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5 Popular Custom Home Floor Plans

Posted by Melissa Lynn Galland on Jul 13, 2021 1:49:00 PM

Topics: Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans

With such excitement about the dozens of custom home floor plans that we offer, we thought it would be fun to share with you the top five most visited floor plans on our website. These plans are the designs that more people visited than any others, and that makes them a terrific starting point for choosing your own custom home floor plan

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What to Know About Countertop Options

Posted by Kari Montoya on Jul 13, 2021 10:11:46 AM

Topics: Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Washington, Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, Homeowner Testimonial, FAQs, Value, Manufactured Homes, Investment Home

Adair's Purchasing Manager, Brent Tompkins, was interviewed by Family Handyman Magazine, where he describes the style and functionality differences in various countertop options. With so many options to choose from in your new custom home, it can feel a bit overwhelming. Get an idea of what material might work best for your family in this new blog!

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Discovering the Style of Your Inner Decorator

Posted by Morgan Roskam on Jul 7, 2021 11:00:00 AM

Topics: Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Washington, Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, Homeowner Testimonial, FAQs, Value, Manufactured Homes, Investment Home

A home is so much more than merely the house you live in. A home represents a way of life, a style, personality—in short, a home represents YOU.

So, while building a home can be rather straightforward, designing the spaces within can feel daunting. Some of us are born influencers—but others need a little direction. If this is you, rest easy. We’re in this together, and we can point you in the right direction.

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Small Homes Trend: 4 Homes Under 1,300 Square Feet

Posted by Melissa Lynn Galland on Jul 6, 2021 11:19:00 AM

Topics: Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans

Have you heard? Small is the new big. Some homebuyers are opting out of large houses to simplify their life with homes that are small in square footage but big on style and functionality.

Who is buying small homes? People of all ages! But, according to an iProperty Management article, 63 percent of millennials are interested in purchasing a small home, and 40 percent of tiny house owners are 50 or older. There are a number of factors contributing to the popularity of these smaller homes:

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The Before & After of a Josephine Craftsman: Customizing Your Home After Move-in

Posted by Kari Montoya on Jul 3, 2021 10:00:00 AM

Topics: Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Washington, Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, Homeowner Testimonial, FAQs, Value, Manufactured Homes, Investment Home

Back in 2015, Evan and Jacquelyn Brown built Adair Home’s first Josephine craftsman plan in Tangent, Oregon. The open-concept plan has since become one of our most popular choices. At the heart of this home is the Great Room and Kitchen, all-in-one. It allows a family to be together, and yet, be involved in different activities. “I love being in one room and knowing where our kids are,” says Jacquelyn. "It’s the perfect plan for entertaining friends and family."

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Perfect Plans for New & Growing Families

Posted by Melissa Lynn Galland on Jun 27, 2021 10:52:00 AM

Topics: Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans

Planning on starting or growing your family? Congratulations! Chances are you’ll need more space. So what do you look for in a home when you’re starting or expanding a young family? You’ve probably already started a mental list: a newer kitchen, another bedroom, a better school district, or all of the above! You could spend hours browsing real estate listings online or weeks looking at open houses and still not find what you’re looking for. Sounds exhausting, right?

Fortunately, we’ve done the hard work for you.

There’s no need to try to make a bad house work just because it’s in the right school district or live in a house on a busy street because that’s the only one with a big enough kitchen. We have floor plans that are designed specifically for the needs of new and growing families. Best of all, you can build anywhere you like.

Here are a few of the family-friendly features and floor plans we offer—and ways to customize each one.

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Stick Built Homes: 6 Commonly Asked Questions

Posted by Melissa Lynn Galland on Jun 21, 2021 1:43:00 PM

Topics: Homebuilding Tips, Custom Homes

If you are considering building a new custom home, you probably have some questions about the construction process, especially if you have never done it before. There are several ways to build a home, and as modern technology continues to evolve, even more are emerging. But some are staying the same. 

“Stick-built” is the term used for homes that use the traditional building method of bringing materials to the site and assembling the home on the foundation.

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Adding Value to Your Home: DIY Wainscoting

Posted by Morgan Roskam on Jun 21, 2021 10:15:00 AM

Topics: Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Washington, Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, Homeowner Testimonial, FAQs, Value, Manufactured Homes, Investment Home

Bathrooms can increase your home value - on average people spend 20k on a midrange bathroom renovation. These renovations recoup 67% of their costs. But it actually doesn’t take that much money to take your bathroom to the next level. In this blog we will teach you how to install affordable wainscoting panels that will add that special touch to the room. Wainscoting is also a popular design in formal dining rooms and dens. This type of project is relatively quick and doable in a weekend.

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Build Your Dream: Customizing a Tamarack Plan

Posted by Kari Montoya on May 28, 2021 7:00:00 AM

Topics: Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Washington, Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, Homeowner Testimonial, FAQs, Value, Manufactured Homes, Investment Home

The Tamarack is one of Adair Homes most often chosen plans; highly liveable and customizable, it allows each customer to make it their own. As every project presents its own celebrations and challenges, it’s fun to take an inside look into one couples homebuilding journey with the Tamarack plan.

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The Excavation Process with Adair Homes Trade Partner, Norwood Excavation

Posted by Kari Montoya on May 27, 2021 8:56:40 AM

Topics: Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Washington, Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, Homeowner Testimonial, FAQs, Value, Manufactured Homes, Investment Home

Dirt moving, as they say in the industry, might sound boring to some—but don’t tell that to any kid who used to love their Tonka Trucks. And, considering how important ‘dirt moving’ is to any construction site—we’d have to say that excavation is one of the most important parts of the entire site development process. Steady, accurate excavation jobs lead to strong foundations, and ultimately, beautiful, well-built homes.

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