Custom Home Building Blog

You might be surprised to find out that behind the modest, modern exterior of Plan 5C lies over 3,700 finished sq. ft. of well-apportioned living space. Don’t let the clean lines and unassuming footprint fool you—this flexible plan, situated on a...

If you parent young children, you’ve likely done your fair share of child-proofing their surroundings. A quick search on Amazon yields hundreds of items designed exclusively to keep children away from and protected from anything potentially...

A sophisticated exterior color palette mixes warm tones of gray and brown to compliment the Sierra Mountain Ledgestone.

Before you can invite friends over to enjoy a drink on your new back deck and watch the sunset, you likely have to go through the tedious and sometimes formidable process of locking in a mortgage loan. What is the difference between a mortgage...

From the moment you pull up to this well-proportioned home situated on an Arvada hillside you’re drawn to its elegant simplicity. Grounded with neat lines of Texas White Prostack Lite stone and the understated neutral tones of Sherwin Williams ...

Have you ever thought about how much your home weighs? According to the website What Things Weigh, the average 2,000 sq. ft. home (including household contents) weighs about 410,000 lbs. or roughly 205 tons. Yikes! With that much weight resting...

Curb appeal shines bright from this month’s featured home at Gage Hill, Plan 4A. An understated exterior palette of Alabaster siding (Sherwin Williams SW-7008), Alaskan masonry (Summit Brick), Peppercorn doors (SW-7674), and black windows make...

You know the drill: it’s time to leave the house, no one has their shoes on, your oldest child can’t find her backpack, your youngest—his water bottle, and as for your keys—heaven only knows where those are. Sound uncomfortably familiar? Make...

Our ingenious reverse walk-out plan, featured here at Gage Hill, offers nearly 4,000 finished sq. ft. on two levels. With both the main and garage entrances to the home on the ground level, you might think it feels backwards to enter in the...

When you imagine building a custom home, what do you think of first? Does your mind go straight to line items on a spreadsheet, or do you fast-forward to flooring and finishes? Either way, the architectural plan will be the primary consideration...