My build theory: Proper Luxury
“Proper Luxury” These days, it seems many builders are moving into the “luxury home” market. Luxuryhouses are popping up all over the place. I suspect this is partly a reaction to the intensityof the K-shaped economy and the lingering “lock-in effect” from the Federal Reserve’sactions in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. While many of […]
Low volume vs high volume
Among my builder buddies in the construction community, there’s always a conversation about volume. Is it better to be a custom home builder or a production builder, or perhaps something else altogether? Of course that really boils down to the individual builder and what makes them happy. Many choose to try to scale up in […]
Natural lighting in the kitchen
When we design our homes, we never forget that we are building ‘houses for humans.’ That means we constantly assess things like closet storage space, electrical outlet locations, shower niche design and valve placement, dimmer switches, built in USB port, natural light and so on as these have a high impact on daily living. The […]
Best way to soundproof your home?
On an Accessory Dwelling Unit we are building for an owner in Durham, we used an advanced framing technique called stagger stud framing. Why did we choose this technique? The owner is having this ADU built for her mom, and she is a very light sleeper. Outside noises can wake her up easily and she […]