A Look Inside Umatilla: The Frame Rises, the Windows Are Staged

The frame is up and the lake is behind it. From this height you can finally see the whole shape of the house we have been studying on plans for years.

For years, this home has existed on the plans. Studied, revised, studied again. This month, it became something you can see from the road. As a custom home builder in Umatilla, Florida, this is the stage of a project we look forward to most, when the plans finally start to take a shape you can stand in front of.

Raising the Frame in Umatilla

Another Truss delivery. The wings are capped and the center section is next.

The truss deliveries have come one after another, load by load, until the shape of the house finally matched the plans that have guided every step of this build. Setting them has taken a crane tall enough to spot from far outside the property line, a quiet marker to anyone passing through Umatilla that something substantial is underway.

There is a particular satisfaction in watching a roofline take form. It is a giant puzzle, every truss engineered and designed in advance by our truss designer, then set piece by piece until the pieces read as a single structure. For the first time, neighbors and passersby are getting a sense of the scale of what has been building here in Lake County.

Two of our crew, working above a finished roofline, setting the next section into place.

The team from RoMac Building Supply, Blake and Chryston, came out to see the work in progress firsthand, watching the trusses they helped supply take their place on the frame.

The team from RoMac Building Supply, Blake and Chryston, came out to see their trusses take their place on the frame firsthand.

Windows From Wisconsin

The Kolbe windows for this home are complete and currently held at our vendor's warehouse, staged and waiting for their place once the roof cap goes on. Our team recently made the trip out to Wisconsin to see where these windows are built, walking the factory floor and learning the product firsthand, not just from a spec sheet. Every opening on this home was measured and specified long before the walls around it existed, which is part of what custom building actually means. Not a home built and then decorated. A home considered in full, long before the first truss was ever set.

Closing In the Shell

The outer shell is nearing completion. Once the cap goes on and the windows are set, the house stops being a frame and starts being a building, sealed against the weather, ready for the work that turns a structure into a home.

That is where the next chapter begins. The woodwork. The metalwork. The thousand small decisions that do not show up in a set of plans but define how a house actually feels to live in.

The scale changes. The standard never does.

Frequently Asked Questions

How large is the Umatilla home Mastrosimone Construction is currently building? This is currently the largest residential home under construction in Lake County, built as a fully custom estate rather than a production or spec home.

What stage is the Umatilla project in right now? The home's roof trusses have been set and the outer shell is nearing completion. The Kolbe windows are complete and staged at our vendor's warehouse, ready for installation once the roof cap is finished.

What makes Mastrosimone Construction different from a typical home builder? Mastrosimone Construction operates on a retainer based model that limits the number of simultaneous projects, allowing full attention on one custom home at a time rather than building multiple homes from repeated plans.

Where is Mastrosimone Construction located and what areas do they serve? Mastrosimone Construction is based in Leesburg, Florida, and builds custom luxury homes throughout Lake and Sumter Counties, including Umatilla, Mount Dora, and the surrounding area.

What price range does Mastrosimone Construction build in? Custom home projects with Mastrosimone Construction generally range from one million to eight million dollars, with each home designed and built individually for its owner.

Is Mastrosimone Construction a licensed and award winning builder? Mastrosimone Construction holds Florida State Contractor License CBC-057830 and has earned consecutive Grand Awards in the HBA Lake-Sumter Parade of Homes, including the only perfect scores in the event's history.