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The framing of your home is another topic that is not all that much fun to talk about. It’s more exciting to think about colors, fixtures and flooring however the quality and manner in which your home is framed will affect everything!
While it is not necessary for you to understand every aspect of the framing [...]

Surprises may be fun on your birthday but they are not fun when it comes to home building. Understanding exactualy what you will get for your money before you build your home is critical. The term “cost per square foot” is often misunderstood and misused. The main issue with this misunderstanding is the vast difference in [...]

In your search for a new home you will probably come across a situation in which you may be able to purchase a home site and have your home built by the same person. This will often be the case when dealing with a volume or semi-custom home builder and can happen with a custom [...]

   Many people looking to build a home consider acting as their own general contractor. The general feeling is that it’s not all that difficult and you can save some money on the project, perhaps 10% to 20%. Building your own home does in fact present the opportunity to save some cash as long as [...]

   A custom home builder is one that builds a unique home for a specific client on a particular home site. Most often a custom home builder will build a home on land that you own rather than offering you a choice of lots in a planned community like a volume builder. If you already [...]

   A track builder is in some ways similar to a volume builder however typically on a smaller scale. This type of building is also called Semi-Custom Home Building in some areas. Often a track or semi-custom builder will purchase a piece of land, develop it by adding streets and utilities, sell the lots and [...]

   A Volume  builder is one that often builds hundreds or thousands of homes per year either on a regional scale or nationwide. Depending on your area these may be referred to as Mega builders, Production builders, Big Builders or Planned Community builders. A typical scenario is a volume builder will buy a parcel of land, [...]