We’ve just started another new project in Chapel Hill. This family, like many in this economy, has decided to stay in their current home and expand it to meet their needs. When finished with this project the homeowner will have a new family room space with cathedral ceiling, a new exterior covered porch area, and a brand new etched concrete patio.  The area will be conditioned by extending new ducts off their existin ... Read full post »
Exciting New Project! A curved wall…
Synergy Building is very excited by the new challenge we’ve undertaken.  We cleared a lot and staked out a curved house last month! We’re now at the stage of roof framing. Both the south and north walls curve to the bend in the creek below. Staking the house and putting points in the footing were done by the surveyors.  The curve is significant. Yea technology! It made things so much easier to compute the f ... Read full post »
Duplex Rental to Single Family Historic Renovation
We just started an exciting new project in Chapel Hill.  Demolition is underway. This is a beautiful historic district home close to UNC, that started out as a single family home in the 1930’s, but was divided into two rental units about 20 years ago.  The current owners have decided to completely renovate the structure and bring it back to a single family residence again. That means removing walls, replacing ro ... Read full post »
Town of Chapel Hill Affordable Homes get a facelift
Affordable housing has been a goal for the Town of Chapel Hill for more than two decades. Seven homes built in the Culbreth Park Community made up one of their first projects. Synergy Building Company was proud to combine their efforts with the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Community Home Trust to provide these seven homes with some much needed attention.  Repairs were made to the existing decks, all the old Masonite ... Read full post »
Retaining Walls & Landscaping
The challenges created by this multi-level addition and renovation in the historic area of Chapel Hill did not stop with figuring out how to engineer a garage beneath the original foundation. The adjoining landscaping posed a significant challenge as well. Jonah Roberts, owner of Lael Landscapes in Raleigh, NC created a landscape design that not only addressed the structural elevation issues of the property, but did it in a way tha ... Read full post »