When Charlie and Erin Chesnutt visited friends at Lake Martin, they knew they had found the perfect location for a lake house. They purchased a townhome in The Ledges, and 10 years later bought a lot at South Ridge Harbor to build a custom home.

A Mitch Ginn design was perfect for the lot, and the couple hired Chad Sterns to build the house, but the COVID-19 pandemic hit just before they were ready to begin construction in December 2020. The timing could not have been worse, as everything from worker availability (due to coronavirus recovery) to needed supplies, appliances and windows became a problem. Erin Chesnutt, contributing writer for Lake and Lake Martin Living magazines, detailed their dilemma in the April 2022 issue of Lake, explaining the frustrating domino effect created by illness and supply chain collapse. They have been in their home now almost a year.