FOR SALE: 707 GUILFORD ROAD, JAMESTOWN
Three Fs of outdoor entertaining:
fireplaces, fire pits, fun
Smart planning creates outdoor living space that families can enjoy most months of the year, starting now by CHRIS BURRITT
4 BRs, .61 acres & no HOA! New roof & fenced yard. Granite in kitchen & 2 baths w/cherry colored cabinets. 2 car garage + storage for boat, etc!
WESTBOURNE GROVE COURT, COLFAX –
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Sold for $476,000
Sold for $265,000
HANGING VALLEY, KERNERSVILLE –
Sold for $244,900
Kristi Lucas, Broker/Owner (336) 870-0421 kristilucas@triad.rr.com carolinarealestatepathways.com
Serving the Triad for over 22 years! 10
Fall 2019
SUMMERFIELD – As far as Glen Claeys can see, fireplaces and fire pits sprout from backyards and decks along Rob Roy Drive in Summerfield’s Lennox Woods subdivision, and they’re almost as common as mailboxes. Across our area, fireplaces are increasingly the focal point of decks and covered porches, creating outdoor caves for men grilling and watching football games on big screen TVs. Others stand alone in the yard as stout stone towers of fire where families and friends gather on chilly nights. “It’s an excellent place to reconnect with your family,” said Claeys, owner of The Garden Outlet in Summerfield with his wife, Donna. The fire pit he and his crew built in Lennox Woods was relatively simple – a half moon-shaped hole encircled with dry-stacked stones and surrounded by a gravel patio and landscaping. “When you want to build a fire, it’s almost a fantasy,” said John Futrell, owner of Common Ground, a Greensboro-based landscaping company. “A fire pit is very primal.” Homeowners can expect to pay $1,000 or more for contractors to build fire pits and sitting areas, according to Claeys and Futrell. The cost for outdoor fireplaces can easily exceed $10,000. Landscaping and lighting add to the expenses. Outdoor living areas figure into home prices when they’re built along with the rest of the house.
Photo by Chris Burritt/NWO
A fire pit is “an excellent place to reconnect with your family,” said Glen Claeys, owner of The Garden Outlet with his wife, Donna. Shown in photo is a fire pit Claeys built in Summerfield’s Lennox Woods neighborhood. A year ago, builder Kevin Lansink and his family moved into their new home on Pleasant Ridge Road in Summerfield with a wood-burning fireplace as the centerpiece of a covered porch overlooking their wooded backyard. A big-screen TV hangs above the stone fireplace, surrounded by a black granite countertop with a grill. Lansink, the owner of Lansink Custom Homes, is eyeing a spot for a refrigerator. “The sky’s the limit,” he said. “There is something relaxing and hypnotizing about a fire and often it becomes the center piece of our outdoor spaces,” said Paige Friddle, owner of Friddle Construction Company with her husband, Michael. For clients who want more than a fireplace, outdoor movie
