What Goes Into a Home Inspection?

What Goes Into a Home Inspection?

So you’ve built – or bought – your new home. But before you settle in, there’s something a little less theatrical that you have to take care of: a home inspection! Required for mortgages and for peace of mind, a home inspection is a careful and thorough process that...
Open Floor Plans and Energy Efficiency

Open Floor Plans and Energy Efficiency

Open floor plans are all the rage now. A sharp contrast to the stuffy closed-off designs of historic homes, open floor plans emphasize long sight lines and efficient use of space. What you might not know is that they can significantly improve the energy efficiency of...
Three Things to Know When Buying a Lot

Three Things to Know When Buying a Lot

Because a custom home is a blank canvas prospective buyers build it on an empty lot. Buying a lot with particular features – a wooded area, distance from the roadway, proximity to water – can give you greater control over your vision. However, buying a lot brings its...