What is a Specification?
If you’ve walked through a show home in Calgary, you’ve likely heard the word spec or specification. Usually, you just let that word pass you by, but as you go down the path you realize that it’s an important part…
Buying off of Price Per Square Foot Copy
“What is your cost per square foot?” This question makes custom builders cringe a little because it totally depends on what the clients want. Working with a custom builder allows you to, you guessed it, customize your home from the…
The Selection Process
The Selections Process Choosing the finishing materials for your new home begins once your home design starts to take shape. Through working together using our past experiences and techniques, Chris and Andrea have come up with three great options for…
Buying off of Price Per Square Foot
“What is your cost per square foot?” This question makes custom builders cringe a little because it totally depends on what the clients want. Working with a custom builder allows you to, you guessed it, customize your home from the…
Financing Your Custom Home
Financing Your Custom Home Most of us are familiar with the home buying process of find home, secure mortgage/financing and move in. With building, the process is a little different but remains simple. Financing If you’re financing your new home,…
The Custom Design Process
The Custom Design Process Building a home can be intimidating, but translating your dream home into "designer speak" and watching it come to life is a cool experience. Involving a Builder upfront can help with timelines, managing budgets and setting…
To Renovate or To Build?
To Renovate or To Build? This question comes up more than you think. People LOVE their home, the location and the memories that it holds, but it’s just not quite keeping up to their every changing family’s needs. How to…
Why your Builder doesn’t want you on-site
Builder’s realize that the new home building process is exciting! Clients want to feel a part of the construction process and what better way than to be on-site looking around, right?! Well, not exactly, here are a few thoughts from…
Thinking of Redevelopment?
If you’re thinking of building a new home then you know that the first step is to find a lot to build on. With more redevelopment inner city, often times the lot comes with an old home on top of it.…
Steps to Building a Custom Home
Find Land First, you’re going to need a place to build your new home. Many builders have a realtor or a salesperson who can assist with finding you the perfect lot and usually at no extra cost to you. It’s…