Posts by Bill Hoisington

  Source: Fairfax County Times Homes Friday – Sunday, June 29 – July 1, 2018 Michael Nash Solution Named “Best Basement for $50k to $100k” in 11 South Atlantic States By John Byrd SPECIAL TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES An extensive makeover to the unfinished lower level of an Oak Hill residence has won Michael…

Source: ELAN JUNE 2018 We use a turn-key business model and can offer fixed-price contracts because most of the work is executed by Michael Nash employees.. Author John Gilstrap had waited long enough for a “destination place” in the lower level of his 5,500 square foot duplex in Fairfax. Gilstrap, who writes the best-selling John…

Source: Fairfax County Times Homes June 15, 2018 By John Byrd A comprehensive master bathroom renovation in a circa 1980’s center hall Colonial has won a regional “Contractor of the Year” (COTY) award for Michael Nash Design Build and Homes. The recently-completed makeover to a home in the Mt Vernon estates section of Alexandria was…

  Source: Fairfax County Times Homes Friday – Sunday, May 25 – 27, 2018 “Three winning indoor/outdoor solutions” By John Byrd It’s memorial weekend. Your neighbors are wearing white. Summer doesn’t begin for several weeks, but everyone’s thinking ahead, especially Sonny Nazemian, the founder and chairman of Michael Nash Design Build and Homes. His 30-year-old…

  Source: ELAN MAY 2018 We re-graded, leveled and re-compacted the whole front yard. That may sound simple, but the site changes are carefully calibrated. This allowed us to specify deep footings for structural support eliminating the need to excavate. A decade is a long time in the lifespan of a remodeler. While Northern Virginia…

Source: Fairfax County Times Homes Friday – Sunday, May 11 – 13, 2018 Two-tier exterior custom-designed won CotY Award By John Byrd SPECIAL TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES A rear elevation solution that combines a mid-level screened-in porch with an open-air “kids” play zone below has won a regional “Contractor of the Year” award (CotY)…

  Source: Fairfax County Times Homes Friday – Sunday, April 20 – 22, 2018 “Irish bar meets Ritz Carlton” lower level solution wins (CotY) award By John Byrd Author John Gilstrap had waited long enough for a “destination place” in the lower level of his 5,500 square foot duplex in Fairfax. Gilstrap, who writes the…

  Solution addresses long-term needs arising from spouse’s health. By John Byrd Fred and Liz Saalfeld had occupied their four-bedroom 2,800-squarefoot Colonial in Springfield for nearly five decades when the unexpected caused them to reconsider basic housing needs. Without warning, Liz Saalfeld suffered a heart attack. Her mobility — previously hampered by arthritis — now…