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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]