What is a Custom Home?
Our approach to new construction is to help our clients define what “custom” means to each of them in relation to their personal life, their personal finances, and their personal home vision.
Here are some different terms that might be used as you investigate building your dream home.
- Production Built – A production built home is one which has been designed by a builder working with an architect or designer and the same floor plan is built over and over. If you buy a production built home early enough in the building process, you might be able to choose such things as carpet color, paint and maybe cabinets and some lighting.
- Semi-Custom Built – You may start with stock plans, which you can customize to your own tastes. This could include adding a room or another bay to the garage, or even changing the layout or shape of the house. Choose the finishing touches that finish the home.
- Custom Home – A true custom home is one in which you work with an architect or designer to create a plan for a house that has never been built before. Throughout the process, you design the layout and size of the rooms, and you select everything that goes into the house, from the type of flooring, to the fixtures, where the rooms are placed and how large they are.
New Construction gives you the opportunity to incorporate Green Building techniques into the construction of your home which provides greater comfort and livability for your family as well as allowing you to be a more responsible member of your environmental community. You can also take advantage of many Universal Design options to build a home which serves the needs of all people regardless of age, ability or circumstance, today and in the future. Regardless of which option you choose or whether you choose to explore Green or Adaptive Technology, personalization is key to making it your home.