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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 the jobs that keep our daily lives functioning properly. Ones that teach the skills needed so regularly in our homes and cities such as fixing a plumbing problem or installing carpet into a house. These tasks make a huge difference in our everyday lives. At P.L. … 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 to building the home of your dreams with a detailed and efficient process that is customized to each of our customer’s specific style, price, and vision. For some people, before they are ready to take the plunge of building something from nothing, that like a … 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 getting around to sharing our favorite moments from the show. We were honored to have had the privilege to attend this huge, annual event. The 2019 NAHB International Home Builders’ Show was held on February 19th through the 21st at the Las Vegas Convention Center. … 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 you are considering buying a lot to build your new home on, take the time to know what you’re really getting so you don’t run into surprises along the way that cause delays in your building timeline, legal matters, or having to change the location … 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 to the test, but an opportunity to network with influencers and friends in the Louisville community. To attend the event, each person makes a donation to the BICF to be eligible. Everyone also enjoyed dinner and beverages during the event. Our “Grill-masters” were eager to … 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 what make Louisville unique and a great place to live. Not only are we known for some of our landmarks such as Churchill Downs where the Kentucky Derby is held, we are located on the Ohio River which provides opportunity for family fun year-round on … 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 or deal with a bidding war for a house they don’t absolutely love. Overall, this is a good environment for professional builders like us as well as anyone looking for a home truly customized to them. We’ve noticed key trends and technologies for builders and … 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 to break out your boxes and change out your summer items for the fall festivities on the way. After you build your dream home with the luxury home builders at P.L. Lyons, it is important to focus on the interior aesthetic of your space. We … 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. This year there were 40,000 attendees. We had a blast being a part of this year’s event and look forward to next year’s Homearama. P.L. Lyons Architectural Builders featured House #3 at Homearama 2018 that we exclusively designed with our clients in mind. We created … 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 our home we’ll have on display this year is one of the most unique designs we’ve ever done. You don’t want to miss out on seeing it. So as you are marking your calendars at this very moment, also take a glance at what we’ve … 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 the benefits of living in a larger city. Quiet neighborhoods, parks, and great school systems are not far away from bustling downtown and other areas of Louisville that have a lot of local restaurants and attractions like the Highlands, NuLu, and St. Matthews. If you’re … Read more
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What You Need To Know About Safe Rooms In Your Home
We are the best home builders in Louisville, Kentucky for many reasons. Perhaps the biggest reason is because we work closely with our clients through every step of creating their dream custom home. You can read more about how we do this in our post about our 4-Part Process. We want to highlight a custom residential add-on that we have been providing our customers with recently: safe rooms. There are many different sizes, shapes, and uses of safe rooms, but whatever your needs are, a safe room can protect you, your family, and possessions. Below is what you need to know … Read more
