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Contract Custom Homes in Louisville and Surrounding Counties
It’s fall. The summer rush is over. We’ve had some time to rest after Homearama, and now we’re ready to start cranking out some new custom contract homes before old man winter hits us. When you work with Architectural Builders, a P.L. Lyons company, you get a home that goes from concept to completion. That simply means our clients often bring us a dream set of plans, or sometimes just a sketch on a cocktail napkin. We take that concept of a home, and take it through to completion. That sounds simple enough, but a lot goes into designing a … Read more
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Site for Homearama Louisville 2015 Announced
Although Homearama Louisville 2014 just wrapped up, we’re already hearing talk about next year’s event. In fact, the site—and dates—for Homearama 2015 have already been announced! I guess it’s never too early to plan ahead, so if you have your 2015 calendar open, save some time between July 11-26 for Homearama Spring Farm Lake. Located off Wolf Pen Branch Road, Spring Farm Lake is a new, upscale development located in Prospect. It is situated on 45 acres and features 42 estate size lots, averaging one acre each. The development also features a two-acre lake nestled in an open area. Home … Read more
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Video Tour Inside PL Lyons’ Homearama Homes
Yes, Homearama is behind us (P.S. Did you hear that the site for Homearama 2015 has been announced? More on that next week.), but we wanted to show you two well produced videos that give you a virtual tour of our Homearama homes. Produced by Aerial State, these videos walk you through the homes and show some of the great details they have to offer. Here at PL Lyons we’re always happy to answer any questions you have about our custom home building process. If you’re thinking about building, don’t hesitate to contact me, even if you’re just starting to … Read more
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Two Free Downloads from PL Lyons
When I first start working with potential customers, a big part of the process in the beginning, and really throughout different stages of home construction, is education. One of the biggest investments most people will ever make is the purchase (or build) of a home. That’s why it’s important to choose a builder you trust and one who takes the time to answer all your questions, even the hard ones. PL Lyons Inc. has been building custom homes in the Louisville area for more than 40 years. Over the years we have worked hard to develop a process for clients that is … Read more
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Looking at Different Types of Hardwood Flooring
If you’re building a custom home or remodeling your existing home, flooring is probably on your mind. There are so many different choices out there… from stones, to laminates, to hardwoods and more. Because hardwood flooring is one of the most popular options today, I’m going to give you a brief comparison of three different hardwood floors that are worth considering: engineered hardwood, solid wood, and unfinished hardwood. Engineered Hardwood Engineered hardwood flooring is a great choice if you live in the Louisville area or another region that is known for sticky, humid climates because it resists shrinking and expanding … Read more
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BIA Annual Golf Outing is Coming Up
The Building Industry Association of Greater Louisville’s upcoming Golf Outing will be “par for the course” for golf enthusiasts next month. We’re looking forward to another great scramble as we gather for an afternoon of fellowship and swinging irons to compete in this year’s golf challenge at Quail Chase, Monday, September 15. There is still time to register for this four-person scramble event which kicks off with registration, coffee, and doughnuts at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9. The driving range will be open at no additional charge. Lunch will be served following the event. The fee to enter … Read more
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Homearama From The Content Squad’s Perspective
This year’s Homearama was a huge success, with record crowds recorded and outstanding reviews given from new home buyers. Many of my friends from The Content Squad were part of that record crowd, touring each home and noting which eye-popping features seemed to stand out most to them. Here’s a run down of their Homearama perspectives and what impacted them most. “I attended Homearama for the first time with my wife and it was really cool to see the many differing builders’ styles and the unique blend of color schemes that were used creatively throughout each home.” –Greg “I love … Read more
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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