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  • Get Your Ducks in a Row Before Breaking Ground on a New Home

    Building a custom home is a process that requires attention to detail and careful planning. Before you break ground on a new home, there are certain things you must do to make sure you are prepared. These include:

      • Assembling a team. The first step is to hire professionals to guide you during the home buying process. Choose a team that understands your priorities and is committed to meeting your specific needs.


    Contemporary Exterior via Houzz

      • Knowing what you want. Set goals for construction and determine what features are most important to you in a home. Consider total square footage, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, essential spaces, and amenities. Gather photographs from books and magazine to share with your contractor to communicate your preferences.at You won’t be able to create a working budget until you know what you want.


    Traditional Living Room via Houzz

      • Establishing a budget. Work with your construction team to determine what your list of wants will cost. Make sure to look at the budget as both total cost and the cost for individual components of the construction process. Don’t forget to factor overage into the budget to cover unforeseen costs.


    Transitional Home Office via Houzz
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  • When to Put Vaulted Ceilings in Your Home Design

    Vaulted ceilings are a beautiful addition to a home. They help create an airy space that can make a home seem bigger than it actually is. If you’re considering adding a vaulted ceiling to your home renovation project consider the many benefits including: Exposing Rafters A vaulted ceiling provides the opportunity to put your rafters on…

  • Meet Drywall’s New Contender: Foreverboard

    Drywall has been a standard building construction material for years. It is installed easily and provides a consistent surface throughout homes on ceilings and walls. However, drywall may have met its match in Foreverboard, a innovative new building material. This new material is revolutionizing the commercial and residential building industry. It can be used in a…

  • Round It Out: Using Curvilinear Architecture in Your Home Design

    Take a quick look at your home’s architecture. Do you see mostly box-like forms and strong, straight lines? Most homes in our country are dominated by straight line architecture even though rounded lines and curvilinear architecture provide visual interest and create interesting spaces. How can curvilinear architecture be used successfully in your home? Outdoor living spaces When you’re…

  • Keeping a Consistent and Well-Constructed Roof Design in Your Home Addition

    A home addition presents a range of challenges to designers and homeowners, such as: “How can we make the design cohesive while creating a beautiful home exterior?” or “How will the new roof line impact the home’s overall design?” Understanding the issues surrounding the addition’s roof is crucial to making sure the building project is a success. Things…