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The Difference Between a Custom Home and One that Isn’t
What is a custom luxury home? It is an individually-dreamed and personally-designed home. It’s designed and built for a person or family in a particular location. Every detail– from the lot to the elevation, finishes, and more– are intentionally chosen by the family for whom the home is created. This is the type of homes … Read more
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The Importance of Tradesmen and Trade School for Luxury Custom Home Builders and Remodelers
The job force in America has seen a big change over the last 10 to 15 years. For some time, the focus shifted away from craftsmen or trade-skilled jobs and gave greater emphasis to careers requiring advanced formal education instead. While our country may still be focused on creating the next surgeon, we cannot forget … Read more
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Walk Through the “Journey of Building A Home” With Us
The process of homebuilding is more than builders on a lot with supplies in hand. It is a journey, from start to finish, that homeowners as well as the builders, designers, project managers, and many trades people embark on together to build a beautiful house that families can call home. Our team at P.L. Lyons is committed … Read more
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Highlights From Vegas: Our Time at the International Builders Show
They say “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Well this is not the case for our time at the Internationals Builders Show this year. We’ve been so busy implementing some of the ideas we gathered there as well as talking to some of you about building a home in 2019. So we’re just now … Read more
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The Problems with Buying a Lot Before You Understand What you Have
Whether you are a first-time homebuyer or have outgrown your current home, there are many appeals to buying a lot to build a new custom home on versus a pre-developed home. P.L. Lyons wants to give you all of the insider Pros, Cons, and other things to consider when building your home on a vacant lot. If … Read more
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P.L. Lyons is a Two-Time Champion of Grilling For A Cause
The P.L. Lyons team recently competed in the 2nd Annual Grilling For A Cause charity event, benefitting the Building Industry Charitable Foundation (BICF) on September 13th of this year. This event was held at the Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, and Lighting Gallery in Louisville, Kentucky. Not only is this event a competition to put our “Grillmasters” cooking skills … Read more
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Here’s What You Need to Know for Moving to Louisville, KY
Are you considering moving to Louisville, Kentucky? Or have you already recently made the move to the 502 and want to know all the things that will make this new city feel like home? We are here to share some the most important facts that make up this city. Also many of these details are … Read more
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The Current Environment of the Building Industry
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of hammers and nails. More people are building today than they have since before the 2008 housing crisis. In the current market, the supply is low and the demand is high, motivating families to build their own house to their own specifications, rather than pay above asking price … Read more
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Fall Home Decor Ideas That Aren’t Cheesy
Fall is quickly approaching which means that all things pumpkin spice, fantasy football, and cooler weather are soon to accompany it. Along with these changes comes the changes in your home decor. We are all guilty of having a closet or corner of our attic dedicated to housing our seasonal selection of decorations. Its time … Read more
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What was Homearama 2018 Like? Here’s the Highlights.
Homearama 2018 was held from July 14 to July 29 this year at Catalpa Farms in Fisherville, Kentucky. The two-and-a-half-week event featured 7 modern style, newly renovated homes from builders around the Louisville area. Guests were encouraged to visit the location to tour the homes, meet architects and designers, and learn more about home design. … Read more
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Homearama 2018: Everything You Need to Know
Homearama is coming up soon from July 14th- July 29th. We are very excited about this year’s event, and we hope you are too! It’s going to be a special year, although we feel this way every year and we’re a little biased about our own featured home. But we aren’t exaggerating when we say … Read more
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What You Need To Know About Relocating To Louisville, Kentucky
Whether you call it Derby City, Bourbon City, or River City, Louisville, Kentucky is home to many unique companies and great people that create a spirit that can’t be found anywhere else. While Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky, the tight-knit neighborhoods throughout town shape Louisville to feel like a smaller city with all … Read more
