Elspeth Curtis As children, most of us heard it a thousand times. As parents, we probably even said it ourselves a time or two, especially when we wanted those chores to be completed: “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” You may be wondering what that has to do with today’s home building. Well, … Read more
As a custom home builder in Louisville, I know a lot of great areas and neighborhoods to live in. I’ve been building in these areas for more than 30 years and can recommend some great family-friendly places to build a home and raise a family in. If you’re currently searching for your dream home in … Read more
Although it’s felt like summer in Louisville for a couple of months now, we can officially say that summer is here! It’s been a busy one for us already so we thought this would be a good time update everyone on the projects we have going on. We have a lot of current jobs in … Read more
A few weeks ago we shared three videos of a deck enclosure in Winchester Acres in east Louisville. The project is now complete so I wanted to show everyone how well the sun room turned out. This customer was actually a repeat client. We finished the deck for them a while back and they called … Read more
If you read my blog or newsletter, you know that I’m a pretty big advocate of choosing a registered builder or remodelor to complete your construction project. The Home Builders Association of Louisville (HBAL) recently put this video together explaining some of the reasons why it’s better to work with a registered builder. If you’re … Read more
Why is a detailed estimate so important in today’s building climate? When a builder gets a complete set of building plans, the builder is expected to give the client a cost estimate or quote as it is commonly referred to. When I started in the building business, the standard way of estimating a house was … Read more
Imagine that you are in a very, very cool place. Close your eyes and picture yourself in the snowy mountains…for those in the real world—the real hot world of Louisville, Ky, it’s hard to concentrate on anything other than to stop sweating! We haven’t even officially reached summer and already we’re seeing temperatures in the … Read more
We recently completed a porch enclosure in Winchester Acres in Louisville. This three-part video shows some of the detail that went into the project including an impressive amount of windows. The homeowners were repeat customers of ours. We added the porch a while back and they called us again to handle the window enclosure. If … Read more
Today we wanted to share a couple of before videos with you. This was a commercial project we finished up a few weeks ago in east Louisville. The most difficult part of this project was the time frame. We had only three weeks to complete the project. The renovation took place inside of a warehouse … Read more
When you’re in the market for a contractor, builder, or remodeler, you want to make sure you choose someone reliable and trustworthy. We’ve all heard about the horror stories of homeowners forking out big money up-front for a project and the next thing they know their contractor skips town. While scenarios like that do happen, … Read more
