A home in Truckee, California lies buried in deep snow and surrounded by trees.

How Much is Too Much?

With snow dominating everyone’s mind (and arm strength!) lately, we’re wondering how much snow is too much snow when it comes to a home’s roof. We connected with Mark Tanner to help our community get a better understanding of how to manage this year’s exceptional, heavy, wet snowload.

A GUEST RESIDENCE FIT FOR ROYALTY

UNLIKE A TYPICAL GUESTHOUSE, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF THE DRIVEWAY OR TO THE SIDE OF THE MAIN HOME, THIS ONE WAS BUILT RIGHT IN THE BACKYARD, PHOTO BY RYAN SALM Written by TQ Staff in Mountain Home Awards 2023, Mountain Homes In 2015, Truckee’s Mark Tanner Construction and SANDBOX Studio teamed up to build a… Read more »

CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

A HEATED LAP POOL WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO BOILERS TO MAINTAIN A YEAR-ROUND TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES Written by Ann Johnson and Photographed by Paul Hamill, courtesy Martis Camp in Mountain Home Awards 2023, Mountain Homes AN OWNERSHIP CHANGE SHORTLY BEFORE A HOME’S COMPLETION REQUIRES A PROJECT TEAM TO ADJUST ON THE FLY As Greek… Read more »

A SLICE OF WINE COUNTRY IN CLEAR CREEK TAHOE

Written by Ann Johnson | Mountain Homes | Winter 2022-2023 | Photography by Kat Alves Classic Tahoe architecture is perhaps best defined by lodge-style homes complete with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplaces, log rafters and gables. But when a retiring couple set about planning the home of their dreams in the flourishing Clear Creek Tahoe community, they… Read more »

FROM FAIRYTALE TO FAMILY TREASURE

THE HOME WAS DESIGNED TO FEEL LIKE AN OLD STONE COTTAGE, WITH GRANITE-CLAD WALLS AND RECLAIMED WOOD STRETCHING ACROSS THE CEILING Once upon a time, on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, just beyond Lake Tahoe’s shores, there was a tiny cottage in the woods. A survey crew laying the groundwork for what would… Read more »

A WARMING TREND

A STAND-ALONE BARREL SAUNA IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS, ©ISTOCK.COM/KENZO855 A WARMING TREND in Mountain Home Awards 2022, Mountain Homes | Written by Adam Jensen INTEREST IN SAUNAS IS ON THE RISE AS HOMEOWNERS SEEK THE RELAXING BENEFITS OF HEAT IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR HOUSE Imagine walking from your back door, stepping through a layer… Read more »

A FARMHOUSE FIT FOR A FAMILY

THE HOME’S EXTERIOR FEATURES A FARMHOUSE AESTHETIC, WITH GABLED ROOFS AND NATURE-AGED TRESTLEWOOD SIDING A FARMHOUSE FIT FOR A FAMILY in Mountain Home Awards 2022, Mountain Homes | Written by TQ Staff and Photography by Vance Fox As prodigious builders of custom homes in the Tahoe area, the team at Mark Tanner Construction often assigns… Read more »

DRAWN TO LIFE

THE HOME IS SLEEK AND MODERN IN APPEARANCE, WITH A SPECIFIC LOOK AND FEEL THAT OWNER KATRINA JACKMAN WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE PROJECT TEAM TO ACHIEVE DRAWN TO LIFE in Mountain Home Awards 2022, Mountain Homes | Written by Ryan Miller and Photography by Vance Fox ARTIST KATRINA JACKMAN PUT HERSELF INTO EVERY TILE, PANEL… Read more »

FORGING INTO THE FUTURE

Beads of sweat emerge on my forehead as I maneuver around a 2,200-degree forge, careful not to step between glowing steel and hardened blacksmiths working in perfect unison. Torches hiss and sparks fly as piercing clanks of metal reverberate between walls lined with racks of hammers and tongs. The busy scene is reminiscent of something… Read more »