What to Think about When Building a Home from the Ground Up

Remodeling enables you to convert an existing home into something new, but today, we’re going to talk about a little something different: new construction homes. These enable you to choose every layout and detail the way that you want it, while still relying on the expertise and effectiveness of professionals. Perhaps you finally are ready to build a home rather than buy one, but what exactly does that entail? Here are a few trends that people are thinking about.For starters, historically, building a home meant making one as large as possibly feasible, especially if you had a family. But now, people who are buying and building homes see the spacing issue a little differently. Practicality, concern over maintenance, and price mean that a lot of the different new homes being built are getting smaller.

This mindset is going right into the floorplans that are less about bigger homes and more about making of the most of your space. So you may see fewer rooms, but more added amenities to compromise.On the topic of amenities, one thing that kind of dances on this line is the concept of smart homes, meaning automating various household tasks or providing added security with different systems. Current homeowners may be a bit reticent to try this themselves. The reasoning here would be why pay so much to upgrade a home that may be older?

This makes some sense, but for a new home, it’s a much smaller investment. In addition, a smart home can help you save thousands over future years via energy efficiency.Another thing to consider when putting design to paper is that you’re making something from scratch rather than converting an existing setup. So, design risks suddenly aren’t so risky. Consider retiring that granite or stainless steel, as they may be hallmarks of kitchen design, but are also just about everywhere. As an alternate option, think of something that gives a warmer vibe.A lot of people find themselves needing to take a home and convert it into what they want or prioritize the features and aesthetics that they want the most. This is fine for a lot of people, but constructing a home allows you to have a lot more freedom, as long as you are able to manage things financially. With this in mind, make sure that you have a strong budget concept that also has allotments for a few hiccups in the process. Giving you this wiggle room means that you will have a dream home of your own in no time at all.

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We recently worked with Lauren on cabinetry for a master bathroom renovation. She was great to work on the design and selections. Lauren was efficient and responsive from cabinet selection through ordering. Our overall installation was smooth. We had some unforeseen circumstances impacting our ability to accept delivery of our cabinets on the initial agreed upon date. Kurtis was very accommodating in rescheduling delivery given our project challenges. We couldn't be happier with our cabinets for this project.

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