Homebuilding Tips

Building a new home gives you the opportunity to select the features and finishes that will surround you, potentially for a lifetime. Making smart decisions throughout the design and build process will ensure that your home is comfortable, durable, appropriate for your lifestyle, and a good investment. Think about the following new home features as you envision your dream house:

It happens all the time: For one reason or another, people simply outgrow their current homes.

If you have decided that it’s time to upgrade to a home with more space, you might be weighing the options of adding an addition to your current home, purchasing an existing home that you can renovate, or building a new custom home. Many people opt for the renovation option, because it feels easier. Renovating an existing home must be a simpler process than building a new one, right? Not necessarily. In fact, there are several reasons why building a new custom home can actually be a smarter decision than renovating.

When you build a new custom home, you have the opportunity to get exactly what you want in terms of the kitchen layout, finishes, and other features that will surround you on a daily basis. You also have the chance to optimize something you can’t see: energy efficiency. Building an energy-efficient custom home doesn’t just benefit the environment; it also creates long-term savings and comfort for you as a homeowner. Being smart about how your home is built will allow you to enjoy lower utility bills for the life of the home and fewer drafts so that you can stay cozy.  

When you envision your ideal home, you may picture it on a couple acres overlooking a quiet bay or on a quiet property nestled at the base of a mountain ridge or on a large plot on the outskirts of a fast-growing city. No matter where you picture your perfect home, choosing a custom builder can help you ensure that you end up on your dream land. But you may be asking yourself a common question: Do I need to own the land before I find a custom home builder?

With the start of every year, exciting new trends emerge in the world of custom home design. Some come and go before they ever truly take hold, while others are able to stand the test of time.

It’s the dead of winter, and we think that’s the perfect time to start thinking about summer vacation at the beach. Toes in the sand, sun on your face, shorts and flips flops as you watch the sun slip behind the skyline. If your happy place is spending time with family and friends at the ocean every weekend (or all summer long), why not build your own summer cottage by the ocean? Make this the last summer you rent someone else’s cottage and begin the process of building your own exactly how (and where) you want it.

Building a custom home is unlike any other experience. You get to make your dream home a reality, with precisely the location, floor plan, and features you’ve always wanted in a house.

Need a little more room? Our Ashland custom home floor plan is the perfect plan for move-up buyers. With more than 3,000 square feet of living area, this five bedroom home features plenty of space and lots and lots of possibilities.

Building a custom home is a surefire way to wind up with exactly what you want, from the location to the floor plan, the finishes, and those special features you’ve always dreamed of. But many home buyers worry that choosing the custom route will blow their budget. After all, isn’t customizing a home much more expensive than selecting a production house?