Lake Toxaway

[PLACEHOLDER — one-sentence summary. A lakeside new build where the glazing had to carry the elevation.]

Openings

31 units

Systems

Tilt & turn · Fixed · Sliding door

Glazing

Triple, argon filled

Finish

Matte black, PVDF

The brief

What the project needed

[PLACEHOLDER — two or three sentences. What the architect or owner was trying to achieve, in plain terms. Not “a stunning modern residence” — something specific: the west elevation faces the lake and they wanted the glass to disappear.]

The problem

What made it difficult

[PLACEHOLDER — the real constraint. A masonry opening that came in out of square. An elevation that takes weather all day. A twelve-foot span with a structural head that could not move. A framing schedule that left six weeks. This is the section people actually read.]

Optional pull-out. One line worth isolating — a number, a decision, a moment. One per page at most.

The decision

What we specified, and why

[PLACEHOLDER — the reasoning. Why tilt & turn rather than casement here. Why PVDF rather than powder coat at this elevation. Why a sliding run rather than a bi-fold. State the trade-off you accepted, not just the choice you made — that is what makes it read as experience rather than a brochure.]

The outcome

How it turned out

[PLACEHOLDER — what the decision bought. Delivered in X weeks, all 31 openings first time, no site rework. Or honestly: one unit had to be remade and it cost two weeks. A project story with a hitch in it is more credible than one without.]