portofino equestrian community: How Important Is The Direction Your House Faces - 12/17/11 07:24 AM
How Important Is The Direction Your House Faces
It depends! What are your interests? Where do you like to spend your time and doing what?Do you like to garden, grow vegetables,flowers,grass? Do you have sensitive rugs, paintings. Do you read a lot, paint, draw.Do you have a Plasma TV, or watch a lot of TV?Well unless you are buying or building a mansion, you won’t be able to cure all these nor would you want to spend the time figuring it out, but with a little planning and a good builder you can maximize your homes potential.The first question … (5 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: All Natural Lawn Care....With Benefits!! - 10/03/11 09:22 PM
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portofino equestrian community: Large Lots in The Raleigh Area. - 09/25/11 05:32 PM
Large Lots in The Raleigh Area.If you are looking for a larger lot with some privacy, maybe some trees, it’s hard to find them in North Raleigh and Cary.
But some of the best large lots for home building are in Portofino in Clayton. Portofino has lots from half an acre all the way up to five acres and more.The large lots in Portofino offer a quality of life that few communities can claim. There are all kinds of options in this 400 acre community,voted the Community of the Year in the entire State of North Carolina for 2010!We have large … (0 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: NC Custom Homes Starts Another Home In Portofino. - 08/04/11 07:29 PM
NC Custom Homes Starts Another Home In Portofino.
It is great to see David Dozier of NC Custom Homes back in Portofino building another fantastic custom home. NC Custom Homes is one of the very best builders in the area and is a member of the builder team here at Portofino along with the likes of Corker Enterprises,Jarman Homes Kirkwood Builders, Royalty Homes and Jordan Built Homes. These builders are the best in Johnston and Wake Counties and can build you your dream home here in Portofino in Clayton, NC.David recently finished the beautiful home on Lot 72, and the homeowners … (3 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Look What we Found At Portofino. - 05/22/11 02:27 PM
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portofino equestrian community: New Collection Of Homes Coming To Churchill Section Of Portofino - 05/15/11 03:08 PM
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portofino equestrian community: Bald Eagle Spotted in Clayton at Portofino - 05/03/11 01:47 PM
Bald Eagle Spotted in Clayton at Portofino.
These incredible pictures taken this morning May 3rd at the fishing pond at Portofino in Clayton. The pictures were taken by Norwood and Sandra Thompson the developer of Portofino and his wife, who live in the Red Roof Inn just in front of the pond.
There was a female Bald Eagle here first and then she left and this guy swooped in. The fishing pond at Portofino is full of fish and every kid in the neighborhood has caught something. looks like they might have some competition in the future. Something tells me this … (4 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Is the pool open in your Clayton,NC Pool Community, today April 19th? - 04/19/11 10:00 PM
Is the pool open in your Clayton,NC Pool Community, today April 19th?
Over at Portofino in Clayton the pool is open already and there have been kids in it!Portofino’s pool is only for use by the residents of Portofino and their guests, so no fear of overcrowding. The beautiful pool and clubhouse at Portofino is gorgeous with a cabana with fans for picnics and loads of umbrellas and recliners.
The zero entry salt water pool is great for the little ones to paddle in with mom and dad close by. The rope separates the rest of the pool … (0 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Building a Custom Home in Portofino in Clayton...A Diary, Week 7 - 03/20/11 01:24 PM
Building a Custom Home in Portofino in Clayton...A Diary, Week 7We are now at the stage where the house is starting to take shape. The framers have been here for a couple of weeks and they are making great progress.Steve has been here overseeing, advising, but as with the concrete team, these guys have been working so long together they barely need to speak as it appears they already know what each other is thinking.There are a number of features starting to show through in this house, the double front doors open to a hallway that leads to the living room and … (1 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Fire And ......Football!! - 02/06/11 04:47 PM
Fire And ......Football!! Portofino,NC
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portofino equestrian community: What is The Audubon Signature Program for Residential Communities? - 02/05/11 05:34 PM
What is The Audubon Signature Program for Residential Communities?
The Audubon Signature Program is designed to provide assistance to developers and landowners who want to design their community with the environment at the forefront of the project. The Audubon Signature Program helps the community managers achieve both their economic and environmental objectives.
