Designs that Inspire – Indoor-Outdoor Spaces

Bethany Jenkins — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:47:54 +0000

Indoor Outdoor spaces have been around for a while now, inspired by coastline climates like Florida and California. Typically these indoor-outdoor spaces are separated by a large glass door or wall that opens up to an adjoining outdoor living area. Here in Texas, we install a lot of these indoor outdoor living areas.

Our New Office

Bethany Jenkins — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:38:38 +0000

We are excited to announce that SL Jenkins Construction is in the planning / permitting phase of building a new 4,800 s.f. office near the Galleria! This new office will be home to Jenkins Custom Homes and two other tenants...

Doors open at Lakeway Regional

Bethany Jenkins — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:29:20 +0000

Lakeway Regional Medical Center has opened its doors to patients.

Sellers Rejoice – the Market is Back!

Bethany Jenkins — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:56:36 +0000

The housing market in Austin is back! We heard the good news today that it is unofficially a seller's market here in Austin.

Design Inspiration of the Week

Bethany Jenkins — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:25:15 +0000

Today we are featuring one of our favorites in flooring material. Once featured on HGTV’s Sweat Equity, the Brazilian Tigerwood has a vibrant reddish-brown tone with black stripes which resemble tiger stripes. Not only is it beautiful, but it also boasts a hardness rating of 1850 and is ranked among the hardest wood species in …

How did they do that?

Bethany Jenkins — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:46:46 +0000

Ryan just posted this great video from the site of our our 2011 Luxury Home Show. Have you ever wondered how that cool driveway was created? You know, the one that looks like pavers, but it’s not. It’s probably stamped concrete, and this video shows how we built it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2fAZy_FgvQ

Report from the Field – Waterproofing the slab

Bethany Jenkins — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:19:20 +0000

This just in from the field - Adrian is waterproofing the drainage plane around his slab, and this is really cool!

French Country Design

Bethany Jenkins — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:15:33 +0000

French country design in a home is typically associated with a welcoming, cozy, warm feeling. The rustic elegance of a French country design comes from a good use of colors and materials found in nature.

This is a Test

Bethany Jenkins — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:02:18 +0000

When times are good, just as when times are bad, our character is on display. At our regular staff meeting this week, we talked about the "test of prosperity" and how as industry leaders, we want to be a positive force in the marketplace.

Luxury Home Living

Bethany Jenkins — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:08:27 +0000

Just in from the field is this photo from Ryan from the site of the recent Luxury Home Show. You might think this is the Great Room for one of our homes, but this is actually just the Trophy Room above the garage. Wow!