This slideshow chronicles the construction of a home in the SummerGlen retirement community in Ocala, Florida. It shows how Florida Leisure Communities builds a home from the preparing the homesite to customer move-in.

1. Constructing Our New Home At By Don & Jane Pellegrino Homeowners – Lot 917 SummerGlen

2. Don & Jane Pelligrino of Norristown Pennsylvania ordered a home at SummerGlen in Ocala, Florida, in March 2009.

4. It All Began With Our Very Own “Sold” Sign

5. Proud Homeowners At Their Homesite

6. Surveyed and Staked for Construction

7. Footings are Framed Out …

8. Plumbing Pipes are Being Installed …

9. Moisture Barrier is in Place

10. As the Sun Rises on August 21, 2009

11. … The Cement Trucks Arrive …

12. … To Pour the Foundation

13. Next Construction Materials Arrive …

14. And the Walls Start To Go Up …

15. … And Up …

16. … The Garage and Front Walls, too …

17. The Raising of the Trusses …

18. And the Roof Takes Shape …

19. And The Shingles Go On

20. The Interior Is Framed Out …

21. Wall Finish Is Being Applied …

22. Exterior Nearly Complete

23. Now The Interior is Dry-walled …

24. The Kitchen Begins To Take Shape

25. … and The Driveway is finished

26. Now For The Finishing Touches

27. The Exterior Is Painted

28. The Happy Homeowner Takes a Look !!

29. The Site Is Prepared For Landscaping

30. Kitchen Cabinets Are Installed

31. And Jane Checks Out The Roman Shower

32. Now We Have An Address

33. Here Comes The Landscaping …

34. … and the Lawn Arrives…

35. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Home.

36. The Carpet & Pad Go Down

37. The Lighted Nook

38. Kitchen Countertops Are Installed

39. Lanai Screening Goes In

40. Bathroom Fixtures Are Installed

41. Jane Checks Out The Almost Finished Home

42. Our Golf Cart Arrives…

43. The Finished Product !

44. And The Proud New Homeowners

45. The Finished and Furnished Foyer, Den & Living Room

46. Great Room and Kitchen

47. Dining Room & Kitchen

48. Master Bedroom

49. Master Bathroom Vanity

50. Kitchen & Laundry

51. Furnished Den

52. Guest Bath

53. Lanai

54. And now we’re enjoying our new home and Our retirement at SummerGlen. Don & Jane Pellegrino

55. For more information on SummerGlen, please call 800-277-8707 or visit our website www.SummerGlen.com Ocala, Florida