Big Bend Ranch

This design-build home came to life through the shared inspirations of a great client-builder relationship.  It started with many ideas, a concept, and a vision brought to the table. After a couple initial meetings, it was time to hit the drawing board. Russell drafted up a set of plans with details carefully designed and directed by the clients, and a vision was born. The style is a perfect representation of the individualism of the homeowners themselves, and the home was built to be customized in a manner that reflects the essence of their personalities.

Custom finishes include

  • Timber-framed accents from locally sourced, kiln-dried, rough-sawn Douglas-fir timbers throughout
  • Open vaulted great room with tongue and groove cedar ceiling
  • Beautiful plank wood grain tile with sweeping river rock accents
  • Rustic knotty alder trim and doors, barn door style rail doors
  • Kitchen includes rustic beech and alder cabinetry, decorative river rock backsplash, granite countertops, timber and reclaimed bead board accents, and stone-accented island
  • One-of-a-kind stairwell banister of timber posts and rough-sawn rail with plasma-cut steel panels unique to Montana’s wildlife and backcountry all gently framed with a moss rock integrated backdrop that is truly a piece of Western art
  • Commanding 18-foot-tall dry stack moss rock fireplace
  • Locally quarried Montana moss rock stone
  • Custom reclaimed barn wood built-in cabinetry with hand-forged hardware
  • Custom shelving for bronze art collection
  • Expansive covered porch with exposed rafters and timber-framed trusses
  • Composite two-tone Trex exterior decking with Regal bronze aluminum railing
  • Exterior siding is board-on-board cedar with cedar shake gable accents

Not only is Russ a very talented contractor, his attention to customer service would be hard to beat. He has an exceptional eye for detail from the house plan to the finished product. His professionalism, honesty, knowledge, and experience is evident in everything he does. Russ and his crew were extremely easy to work with and always displayed a friendly, courteous, and trustworthy attitude along with a phenomenal work ethic.

Betty Swartz, Great Falls, Montana
2017-06-22T17:00:19+00:00
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(406) 799-2040
Great Falls, Montana
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