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Crimsafe Screens Used on PL Lyons Homearama Home
Imagine the force of five steel balls weighing about the same as a .22 caliber bullet being fired rapidly at a mesh screen, whirling at speeds up to 67 miles per hour. What would you expect the screens to look like at the end of that experiment? The mesh screens were quite weathered, but remained holding tight within the frame. The steel balls were part of a pure impact test given to competitors of Crimsafe, a security screen that originated in Australia and has made a triumphant entrance into the United States. Crimsafe screens are being used on patios and … Read more
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Image Gallery of PL Lyons Homearama Louisville 2014 Lot 167
A few weeks ago we updated our image gallery to display some professional pictures taken of one of our Homearama homes. You can find that blog post here. Today we’re showing our second Homearama home in Shake’s Run, lot 167. We hope you’ll find inspiration in the gallery below, and be sure to contact us if you have questions about building your custom home.
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Benefits of a Green Community: How Bioswales Work
This year’s Homearama boasted many new and innovative features, from the air-tight protection of the CrimSafe patio net to the highly practical addition of the pocket office, a technological home for traveling electronics and a safety haven for household mail. There was only glaring feature that was missing from this year’s Homearama, sewers. For the first time in Homearama history, the community was developed utilizing the existing flow of the land to treat the vast majority of storm water drainage naturally. Bioswales at Shakes Run help to remove pollutants that often end up in the local creeks and streams during … Read more
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Upcoming Events from the Building Industry Association of Greater Louisville
First up, you may have missed our Homearama recap post a few weeks back. We sold both homes in this year’s event. We didn’t win the grand prize, which was announced last Friday, but the event was still a huge success. Congrats to all the winners, by the way! In this blog post we wanted to take a minute to update you on some upcoming events from the Building Industry Association of Greater Louisville, formerly know as the HBAL. Starting this weekend, sorry for the late notice, the Tour of Remodeled Homes is happening. This is an annual event that showcases remodeled homes in Greater … Read more
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Image Gallery of PL Lyons Homearama Louisville 2014 Lot 166
Homearama Louisville 2014 just wrapped up and we’re excited to show you some professional pictures from one of our Homearama homes. Enjoy the gallery below and be sure to contact us if you have questions about building your custom home.
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PL Lyons Launches New Website
You may have heard the old saying, “out with the old and in with the new.” Well, at PL Lyons we are adding a little twist to that saying. Here’s what’s coming “in.” We are excited to unfold our new website. We have included many new photo galleries of our two Homearama homes in this year’s Shakes Run event, their innovative design features, and captivating interior design. We have implemented some new features throughout the site that will allow you to more easily navigate what you are looking for when seeking building solutions provided by Louisville custom home builders. We … Read more
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Homearama Louisville 2014 Recap
Another successful Homearama goes down in the books this year as thousands of eager patrons trekked the eight decked out homesites in Shakes Run gathering decorating ideas, seeking potential new homes, and investigating home builders for a variety of home building options. Astounding traffic to this year’s Homearama brought record crowds each night and weekend to the 2014 home site. Tremendous interest was expressed by many patrons, which is a promising sign that the desire and demand for building expertise is on the rise. Bustling interest in this year’s show resulted in the sales of both of our entered homes. … Read more
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Interested in a Homearama Private Showing?
PL Lyons would be happy to give you a private tour of our Homearama homes. Lot #166 is still available for purchase, but the design of both homes can be duplicated on the lot of your choice. Picture yourself trudging home after a challenging work day, making the rounds to pick up kids after sports practice and loading up with groceries before finally making that final trek home. Imagine unloading those groceries and disappearing into the sanctuary of your master bath, soaker tub filled with calming warm water, bubbles floating, a dimly lit fire burning in the fireplace directly above … Read more
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Pint-Sized Playhouse up For Bid; Profits Benefit Charity
There is no grand entry way or pocket office off the garage, but the pint-sized “home” built for kiddos by PL Lyons is sure to be an award winner in every category. This is the first year builder Perry Lyons designed, built, and completely finished a small playhouse to benefit the Building Industry Charitable Foundation (BICF). The one-room, fully trimmed, painted, and functional playhouse is on display near the center of Homearama 2014 in Shake’s Run this year. The first person to make a donation to the BICF that hits a specified monetary goal, will walk away with this playhouse. … Read more
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Discover the Latest Trend in Homebuilding: the Pocket Office
Life continues to unfold at a hectic pace, jumping from early morning meetings to late night sporting events and continuous practices. For most busy families, those moments in between are spent connected to the virtual world of social media, gaming, and music. Connectivity to electronics has become an anticipated necessity, just like paying the bills. For both of these practices, homebuilders have developed a new trend in new residential design that accommodates the needs of a tech crazed society and record keepers on the go. The pocket closet is the latest trend in home building design. Built specifically for families … Read more
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Welcome to Shake’s Run Lot #166 in Homearama
In our last blog, we went on a short virtual tour of Perry Lyons/Architectural Builders Lot 165 which is beautifully appointed and nestled on a serene lot, surrounded by green space and green interior features. We are going to hop next door to lot #166 and preview the second house PL Lyons and Architectural Builders is previewing in this year’s 2014 Homearama located in the Shake’s Run community. Upon entering this 4,000 square foot, walk-out ranch home, the iron front door will welcome you to a first floor that is completely open and flanked with a “coffin” type, rounded ceiling. In … Read more
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Welcome to Shake’s Run Lot #165
With Homearama just around the corner, excited home buyers, remodelers and idea seekers are marking their calendars for the 2014 Shake’s Run show. The team at PL Lyons would like to give anxious patrons a sneak peek into one of the captivating custom homes in this year’s Homearama built by PL Lyons and Architectural Builders. Welcome to lot #165 in Shake’s Run. Upon entering the open foyer of this 4,000 square foot French Country Cottage Tutor, you will be captivated by the vast living space contained by vaulted, cottage-style ceilings in the great room beamed with intricate crown molding. The … Read more
