A full new construction custom home on a Lake Washington lot, built with the lake at its center. Foundation, framing, roof, and exterior siding are complete and we are now in the finish phase. Lake Washington · 2026.
The owners had a Lake Washington lot with a once-in-a-lifetime view. The brief was to build a brand new custom home that would put that view at the center of how the house lives. Floor to ceiling sliders in the great room. A roof line that points directly at the lake. A back deck that becomes a second living room every summer.
This is a full new construction build by MNBE. New foundation, new framing, new roof, new windows, new mechanicals, new everything. The site work and structural shell were completed in stages over the past several months. The exterior shell, roof, and siding are done. The interior is currently in the finish phase.
Right now: drywall is hung, mudded, and getting painted. Trim and millwork are queued up next. The kitchen cabinetry and the bathrooms are the last big interior installs ahead of handover. The cantilevered back deck is built and waiting on cable rail unwrap and final stain.
Aharon supervised the project personally from the foundation pour. Final reveal photos will replace the placeholders below as soon as the interior wraps.
New foundation engineered for the lot
Wood framing throughout, two by six exterior
Roof structure with self-adhered underlayment
Architectural shingled roof with vents
Floor to ceiling great room sliders for the lake view
Hardie lap exterior siding with black trim
Cedar entry porch ceiling and rear soffits
Cantilevered lake view deck with cable rail
Full insulation package (walls, floor, ceiling)
Complete electrical with new service
Complete plumbing system
HVAC system
Custom kitchen cabinetry and counters (in progress)
Full bathrooms (in progress)
Trim, millwork, and final paint
Permits + inspections through certificate of occupancy
The exterior is complete and the great room is painted. Kitchen and bath reveal photos are coming once cabinetry and trim wrap. The reveal section below uses placeholders for the rooms still being finished; the exterior and the great room are real photos from the actual jobsite.
Twelve stages from the rebar grid to the cantilevered back deck. Every photo from the actual job site. The chronology stops mid-finish because that is where we currently are.
Rigid foam insulation board taped down with rebar grid laid out across the foundation footprint. Mechanical sleeves stubbing through. Pre-pour territory.
Crew placing the concrete pour over the rebar mat, working the line by hand. The slab for the new home gets locked in.
First wall posts stand on the new foundation with the lake horizon already visible past the future window line. The view is the design driver and we framed for it from day one.
Floor deck is down, the first exterior walls are going vertical, and fresh OSB sheathing starts taking shape. The home now has a footprint in three dimensions.
Front shell sheathed in OSB and the gable entry porch framed. The silhouette of the finished home becomes legible from the street.
Side wall fully sheathed with window openings cut. Framer at the corner reviewing layout. Lead carpenter on site for scale.
Roof rafters step out toward Lake Washington. Every diagonal aimed at the view that defines this site.
Covered deck framing under construction. Joists in place and posts ready for cladding. The future second living room takes shape off the back.
Roof underlayment wrapped tight across the new ridge. Weather tight before shingles. The house can now stand up to the rain while interior work begins.
Architectural shingles installed, attic vents set. Lake horizon at golden hour from the ridgeline. The roof is done.
White lap siding going on the side elevation. Painter on the ladder cutting in around windows. The exterior gets its final look.
Cantilevered upper deck with cable rail still wrapped in protective film. Cedar soffit visible. Interior finish work continues below. This is roughly where the project stands today.
From the founder
A full custom home is the deepest test of a builder, and a Lake Washington lot raises the bar again. Foundation, framing, roof, and siding are behind us, and we are now deep in the finish phase: the part where a house becomes a home. I walk this site every week, and the finished reveal will be worth the wait.
Lake Washington · 2026
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