This Is the Best Time Ever to Start Planning Your Custom Home
If you’ve been following along with Springhouse, you’ve seen us post a lot about our new spec home we’re designing and building. During our regular team meetings, we often discuss the state of the real estate market—especially as it relates to our spec house. Today, we thought we’d share some of our insights with you. […]
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 […]
What does a custom home cost? How do I figure out what MY custom home will cost?
When a prospective client approaches Springhouse, one of their most frequently asked questions is, “How do I decide if this custom home process is a go or a no go?” This is a very fair question to ask. After all, how are you supposed to acquire an estimate of a custom home that hasn’t been […]
Thinking of Building a Detached Garage for Extra Storage? Read These 4 Rules First
Over the past couple of years, many people have opted to renovate their existing home instead of starting from scratch with a custom home. The reason? Construction costs are too high right now. So, in order to make their current spaces last longer, they usually add storage. Unfortunately, a two-car garage doesn’t cut it for […]
What Makes a Custom Home Different from Any Other New Build?
If you’ve been following along on our blog, we’ve talked a lot about specific details of a custom home project—from energy efficiency to appliance shopping, and even questions to ask before signing your contract. But what exactly is a custom home, anyway? Simply put, a custom home is any new-build home where you’re starting from […]
What Do I Do If My Custom Home Looks Different Than Expected During the Building Process?
With 25 years of residential architecture experience and a trusted, detail-oriented team of builders, we’ve learned a thing or two about the owner’s perspective during the custom home-building process—the stress, the unknowns, and most importantly, how to correct them. What do you do if your home looks different than you expected it to? A few […]
4 Common Questions to Ask Before Signing Your Custom Home Contract
One of the most important steps in the architectural process is proper communication—especially when it comes to architectural contracts. A properly prepared contract will clearly communicate terms and conditions, responsibilities of each party and set expectations for schedule and payment. That being said, even with a buttoned up proposal, I still receive great questions in […]
Questions You Should Ask Your Home Builder Before Getting Started
Today we’ll be talking about some very pointed questions you should be asking your builder: How are you going to serve us? What are you going to do if things go wrong? You may feel uncomfortable asking these questions while sitting across the table from your builder or on the phone or in a zoom […]