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 […]
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 […]
Read These Two Case Studies Before Selecting a Site for Your Custom Home
Although we’ve covered site selection in the past, it’s an important topic to revisit because it’s your first financial leap into committing to a custom home project. Unfortunately, we see people getting it wrong all of the time—and we’re determined to ensure this doesn’t happen to you. Today, we’ll be reviewing two case studies our […]
What to Do If Your Builders Made a Mistake & Didn’t Follow the Drawings for Your Custom Home
One of our clients recently hired Springhouse Architects to design her home. Since she lives far away from our studio, we were happy to pass along the construction service to someone closer. Now that the building phase is in full swing, a problem has arisen. For one, the piers for her porch were built differently […]
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 […]