time on the farm raising Gypsy Vanners, a diminutive draft horse named after the job they did in Eastern Europe, pulling the wagons (vans) for gypsies that wandered across the continent. On the Ocala farm, there are several mules with a unique profession. Richard had visited the Hearthstone display at a Log & Timber Home Shows at the Orlando Convention Center many years ago. He was impressed that Hearthstone had stayed in touch with him over the years by mailings, invitations to shows, and periodic phone calls. When the time came to start serious consideration of the design of barn, Hearthstone responded promptly and professionally to Richard and Diane’s requests for information and a review of their ideas for their barn, which would serve as the centerpiece for their new farm. They wanted a multipurpose facility that could accommodate an educational environment and a large hall suitable for the fundraising events for his charities. Richard wanted a barn that reflected the look and feel of barns built at the dawn of the 20th century. Besides the rustic chicken houses and vegetable gardens, they have completely renovated a 1020’s era farmhouse to be as historically correct as possible and serves as the entry to the farm. “They very careful to feel us out, get comfortable with our capabilities, and be convinced that we could perform as promised,” said Project Manager John Ricketson of Hearthstone. Design Process There were some initial drawings that gave us a start on the basic shape and size of the barn. From there, it was a process of narrowing down the uses of each area and the spans that could be achieved. The barn was going to have the traditional “board & batten” exterior siding and a metal roof. There is a cantilevered ‘hay hood” on the north gable end above the large sliding barn doors that open into the foyer and horse stalls. The wings house a combination of areas, beginning with the large restrooms to accommodate crowds for events. Other parts of the wings have garage areas for the farm vehicles, feed room, tack room, wash rack, storage, offices, and smaller restrooms. Keeping with the look and feel of the turn of the century, Hearthstone developed a process for giving the timbers a surface texture that mimicked the circular cuts of timbers that had just come out of an old sawmill. This was easier said than done. Randy Giles guided his millwright (Wolfgang) in designing a machine that would do this effectively. The barn was delivered in October of 2014 and was erected over the course of two weeks, thanks to a hardworking crew (Eric Foster) and near-perfect weather. After the Hearthstone crew completed the erection and roof dry-in, it was time for the local carpenters to step up and install some light conventional framing on the gable ends before applying the roof fascia and exterior board & batten siding. Next came the big sliding barn doors, plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling. Large rustic fixtures were hung from the great hall roof timbers. Exterior The board & batten siding was cypress and allowed to turn color naturally as rain hit it and the sun started working on it with UV rays. This method causes a much grayer look closer to the ground and less so where the roof overhang provides protection. The North end has some large limestone boulders and planters arranged around the pad with tall pampas grass. The planters provide casual seating before events and during outside receptions. The entire area was sodded with lush St. Augustine grass and split rail fences were added to enclose the barn area. The corrugated metal roof was a special order material that immediately rusted after being exposed to moisture. The layer of rust protects the metal from the elements. Interior The board & batten theme was carried throughout most of the interior with the timbers left natural to show off the circular saw texture. All of the tongue & groove decking was shipped in advance to allow the local painter to pre-stain it with a dark brown transparent stain that is a beautiful background to the light color Eastern White Pine timbers. “Everything was unique in this project” said Project Manager John Ricketson. “The setting on a small demonstration farm close to Ocala, the multipurpose design, the circular saw texture on the timbers.” The Hermans are very proud of their farm’s outcome. Richard sent a note to Randy Giles, owner of Hearthstone: “The Barn is fantastic, not a single problem, period. Next month, we have Jo Dee Messina coming in to help with a fundraiser for a local center for abused kids. Folks love the farm, ...... but that barn gets all of the attention. I would encourage you to use me as a reference for your sales team, feel free to extend my cell phone to any prospective purchasers.”

Ocala, FL