Vaughn Craftsman

The story

Before J2HD was fully formed, Chris Burk took on this spec build in Vaughn, WA — a personal project with a clear goal: build a home that sells, and give a family a real place to start. Not a full custom showpiece, but a larger, smarter starter home that punches above its class. At 2,737 square feet with four bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a dedicated office, it hits the sweet spot — big enough to grow into, priced to actually be attainable, with an office answering the work-from-home demand that isn't going anywhere. When you're building to sell, every decision runs through one filter: does this add value a buyer will pay for? That's how it got built — clean craftsman lines, a floor plan that flows, and selections that maximize salability without cheaping out where it counts. Ground broke in 2022 and the home was finished in 2023. A build from the early days that helped lay the groundwork for the J2HD approach — attainable, marketable, and built to move.

Project highlights

Where it started. Chris Burk built this modern craftsman in Vaughn, WA as a personal spec build in the early days of J2HD — 2,737 sq ft with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and a dedicated office. A larger starter home built to sell smart: clean craftsman lines, a floor plan that lives bigger than most starters, and a size and price point that gets families in the door without compromise. Broke ground in 2022, finished in 2023. One of the builds that set the foundation for what J2HD would become.

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