The Program begins when the development registers, fees start at $9,500 and additional expenses vary among different projects.The program proceeds as follows.
* The initial site assessment
* The development of a Natural Resource Management Plan that serves as a construction manual for the property.
* Implementation of the Natural … (2 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Whatever Floats Your Boat!...Works For Me! - 02/03/11 07:17 AM
Whatever Floats Your Boat!...Works For Me!
I was showing this custom home in at 154 Sicily Drive in Clayton, NC to a delightful family on Saturday, it's a magnificent home built by one of the area's top builders, Neil Jarman of Jarman Homes
I am always pleasantly surprised when I get a comment from a prospective homebuyer that I never would have thought of.
What do you think was this lady's favorite part of the house?
It has cathedral ceilings in a living room with a wall of windows opening out to the three season screened and tiled porch. It could … (6 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Building a Custom Home in Portofino in Clayton...A Diary,Day 2 and 3 - 01/25/11 04:28 PM
Building a Custom Home in Portofino in Clayton...A Diary,Day 2 and 3
Alright so the lot has been excavated and now it is time to frame the footers, very important. Every thing is important here but this is a big heavy house so the footings need to be right.
This home is also going to have a large basement, once the re-bar is in and the frames are set, the following day they brought in the cement trucks and the pump truck.
The cement is dumped into a big tank at the back of the pump truck and then … (2 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Where Can you Trail Ride Your Horse in The Triangle, NC.......Without Leaving Your Community? - 01/20/11 10:50 AM
Where Can you Trail Ride Your Horse in The Triangle, NC.......Without Leaving Your Community?
I am always pleasantly surprised when I fly out of New York or New Jersey where below you is houses, industrial parks and miles and miles of highway, and as the plane descends on it's approach to Raleigh Durham International Airport the first thing you see is trees and lakes!
Trees, parks and lakes are in great supply in the Triangle and so the ability to Trail Ride is plentiful. But what about living in a community where your horse lives as well and there are … (0 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Basement Home in Clayton at Portofino - 01/19/11 04:55 PM
Basement Home in Clayton at Portofino.
Corker Enterprisesjust started this magnificent basement home in Clayton at Portofino. It is on Lot 31 which lends itself perfectly to a basement home with a gentle slope. It is just over an acre lot which has a beautiful pastoral setting. It is also located right beside the entrance to the trails at Portofino.
Steve Corkeris on the builder team at Portofino which is made up of the finest builders in Johnston County. Steve is a very hands on builder and we can expect to see a lot of him over the next number … (0 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Sun Setting Behind The Pines At Portofino In Clayton - 12/11/10 03:59 PM
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portofino equestrian community: Merry Christmas From Twister at Portofino Equestrian Community In Clayton - 12/01/10 07:47 AM
Merry Christmas From Twister at Portofino Equestrian Community In Clayton
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portofino equestrian community: A Follow Up To.....%*******$%*(()#@ ( TIMMMMMMMMBER IN BEAVER SPEAK) - 11/28/10 05:04 PM
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portofino equestrian community: The Attention To Detail In This Custom Built Home in Clayton, NC Will Impress You - 11/27/10 01:59 PM
The Attention To Detail In This Custom Built Home in Clayton, NC Will Impress You!
Steve Corker, who built this beautiful home in Portofino in Clayton is a stickler for detail and you will see it as soon as you pull up to 58 Sicily Drive in Portofino in Clayton. The beautiful landscaping and exterior features blend perfectly. As you proceed up the driveway you will see the custom poured concrete accent in the concrete.
You enter into a beautiful foyer with gorgeous hardwood floors, arches and a wall of windows opening to the three season room and the deck and … (1 comments)
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portofino equestrian community: Now This is A Custom Built Home If I've Ever Seen One! - 11/19/10 10:01 PM
Now This is A Custom Built Home If I've Ever Seen One!
This is 58 Sicily Dr. in Portofino Equestrian Community in Clayton, NC 27527. This is a stunning house ( yeah I said stunning) that I have been watching come up from just as they broke ground and here it is. It is a beautiful four bedroom 2600 square foot home with another 1100 square feet of partially finished space that could be a teen room, a guest room, a home theater, a pool room, a never come down room!
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