Frank Lloyd Wright said “Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral”. I think Jeffrey’s old house is certainly in top quintile of that scale.
I love that old house feel. If it were not for my Funky Bungalow I would be searching out an old house to restore. Of course wife number two might not appreciate it but hey, that’s why the number line is so long, just kidding honey!
Jeffrey Cross, along with his wife and children, live in this beautiful old home in St. Elmo. For those not familiar with Chattanooga, St. Elmo is a historic neighborhood located south of
Our first design-build project located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Finished in September 2005, this home was designed and built by the founder of Artisan Construction, LLC, Tony Griffy. Natural materials such as wood, concrete & stone were used to create what Tony calls his "funky bungalo". Green building techniques such as SIP panels and reuse of timbers to make exposed trusses are just a few things we did to keep the project green.
We fabricated these timber trusses with steel tension rods on site.
The flooring is Siberian Larch and all trim and millwork is custom made.
The deck has Brazilian Cherry Flooring and Ballusters.
The Griffy Home, aka "The Funky Bungalow", which was built in 2004, and is located at 1710 Edgehill Avenue in North Chattanooga, Tennessee and is loaded with amenities. The home was designed and built by Tony Griffy, Owner of Artisan Construction, LLC.
I know you have heard someone say before "they don't build them like they use to". Well, sometimes that is a good thing. It was typical in the 20’s and 30’s to build bungalows on brick piers which were bearing on nothing but the good Lords earth. Now I “got nothing “against mother earth but in parts she wasn’t meant to carry the weight of a house. Over the years, from a combination of settling earth and failing mortar, these old brick piers have performed but not to the standards of we artisans.
Hence concrete and steel, Hooah! We temporarily shored the floor structure and poured new concrete footings and then installed new 4” steel columns that will outlast any deficit created buy the Obama administration. Ha ha, just kidding Anne!
We want to thank Anne Coulter and Tom Trevor for helping us through this slow time by providing this project that sustained us until we could get other projects rolling. Thanks guys!
This has to be my favorite time of year. The dogwoods bloom and the grass is green. It reminds me of what we are really trying to accomplish, building projects that connect us to the outdoors.
The Rodela project on the brow of Signal Mountain is a perfect example of connecting people with the landscape. We have finished adding the roof dormers and shingles. This side entry was the perfect addition to the provide protection from the elements while bringing the home closer to the landscape.
This before picture reminds us of just how far we have come renovating this 1930’s bungalow. In the after shot, you can see we have added dormers and an entry to that will give a little extra character to this cozy home.
Our soffits will remain exposed so we installed 1” x 4” tongue and groove decking for the exposed portion. This is a detail from the original architecture that we are preserving.
We have just ordered the window wall components for the brow side of the home so our next update will be pretty exciting to see.
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