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When selecting your shingles for your new home, keep in mind the roofing material makes up to 50% of the exterior color when looking at the home. With today’s Architectural shingles that come in many different shades, it is important to take a look at all the granules that make up the roof color so you can coordinate your color selection of Siding, Trim, and Shutter colors. The Architectural shingles will add depth to the roof and make it have a rich and textured look. Many roofing manufactures have a life time shingle warranty so this color selection will be important for many years to come.

Learn more about GAF Architectural shingles on our website.

Dan Johnson had outstanding performance in Sales and Customer service for the month of January 2012. CONGRATULATIONS DAN!

Congratulations to Dan Johnson for achieving Top Housing Consultant for January 2012

The Hazleton office of Fine Line Homes earned Top Performing Office of the Year for 2011. The award is based on sales goals, number of homes started and sales volume. Lori Gordon was named Top Housing Consultant for 2011. Lori completed her 8th year with Fine Line Homes and led all Consultants in sales volume.

Pictured (left to right) Tim Donahue, Craig Kemmerer, Lori Gordon and Janet Gerhard

Last week I attended a ventilation seminar provided by Air Vent Inc. specifically for Fine Line Homes employees. Honestly, I was not very excited about this meeting because I thought, how much could I possibly learn about attic ventilation.

Well, I was wrong.  It was fascinating!  Because of our effort as a builder to provide you with the most energy efficient homes, windows and doors are more airtight, insulation levels are at an all time high, and house wrap is standard, This is a great thing for energy savings, but the indoor air quality of your home suffers as well as having attic ventilation problems when your home is airtight.

We at Fine Line Homes provide a ventilation system that will take care of the above problem.  We install a ridge vent on every home.  They are located on the peak of the gable roof and they are very well hidden from sight.  They allow great air flow to the attic.  Ridge vents are probably the most reliable way to ventilate your attic, because wind does not affect the performance, as it would with gable vents.

We also install hidden vent soffits on all our homes under the eves and porches.  Let me explain how ridge and soffit venting work in combination with each other.  They do so through the push and pull approach of air flow.  Cool air comes in through the soffits and as it heats up, rises to the peak of the home where the ridge vent will let the air escape.  By installing both these products, this allows for the warm air to continually move out of the attic, thereby keeping your roof cooler and pulling moisture out of your attic.  This process will prevent mold, rot and mildew.

We have two daughters and a son. One observation I have made over the years is how much longer it took our daughters to get ready to leave the house than it did our son. The time in front of the mirror and the long showers can really be frustrating for those waiting their turn and it often means waking up much earlier than preferred to get ready in time. The shared bathroom was a battlefield that had everyone starting their day off on the wrong foot.

More and more of our home designs include a compartmented bathroom where the vanity is separate from the tub/shower and toilet creating private areas where two siblings can be using the facilities at the same time. This can really ease time pressures and encourage peaceful relationships in the family. For the larger family, a compartmented bathroom may just be the time management solution you are looking for. View the following home designs with compartmented bathrooms: Abington, Georgetown, Jamestown, Meridian and Manchester.

The Brookville two story home has for many years remained one of our top selling home designs. View the video below which includes a floor plan, pictures of several features and narration guiding you through the home. You can tour the furnished Brookville model home on display at the Lewisburg location. Request a link to view a Plan Book with 55 exclusive home designs.

Holiday Season has passed and now that we are in the midst of January it is a good time to check on any resolutions you might have considered with the onset of a new year.  What is a resolution?  It is when you come to a definite or earnest decision to do something and are determined to follow-through on it.  Often times it may have to do with personal wellness or getting around to things you’ve put off for too long.  Keep in mind that if you have support or work as a couple/team towards a common goal, your chances for success are far greater than if you go at it alone.  We wish you all the best as you strive to achieve your resolutions for 2012.

If you are in the market for a “new home” don’t miss out on the limited time opportunity to save thousands. Fine Line Homes is offering some bold incentives which can be tailored to fit your needs. Keep in mind this is not your usual promotion with some canned incentives that may or may not be something you are interested in. Our Housing Consultants wish to spend some time with each and every potential customer and find out what your wants and needs are and respond with an incentive package that is specifically designed to fit your needs. Learn more  by stopping by one of our convenient locations to speak with a Housing Consultant  today.

While “no shirts/no shoes/no service” might be the rule in stores and restaurants, at home the “no shoes” rule usually means shoes are not to be worn in the home. Practically speaking, how does this rule play out? Some homeowners resort to keeping most shoes in the garage (cold, and who knows what may have crawled into the shoes?) Others have shoes piling up by (and sometimes blocking) the door from the garage. A better design is to include a seat or bench in the rear foyer transition space leading in from the garage. Guys don’t think much about balancing on one foot while slipping off the other shoe. But when you’re wearing heels…

Having a seat is great for sitting down to untie shoes, and if the space beneath the bench is open, it becomes a natural shoe storage area. (Note—if the area below the bench is open for shoe storage, leaving it flush with the floor makes easy work of sliding kids’ shoes under the bench as you walk by!)

Looking for a home, tired of spending valuable time driving from home to home just to find there is too much work to be done or the floor plan doesn’t suit?  Maybe it’s too big or too small.   Then again maybe it’s all the unknowns of buying an older home.  Why not build a new home?

New homes are often priced less than you can buy a comparable pre-owned home.  A new home warranty provides peace of mind after the purchase.  A new home assures the latest state of the art energy efficient appliances.  You can build your home the way you want it and with the materials and colors you select.  Current energy codes require homes be built with high levels of insulation, thermal integrity and energy efficient heating resulting in a considerable savings over the operating cost of an older home.  Building a new home eases the nagging question of, how long before it breaks down or do I need to replace the roof.

Is it really a question of why build new or is it when should I build?  There’s no better time than now.  Start planning your new home by stopping by any of our Model Home locations to speak with a Housing Consultant.  You can build on your lot or one of ours.