Choosing a Floor Plan for Your Custom Log Home

While a custom log home is going to be a little more expensive than a mass-produced model, but it may be worth it if you have some particular needs. Everyone has different hopes and aspirations for their log cabin. For … Continue reading

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48-Home Community Sellout, Homebuyers Fall in Love with Brookfield Homes.

In the last 6 months, 48 people fell in love with their beautiful, brand new homes at Coronado in Long Beach, fulfilling the dream of homeownership made possible by the Long Beach Housing Development Company and Brookfield Homes. When Troy … Continue reading

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Why You Should Install Door Awnings

Why You Should Install Door Awnings So you just purchased a new home. Congratulations! It can be exciting moving in and putting the finishing touches on what is now your home. As you paint, move, unpack, and style, consider adding … Continue reading

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Renewal by Andersen Deal

Hi there. I hope you are doing well. In the midst of remodeling season, I thought I’d pass this amazing deal/contest along to you that is being run by Renewal by Andersen. They also have extremely good deals on windows … Continue reading

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Incentives in your area for having an Energy Star Certified New Home

I wanted to share a great link where homebuyers and review differerent local and state incentives for Energy Star Certified Homes.  These are great saving on top of enjoying the benefits of already living in a more energy efficient home. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=new_homes_partners.locator … Continue reading

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The HERS Index is the MPG for your Home.

This morning I read a great post from S&A Homes talking about measuring a homes HERS Index. The index is a scoring system established by the Residential Energy Services Network and is used to rate the energy efficiency of a … Continue reading

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Post Tension Foundations Improves New Home Construction

Why Post-Tensioning Is Valuable You may have heard strange stories of houses “settling” that range from simple curious sounds homeowners hear to strong, jarring movement. The lack of tension handling ability can cause concrete to act oddly, and sometimes dangerously. … Continue reading

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