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The Steps to Building a New Home
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Building a New Home
Building a new home is one of the most exciting and challenging housing opportunities for most people. Buildng a new home today requires:
- Understanding of your needs to design the home
- Selecting the most economical building system
- Selecting, designing and modifying floor plans
- Incorporating energy saving options
- Financing a home to fit into your budget
- Selecting the right builder to be your general contractor
- Choosing building materials and finishes for your new home
- Understanding the building process
- And more
Floor Plans and Design
Selecting Home Style and Your Floor Plan
Selecting floor plans of designing your new "dream" home can be one of the funnest activities in the building process. Deciding of the type of home is the easiest of all choices. Most people select the style of home they plan to build and then start looking at floor plans
Typical Home Styles and Floor Plans
Ranch Homes | Two Story | Raised Ranches |
Cape Cods | Modern | Three Story |
Split Levels | Multi Family | Town Houses / Condos |
In-law Suites | Wants and Needs | Floor Plan Articles |
Wants and Needs | Room Sizes | Living Style |
Lifetime Homes | Kitchens | Bathrooms |
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Building Systems
Where and How your New Home is Built
Home builders today must decide on the system their new home will be built. Cost, building time, design features and build times will influence a new home builders decision on how thier new home will be built. In addition, the interior finishes and exterior finishes will also have an impact on the system the home is built. Depending on your requirements as a home builder you have a number of choicse on how and where your home is built. In addition, depending on the building system, you will be able to select what you feel you can complete on your new home to save money.
Construction Building Systems
Energy Efficient and Smart Homes
Year Round Comfort for Less - Smart
The cost of energy has increased the number of homes that are more energy efficient to heat, cool and operate. Today there are also sustainable building materials available to minimize expensive maintenance on your new home. Water saving faucets, low electric usage lighitng, solar energy preparations and additional smart building opportunities to lower the cost of home ownership over the life of your new home.
Smart and Energy Efficient Considerations for New Homes
Insulation & Air Sealing | Windows and Doors | Water Conservation |
Heating Systems | Air Conditioning | Moisture Control |
Shading and Shielding | Appliances and Lighting | Building Smart |
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New Construction Financing
How to Get Financing to Build Your New Home
Financing a new home building project is a necessity for most people building a new home. Stiffer lending requirements makes it more difficult to aqcuire construction loans. The home improvement place has relationships with a banker who offers 97% loan to value loans to people have 620 and higher credit scores. These loans are available in all fifty states for people building modular homes.
Helpful Construction and Mortgage Information
Brokers and Banks | Construction Loans | Mortgages |
Qualifying | Building Budget | Draw Schedules |
Selecting a New Home General Contractor