330 Homes Fall 2023

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PAVILION TECH: There’s a 60-inch TV above the pavilion fireplace, a full sound system and low-voltage lighting. There’s also a mosquito-repellent system, which is one of the only parts of the project that was subcontracted. “It works like an irrigation system, but repellent is shot out of the nozzles instead of water,” Kushmider says. “It turns on twice a day for 30 seconds.” THREE-SEASON CARD HOUSE: The previous gazebo was replaced with a three season card house, where friends gather to play games and relax. The interior is all-weather, with green walls and a floor made of the same Unilock Beacon Hill pavers used throughout the project. Landscaping around it includes flower beds that use some of the yard’s existing topsoil and a walkway that uses flagstone. “We always try to salvage material,” Kushmider says.

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