Mountain Modern

A custom mountain home built from the ground up — dark steel, natural stone, and Colorado pine.

The Build

From the Ground Up

Watch a mountain hillside transform into a custom home — excavation through final finish.

Video description: a short slideshow follows excavation, foundation work, wall and roof installation, weatherproofing, and the finished mountain home and solar outbuilding.

Audio: background music only; no narration.

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Background music accompanies the slideshow throughout. The construction stages and on-screen labels are described below.

00:00-00:02: Opening card: From the Ground Up. A Custom Home Build.
00:02-00:03: Excavated building site with foundation forms. Label: Excavation.
00:03-00:04: White foundation forms around the footprint. Label: Foundation.
00:04-00:05: Taller white wall forms with openings. Label: ICF Walls.
00:05-00:06: Framed walls and stacked building materials. Label: Framing.
00:06-00:08: Two-story wall framing with a large lower-level opening. Label: Second Floor.
00:08-00:09: Exterior sheathing covers the structure. Label: Sheathing.
00:09-00:10: Wrapped exterior and exposed roof framing. Label: Weatherproofing.
00:10-00:11: Dark siding appears on the main walls. Label: Metal Siding.
00:11-00:13: Close view of siding, roof and remaining wrap. Label: Roofing.
00:13-00:14: Finished front with glazing, balcony and lower stonework. Label: Complete.
00:14-00:15: Wider rear and side views of the finished house.
00:15-00:17: Wide views of the house and small steep-roofed outbuilding.
00:17-00:18: Close view of the outbuilding with roof-mounted solar panels.
00:18-00:20: Wide property view with house, outbuilding, grass and wooded hillside. Closing-card transition begins.
00:20-00:23: Closing card: Built by Kiefer. Custom Homes · Colorado. kbuiltco.com.