Owner-built residence · Anderson Valley · Approx. 2012–2019

Owner-built by Peter

Peter’s Residence at Old Mill Ranch

An approximately 3,500-square-foot rural home, separate 1,000-square-foot garage, and years of concrete and site improvements.

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Completed main residence and stamped-concrete courtyard at Old Mill Ranch in Philo.

ResidenceApprox. 3,500 square feet

GarageApprox. 1,000 square feet

DeliveryPhased owner-build

Site160-acre family ranch

Owner-built by Peter

Built where the work began.

Old Mill Ranch is the 160-acre family property Peter’s grandfather purchased and named. Peter later built his own residence there as the ranch became home base for the family’s construction businesses.

The house was completed in phases over roughly seven years, based on Peter’s best recollection. The work continued outside with a separate garage, stamped concrete, retaining walls and the basketball-court area.

Project scope

What Peter built.

The work is shown plainly, from the starting condition through the completed result.

Phased owner-built residence

Approx. 3,500-square-foot home

Separate approx. 1,000-square-foot garage

Owner-builder planning and coordination

Reclaimed-redwood exterior work

Deck framing

Stamped-concrete driveway

Stamped-concrete courtyard

Basketball-court concrete

Retaining walls

Concrete staining

Concrete sealing

Project record · 8 photographs

The work, in order.

Peter's completed Old Mill Ranch residence and stamped concrete courtyard — Finished settingThe completed residence and stamped-concrete courtyard at Old Mill Ranch.

Early framing at Peter's Old Mill Ranch residence — 01 · FramingAn early residence construction phase.

Old Mill Ranch residence roofed and sheathed during construction — 02 · ShellRoofed and sheathed during the phased build.

Redwood siding and windows underway on the Old Mill residence — 03 · Redwood exteriorSiding and window work on the residence.

Deck framing on the slope beside the Old Mill residence — 04 · Deck phaseDeck framing beside the residence.

Old Mill Ranch basketball court concrete poured, stained and sealed by Peter — 05 · ConcreteBasketball-court concrete poured, stained and sealed by Peter.

Wide finished view of Peter's Old Mill Ranch residence and courtyard — 06 · Finished residenceThe completed main residence across the stamped-concrete courtyard.

Finished courtyard facade of Peter's Old Mill Ranch residence in Philo — 07 · Courtyard elevationThe finished residence facade and concrete courtyard at the center of the property.

How the work came together

Construction with context.

01

Long-form owner build

Carrying the whole project.

Owner-building meant carrying the work beyond one trade: site decisions, sequencing, materials, labor, details and the final result.

That end-to-end responsibility became the foundation for Peter’s later cabins, hospitality work and larger rural projects.

02

Concrete + site

Built for daily use.

The residence project family includes the stamped driveway and courtyard, retaining walls and basketball-court area.

Peter completed the concrete work, including finishing, staining and sealing.

The deepest builder judgment comes from carrying a property through years of real construction decisions and daily use.

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