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Custom Home Building: Important Options and Decisions

June 26, 2014 by Lance Poling

Custom Home Building - Home Theatre

The benefit to custom home building is that you get to design and select nearly every single element that comprises your home.

Make the most of the custom home building process and do not let the vast amount of options and decisions overwhelm you. Work with your custom home builder to find the custom options that are right for you and your family.

When you decide that custom home building is right for you and your family, you give yourself the ability to turn a dream into reality. The decision to select custom home building is a significant one. However, it is only the first in a long succession of decisions, options and considerations that come with the custom home building process. Together with your designer and builder you will have a variety of decisions to make such as what building materials to use and how to landscape your yard. Selecting the right custom home builder can give you peace of mind that you will be making informed decisions based on expert knowledge and advice that comes with years of experience.

Custom Home Building Material Decisions

One of the larger decisions that comes with custom home building is deciding what materials to use. Many people find that they do not know enough about building materials to feel comfortable choosing these items on their own. An experienced builder can walk you through the list of pros and cons to each material. In addition, your builder is able to tell you what materials work best given your location and climate.

Green building materials are becoming increasingly popular for a number of reasons. When you choose to use green materials for your custom home building process, you choose materials that are not only sustainable, but also energy efficient. The National Association of Home Builders suggests “Green building is a practical response to a variety of issues that affect us all – like increasing energy prices, waning water resources and changing weather patterns.”

Green building is a broad term that encompasses everything from site design to water saving plumbing fixtures. Custom home building allows you to choose green materials and enhancements that help save you money and improve the quality of life for your family.

Interior Options

Custom home building gives you the ability to select many of the features and fixtures in your home. Consider some of the following options you have with custom home building:

  • Lighting Fixtures
  • Custom Counters and Cabinetry
  • Flooring Options from Hardwood to Carpet
  • Plumbing Fixtures
  • Windows and Doors

This list is not exhaustive and there are other areas of your interior that you can discuss with your builder. Love movies and entertainment? Add a home theater to your home. If fitness is important to you and your family, ask your builder what can be done about building a custom gym in your home.

The truth is that anyone can build a house, but it takes someone special to build a home. Let Preston Homes of Texas be your custom home builder and allow us to turn your vision of a dream home into a reality.

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