8th Annual Parade of Homes 2002:
Country Craftsman Construction

Address: 375 Olympic Drive, Big Creek Estates, Mountain Home
Price: $295,000
Contact: Tim McArdle, (870) 499-7523

Directions to home:
Take Hwy. 62 SW out of Mountain Home. Turn right into Big Creek Subdivision. Then take second left onto Clubhouse Drive and the very first right, which is Olympic Drive. Follow to home on corner of Olympic Drive and Colonial Court.

Special features:
Craftsman style ranch, 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, 2,593 sq. ft. with heated 3 car garage. No maintenance all-brick exterior. Nine foot ceilings, red oak crown moulding, trim and flooring. Gas fireplace. Textured walls with rounded corners. Hickory Shaker style cabinets, stainless steel appliances. Slate-look ceramic tile in cobblestone pattern. Master bath features whirlpool tub, custom tiled shower and dual sinks. Octagon dining room with parquet floor, stepped ceiling, recessed rope lighting and 3-way lighted built-in curio niche. Six-panel solid oak doors. Peachtree aluminum clad wood windows. Berber carpeting. Covered back porch. Central vac and alarm system. Structured wiring for computer access at three locations. Cellulose insulation. Trane 90% 2-stage variable speed condensing furnace and Trane 3-ton 14 Seer air conditioner. Pre-engineered I-bean floor joists, 2" x 6", 16" o.c. framing.

About the builder:
Tim McArdle has 28 years of hands-on building/general contracting experience. His wife, Sara, provides fully computerized office support to their business. Country Craftsman Construction does their own trim, framing, concrete, painting, decks and light backhoe work. They mill trim and build custom cabinetry in their 48' x 60' shop. New this year is the purchase of wood floor sanding and finishing equipment. Country Craftsman Construction is fully licensed and insured. Tim is past president and member of the Twin Lakes Home Builders Association, a member of the Mtn. Home Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Businesses and he serves on the Salesville Planning Commission.