What is a custom home and why should you build one? Although Lady Street Builders is known for its beautiful Craftsman and traditional homes both custom and spec, builder Tony Carnaggio relishes the opportunity to build a new client’s vision and exceed their expectations. Here are an extensive number of reasons why building a custom home is an excellent choice. Hopefully, the next few paragraphs will convince you of some the great benefits of building your own custom home.
Customized To Your Family’s Needs
Lots of people dream of designing and building their very own fully customized dream home, but many wonder if building a custom home is worth it. In order to answer that question, we must first start by defining what a custom home is, and what it is not. A custom home is a one-of-a-kind house where the buyer has full control of the layout, design, and features of the home. A new construction home is different and doesn’t offer anywhere near the choice of a custom home. A custom home’s cost can vary greatly based on the design and features of the home and doesn’t necessarily need to be a “luxury home.” As the buyer, you have full control over the design and which features you want to invest in.
Building a custom home enables you to design a home exactly for your family’s needs. Don’t need a dining room? Want a closet designed to fit all your shoes? Want an open floor plan? You will be able to design how you and your family use your house, which is different than buying an existing home where you need to force fit your lifestyle on a previously designed home. Everyone has a vision for the size and features of every space, and building a custom home is the only way for you to get exactly what you want. When you design your custom home, you get to choose every feature, no matter how big or small. A million different design details can elevate your space and give it the personal touch you’re looking for. While new construction homes are designed to appeal to a wide range of potential buyers, your custom home is designed for you and only you. That means you have the creative freedom to build a home that’s filled with character. You and your family will love living in a house that reflects your personality and makes you feel right at home. Building a custom home saves you from costly renovations after you move in, which are seldom factored into your initial budget.
Choose Your Homesite and Technologies
When you choose to build your own custom home, you’ll also get to choose the lot it will be built on. The perfect place to live for a home you may want to stay in for a lifetime. New technologies are constantly hitting the market that can vastly improve the usability of your home. From smart showers, to multi-room audio, to floors that are waterproof and durable – there are a number of innovations and high-tech features that can take your home to the next level. A custom home will allow you to build something that you can’t find on the market, or that would be very costly to add to an existing home. In addition, everything in your custom build will be brand-new, so you won’t have to worry about underlying issues cropping up due to old or worn out features. New custom homes will also come with warranties in most areas, so you can rest easy knowing that if something breaks, it will be fixed. These are some of the very best benefits of building your own custom home
More Energy Efficiency
With the advancement of technology, newer products are far more energy efficient than older ones. This has environmental and financial benefits that can impact your monthly living costs. Many of our clients find that although they are building close to double the size of their existing home, their energy bills can drop once they move into their new custom home.
Bottom line, building a custom home requires a bit more effort than buying an existing home, but you also get the rewards of your effort. Recently a custom home that we built for $1.1M was valued by a certified appraiser at $1.6M. There’s a lack of new homes in the market, so custom homes are traditionally delivered at the highest price. We can’t guarantee that all our home builds will appreciate like the above, but it’s safe to say that plenty of our past clients have seen the rewards of building their custom homes. These benefits are impressive to most clients, but we are sure you have more questions. If you would like to learn more, Contact Us so we can execute a plan that is ideal for your lifestyle.
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Imagine driving up to your new home that YOU planned from top to bottom, knowing you have every single thing you and your family ever wanted in a home. There is no way to describe this feeling other than excitement, and feeling like a job well done. Planning it yourself gives an extra added touch that is insured to impress all of your guests. A home should be your own, just as you decorate your own home to match your style, you can you build a custom home to match your families’ needs and style. Although building a custom home may seem like a daunting task, with an attentive and experienced builder, it could be a very enjoyable experience. Conversations about room layout, architectural style, amenities, energy efficiency, and other details that are important to your lifestyle will help to create the ideal plan for your home.
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Lady Street Builders has cultivated a construction process that produces the highest quality homes both on-time and on-budget. We are proud of the relationships we share with local contractors and suppliers. They share our passion for uncompromised craftsmanship. We look forward to sharing this process with you as we conduct on-site meetings including pre-construction, pre-drywall, hardware, landscaping and others, as needed.
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