New Home Features

When building there are so many new home features to choose from – though it’s exciting, some can find the amount of choices a bit daunting. It’s inevitable that you will be met with options that you hadn’t even considered. We’re here to share our knowledge so you can get a jump on the building process – it will make you feel more confident going into the design phase.

Must Read Articles About New Home Features :

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5 Essential Front Door Color Ideas to Choose From

The color you choose for your front door ultimately defines your house in terms of class, style, and taste. There are several front door color ideas that you can choose from — however, they should fit in with the overall palette of your home. Choosing your front door color will depend on the color of your house, your preferences, and how you’ve decorated. Here are five bold front door colors and tips on how to pick them.

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10 Popular Custom Home Customizations

Customizations take a new home from typical to tailor-made. So, if personalization is what you crave, why settle for ordinary when it comes to your dream home? Here are 10 popular customizations you might love in your new home.

Everything You Need to Know About Ranch Homes

Learn why the one-story, open layout has made a comeback. The common saying, “as American as baseball and apple pie” could easily add “ranch homes.” A study released by the National Association of Home Builders shows two-thirds of home buyers (64%) would like a single-story home. To better understand the demand, here are some reasons the single story structure is popular again.

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Quartz Versus Granite Countertops

Designing a house opens the doors to tons of options. Picking out the countertops in a new home for your food preparation and eating areas might be one of the most enjoyable aspects of your building project. Quartz and granite offer their pros and cons, so it’s important to have a baseline understanding of each before you make your final selection.

Recent New Home Features Articles:

Keeping Everything in Balance

Fine Line Homes' Roanoke design is a beautiful example of keeping everything in balance. Outside, optional stone along the bottom balances nicely with shake siding in the gables. While a bit more expensive, desirable exterior amenities such as the twin garage doors, front porch, and graceful hip roofline are balanced with the home's straightforward, cost-effective foundation. It is equally important that balance carries over to the interior, too. It's key to achieving a balanced life is ti... [Read More]

Front Porch Features

Some folks love out-door living. A front porch not only has a huge impact on curb appeal, but it is also a great place to relax and entertain. The Wilson home design features an inviting porch that provides a covered entry to protect you and your guest from the weather and at 8’ depth is large enough for a table and chairs. The Wilson is a great plan for entertaining on the inside as well. The open Kitchen/Dinette and Family Room involves everyone in the conversations. (link above) ... [Read More]

You may have thought your home was secure…

Though law enforcement records show the front door is often compromised in a break-in, thieves also frequently target a pedestrian door into the garage because it is often less visible to neighbors or passers-by. Not necessarily because they want to steal the snow blower, but because many homes do not have a locking handleset on the door into the home from the garage. A lock on that door from the garage into your home is non-negotiable! [Read More]

Splash

Let's face it-kitchen work areas do get messy. As things get spilled or splattered on the counters, clean up is relatively easy. But when those splashes reach the wall behind, it can mean getting the paint can out again! Many kitchens have a 4"-high backsplash typically made of the same material as the countertops or tile. Extending the backsplash all the way to the bottom of the upper cabinets is not only attractive, you won't be stuck scrubbing or re-painting walls above short backsplashes. [Read More]

Draining

Maybe in Las Vegas, where they only get a couple inches of rain per year, a drain in your garage is unnecessary. But in most climates, having a route for the water to drain into helps keep the garage cleaner, not to mention minimizing dirty water tracked into the home. And if you live in a colder climate with snow, you know the snow melt can create lots of water problems in your garage, especially if you are storing items in the garage on the floor! [Read More]

You’ve arrived!

When people pass through your front door, it's natural to stop momentarily to familiarize oneself with the home and its layout. Some floor plans present an immediate long-view clear through the home. Other layouts present a bit more mystery, with the floor plan unfolding as one walks through the home. Regardless of the layout, however, is the reality that first impressions matter! It might be that wall of windows out the back. It might be the dining room and great room beyond. It might be ... [Read More]

Are you plugged in?

Whether its outdoor entertaining, yard work, or a project you do in the driveway, it seems there's never an exterior electrical box that's convenient to where you need to plug things in. So, when that sunroom is being added or you are building your dream home, adding a couple more electrical boxes when the electrician is already going to be at your home is a minimal expense you'll often be glad you opted for. [Read More]

Recycling?

Recycling has become a part of daily life for many of us-which ushers in the question of where the recyclables are kept prior to pickup. Traditionally, the recycling holding bin has been located in the garage-admittedly an afterthought. Most of the products to be recycled-glass, plastic, metal and paper containers-are emptied in the kitchen, making a kitchen location for the recycling much more convenient. Additionally, many of those containers need to be washed out first. A recycling c... [Read More]

Plastic or metal?

Traditionally, the water lines in homes were made of copper. Today, many buyers have a choice. A popular alternative to copper is "PEX" which offers several benefits: PEX water lines will expand if the water in them freezes and are less likely to burst than copper water lines that freeze; PEX lines are typically direct to the end source (i.e., faucet) which can deliver hot water faster with less waste compared to multiple destinations splitting off a main line; Because you have i... [Read More]

Now hear this

Is there anything more relaxing than a long hot soak in your very own primary suite bath? Unless the bathroom exhaust fan sounds like it came from an old motel room! Removing excess moisture from the air in your home is good for your home and for you. Among other things, excess moisture is necessary for mold to thrive, adversely affecting you and your home. So bathroom fans are installed to remove the excess moisture from the air. Bathroom fans are rated in terms of the sound levels... [Read More]