The Flipping Begins
When it came time to buy a house, the Collinses could not find exactly what they wanted. Brent, who worked in construction, convinced Ashley to flip their first house. Six years later, they flipped their second house.
In 2020, Ashley was ready for another project. They started looking, and a friend told them about the Moores’ house – a lovely home with great bones on a quiet street.
“I think the reason they wanted us to buy the house, is that they’ve seen some of the other work we have done,” said Brent. “They knew that we were going to put our tender love and care into it.”
A Community and Family Effort
Brent, who now co-owns The Core Construction Group in Decatur, had the vision for the flip, but enlisted the help of many contractors to bring his vision to reality.
From custom woodwork from Renaissance Reclaimed, collaboration with Scott Schoel, a local architect, to contractors who hand-dug the footing for the custom harvested/designed Blue Ridge Mountain timbers, using as much local talent as possible was important to the Collinses.
Other helpers included Ashley, who discovered her love for a power saw. “I was never a DIYer, but when I started to get my hands dirty a little bit, I really enjoyed it,” she said. She started shadowing the carpenters, tilers, and woodworkers, and was able to help with some shiplap, barn doors, and molding. “Seeing the end result was really rewarding.”
