Plath and Company, Inc. is proud to announce one of our projects has been featured on page 82 in the May 2007 issue of House Beautiful Magazine.

Plath & Company is known for its fine custom home building, as well as the restoration and remodeling of landmark residential properties in the San Francisco Bay Area. Plath & Company (www. plathco.com)

About the project:
The owner purchased this estate just as the main house was being completed. Desiring a place where she could host her entire family, she commissioned local architect Wayne Leong to design a guest complex inspired by images of Provence in France. Multiple buildings were created with covered walkways and porches to protect occupants from summer sun and winter rain. While the buildings appear to be the simple stone and wood timber buildings, the substructure is built of concrete and steel to accommodate California’s earthquake codes. Custom finishes include cabinetry, milled cypress and chinkapin lumber for the interior and exterior exposed beam work, mahogany pocket exterior doors with matching screens. Roof, floor and ceramic tiles were all imported from France. Interior and exterior of walls were plastered with a patina to give the effect of age. Stone was obtained locally as were the wooden members for exposed beams and trusses which were aged to show twists and cracks. Perched on a hillside overlooking the Napa Valley it brings a little of old France to the Napa Valley.

Plath & Company has been published in many magazines and the recipient of numerous awards over the past decade. This Old House Magazine named Plath & Company one of the 10 Best Contractors & Builders in America in 2005.

Plath and Company General Contractors is dedicated to the building and renovation of fine homes and historic structures of uncompromising quality, superior craftsmanship, and enduring value. Our reputation for excellence and commitment to our customers is something we have earned, one project at a time, for over 30 years.

Our goal is to make sure our work exceeds expectations, both in quality and client satisfaction. Our award-winning record is just one indication of our dedication to the art of fine homebuilding, remodeling, and historic renovation. We invite you to explore our online portfolio (www.plathco.com).