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When building a New Home many home owners face making the decision between adding or building a maintenance free deck VS a pressure treated deck. Although it does cost a bit more to go the maintenance free route I believe the appearance and convenience outweighs the additional cost. Especially when you consider the expense & time it takes to stain a pressure treated deck every couple of years.
There has been a shift upward in home mortgage rates over the past 60 days…not a big one mind you but enough of an increase that a critical "1st call" is to your lender as you begin discussions with a builder about building a new home. Whereas in the past, over 3 years ago, you could call your lender over the phone and get a rough idea what your financial profile looked like and determine “how much house can I afford,” that scenario is far different today.
When building your new home you might want to consider wiring for a generator for backup power. In this area, we seem to experience a fair amount of storms and you never know when you may lose power or how long the outage will last.
Utilities: The cost of utilities is mostly influenced by the land you purchase to build on. Power: Do you have a public utility power source to the property? Then depending on the size of your lot and location of the home, you will have costs in getting that power source to the home and if you need to run the power source farther than the Electric company allows under normal conditions there may be additional charges from the power company to get that to your home.
Many people who consider building sometimes have trouble finding that home which is both spacious, but yet not too big. For those individuals I would suggest taking a long hard look at the Covington. At 2458sq. ft. of living space it provides a very spacious environment for most families with 3 children.
Now that we are into the summer months with humid weather, it’s time to start thinking of ways to keep cool. Drink plenty of water, wear light color and light weight clothes. If you are outside and will be sitting in the sun for a while, remember an umbrella. Why it’s not raining you might say, but it’s a good way to keep the sun off of you if there is no shade.
Plan your new home for flexible living. Your family will change through the years so it is a good idea to think to the future when planning your living space. As children grow and move away you may want to consider a hobby room, office, in-law suite, man cave, women cave, or sitting area in one of the rooms.
What would make the primary suite in your next home perfect? A luxurious primary suite bath with private toilet area, soaking tub and separate oversized shower like Fine Line Homes' Manchester home plan? Note also, the walk-in closet in the Manchester can be optioned with a travel center-ideal for storing and packing your suitcase so the suitcase need never meet your clean bedspread.
Building a new home lets you personalize your house for today’s needs and tomorrow’s dreams. Here’s how to plan your new home for future needs.
Make sure your ceiling fans rotate in the correct direction to cool you in summer. We’re having a heat wave; so make sure your ceiling fans are spinning in the right direction to move air around the room. Most fans are reversible: One direction pushes air down, creating a nice summer breeze; the other direction sucks air up, helping you distribute heat in winter. There's normally a switch on the motor to change the fan's direction.
