Bill

Bill has over 40 years in the custom home building business. He has built quality homes from snowy upstate New York to the sunny South Carolina coast. Bill's happy to answer any building questions you may have by email or feel free to leave a comment or suggestion.

Before you sign that contract

Before you sign that contract

You’ve taken all the points I’ve presented to you above into consideration and done your homework. You’re completely satisfied that the lot in question will accommodate your floor plans, meets your family’s current and future needs and is the location you’d like to live.

Golf Course Lots - Major Problems

Golf Course Lots - Major Problems

   We’ve already chatted a bit about minor issues with living on a golf course. Now I’d like to toss around a few major problems that can happen when it comes to golf course living. I’m classifying a “minor issue” as one that’s basically a possible annoyance and a “major problem” as one that can [...]

Golf Course Lots - Minor Problems

Golf Course Lots - Minor Problems

   Living on a golf course can be a dream come true for many. The ability to walk out your door anytime to hit a few balls or take in the whole course is about as close to heaven as some avid golfers get. However, like everything else we’ve discussed so far, there are some [...]

HOA, POA and ARB

   When looking at a piece of land within an established and planned community you will probably come across these guys. While the names for the organizations change from area to area, Home Owners Associations (HOA), Property Owners Associations (POA) and Architectural Review Boards (ARB) are those groups of people in charge of establishing and [...]

Buffer, wetlands and open space

Many towns, counties and communities may require or desire a landscaped or treed area around most of, or the entire, perimeter of a new development. This trend is becoming more and more popular in recent years.

Site preparation and surveying a lot

Site preparation and surveying a lot

Every lot, once purchased, will have to be prepared for the construction of a new home in some way. This may involve removing trees, rocks and shrubs in the general building area, and removing that debris from the lot. Depending on if the lot is a high or low lot, fill material may need to [...]

Flood plain and flood zone

Flood Plain
Flood plains are typically considered an area of land in the vicinity of a body of water (stream, river, lakes, and coastal or tidal waters) that may be affected in the event of a flooding or rising of the water level of that body of water.

Glossary - Morguefile