Keep These 3 Things in Mind When Choosing Black Brick Exterior for Your Custom Home
There are many different types of materials to consider for the exterior of your custom home. Dark and moody exteriors have been really popular lately. At Springhouse, we’re currently designing a spec home with black brick. If you’re thinking of doing the same, here are a few things to consider… Black Brick & Mortar Color […]
Does Your Property Have an Easement? Here’s How to Detect & Work Around Them
Although we’ve talked about site selection and site development in the past, one particular topic that often gets brought up is easements. Let’s take a deeper look into easement complications, how to work around them and how to prepare so they don’t become a problem in your process. What’s an easement? An easement is a […]
Should You Be Concerned If Your Custom Home Floods During Construction?
As a high-end, architect-led, design-build firm, many of our clients assume we don’t run into problems during the build phase—but that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, we run into the same construction issues as many other builders do. For example, we recently shared a photo of a flooded basement on our social […]
The Process of Selecting Kitchen Cabinets Within Your Desired Budget & Style
Believe it or not, cabinets are a big piece of the custom home design and build process. We live in our kitchens. We entertain and raise our families there. Through good times and bad, we cook amazing meals and even have great disasters in our kitchen space. In fact, we can thank all of these […]
Phase One: Communicating & Designing the Perfect Vision of Your Custom Home
These past few months, we’ve talked about our entire design-build custom home process from beginning to end—specifically, what it looks like financially, what we expect of our clients, getting started, how much time is invested in each phase and more. Last month, we talked about phase zero of the custom home architectural process—aka, the steps […]
Lead Time: 4 Tips to Help You Navigate the New Normal
When it comes to new builds and remodels, it’s hard to sit on your hands and wait. We get it! We’re just as excited about your project as you are—but we’re in different times now and that unfortunately means longer lead times, too. Wait, what the heck are lead times? Glad you asked! “Lead time” […]
Phase Zero: How Do You Initiate The Custom Home Architectural Process?
This past month, we’ve talked about our entire design-build custom home process from beginning to end—specifically, what it looks like financially, what we expect of our clients, how much time is invested in each phase and more. Generally speaking, the architectural process includes five phases, but this doesn’t include what we call phase zero. In […]
4 Pros & Cons of Working with a True Design-Build Architecture Firm
The term “design-build” has two definitions—what it’s accepted to be versus what it’s supposed to be. What’s accepted is that you, the client, go to a builder, where they farm you out to a designer. The designer then draws up your home, and then the builder takes over and does the rest. The designer in […]
How Often Do I Pay an Architect During My Custom Home Design-Build Process?
As a design-build architect, I get a lot of questions: How much will my custom home cost? What do I do if my builders make a mistake? Should I include a dining room in my home? The list goes on—and I’m always happy to be as transparent as I possibly can! But the main question […]
What’s Your Custom Home Architectural Style?
Do you know your custom home architectural style? Some people just have an innate sense of what they love. They have a clear vision and come to me ready to share their ideas. I love designing for people who are so in touch with their sense of style. Or are you the opposite? Do you love a […]