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Getting started building your custom home with Schumacher Homes
Posted by in Uncategorized on February 7, 2010
Schumacher Homes DVD part 1. Building a custom home can be an intimidating process with some builders. Schumacher Homes makes it easy: – with a solid process for building homes efficiently – no unwelcome suprises or hidden fees. – superior construction – refined custom home building process – 14 steps to building your new home (3 included in this video)
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Waleska Homes: Build or Buy
Posted by in Uncategorized on January 24, 2010
The city of Waleska is located in Cherokee County, Georgia and is a small city with approximately 620 people. People thrive in this small and quaint community, known as Waleska. Gated communities provide a sanctuary for people who would love to live in Cherokee County. Known for its beauty and picturesque vistas, you can find it all in Waleska. Custom home builders will build you a new home, but there are a few things you first need to consider before jumping in.
First of all, you need to find out if there are any of quality in Waleska. New homes that are already built to suit your needs and wants for a home. There are plenty of amenities available in Waleska. Golf course communities are predominant throughout the city. Many of the new homes are luxury homes. You should check with the local real estate listings to see if anything suits your fancy.
With so much to offer in Waleska, golf course communities could be quite easy to find. It is not hard to find a new luxury home to fit your desire, however if there isn’t one that meets your needs, then you can look at hiring a custom home builder to build your home for you.
Of course there are a few things you will need to consider when making the decision to build or buy a new home. Firstly, building a home takes much longer than purchasing one that is pre-built. You need to consider the finances of living somewhere else while your new home is being built for you. Building a home takes at least three months – if you need to move right away, building a home may not be an option.
If you do decide you want to build your own new home in a gated community, there are many considerations before you hire one in Waleska. Custom home builders need to consider the standards that are set out by the community association in the gated community you want to build in. Most gated communities have standards laid out for building homes in the area in order to keep a degree of similarity between the homes esthetics. It is important to find out what these standards are and ensure that your custom home builders know and can adhere to the rules set out by the administrating association.
You will need to find out more about the builders who will be building your new home as well – there are at least a few questions you should ask in your interview with them:
You will need to ask for references for other new homes that they have built in Waleska. Golf course communities in particular, may be the area that you want to build in. You should call the references and ask them about the quality and timeliness of the work the luxury home builders did for them on their home. You will want to ask about the work that was done, if it was done correctly and on time and if there were any problems with the building of the house. Find out their track record in Waleska. Custom home builders are best recommended by word of mouth.
You will want to get a full cost and break down of their services. Ensure that the cost of your new home includes everything, right down to the finishing of the house. You should also inquire about any extra costs or time that you should allow for, should anything arise that wasn’t necessarily planned for.
You will want to request to be allowed to visit one of their work sites. Visit a work site in the town of Waleska. New homes here will tell you a lot about the builder you will be working with. You will be able to see if the work site is neat, tidy and organized and if the workers are working or luffing about.
Ask for some addresses of other homes in the area that the builders have built – primarily in Waleska. Ensure that the luxury home builders will follow the home building standards that are laid out by the association of the gated community that you will be building in.
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Including the Outdoors in Home Remodeling
Posted by in Uncategorized on January 8, 2010
A backyard isn’t the same as it used to be – a place to grill, where kids play ball, or just an extra spot to mow. Now the trend is to make the backyard an outdoor retreat or an extension to the house. The Home Remodelers Group® can help transform your outdoors into a beautiful year round sunroom, a deck for entertaining or even an outdoor kitchen.
As reported in the May 2006 Consumer Reports, designing and furnishing an outdoor room is the second most likely home-remodeling project to do. Specifically, approximately 1.2 million U.S. households will install a fully functional outdoor kitchen, according to a study by the industry research company inquiry.
In 2004, Better Homes and Gardens magazine received survey responses from nearly 60,000 Americans describing home improvement projects and future home-building aspirations. Better Homes and Gardens found that people want indoor/outdoor livability, technological innovations, flexibility for family needs and a kitchen-centric focus. (REMODELING Magazine, September 1, 2005)
Homeowners are seeking ways to make the outdoors a functional part of the living area. To accomplish that, the barriers between outdoors and indoors, such as walls and solid doors, are going away. As cited in “A Simple Way to Increase Outdoor Living Space” at HGPgal.com, for homeowners looking to add to their living space, improve their lifestyle and increase the resale value of their home, the perfect solution is to extend living areas outdoors through the addition of decks, patios, outdoor kitchens and entertainment areas.
“The line between the house and the outdoor space continues to disintegrate,” says Julie D. Taylor, author of Outdoor Rooms. “Many designers are using the same, or similar, materials both on the interior and exterior to extend the house to the outdoors. It breaks down the barrier and gives a feeling of a larger house.”
Alternatively, instead of thinking of the barriers disintegrating, another solution is effective indoor-outdoor connections. These connections can include French doors opening up onto a porch, or the addition of a window to expose a lovely view. Indoor-outdoor connections can be as simple as adding a mudroom between the garage and the home, or more complex, such as an outdoor entertainment area placed just outside the doors of a home’s main gathering space. Adding visual connections to the outdoors, such as through the addition of glass doors or enlarging a window, adds value to your home by making its interior space appear larger than it actually is. (“Connect Inside of Your House with the Beauty Outdoors,” Ann Robinson, Deseret News, April 2005)
To create the outdoor living space that you want, start by determining your budget and your desires.
Consumer Reports provides some tips about what to consider for building room extensions or outdoor entertainment areas:
* Determine how you will use your space
* Consider location
* Be sure to weatherproof
* Incorporate lighting and heat
* Consider safety
No matter what extension you decide to make, it will undoubtedly add value to your home. As cited by Ann Robinson in Deseret News, “Exterior living space adds usable square footage to your home without costing you the $120-plus per square foot you’d spend for the construction of an addition.”
The Home Remodelers Group® can work with you to determine your indoor-outdoor remodeling desires. We have many gorgous sunroom plans and other renovating features available on our website at www.homeremodelersgroup.com. So, if you need a new area to relax and enjoy reading your favorite book, a place to create a new home gym, a place to add a spa to create your own special oasis, or an area for entertaining family and friends, a new sunroom, deck, or outdoor kitchen may be the perfect solution. We can help bring the outdoors in or take your family out in a comfortable and relaxing setting.
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