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5 Smart Home Products for Easy Living

From showers to entryway keypads, these smart home gadgets and appliances bring modern efficiency to any home

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News

A Wyoming Home Brings Nature and Functionality to the Forefront

Design

A large bathroom with freestanding tub underneath windows to the left and double wooden vanity to the right. In the back of the room is a shower with an arched entryway.

Design

Emerging Bathroom Design Trends From This Past Year

From adding sustainable fixtures to implementing eclectic designs, these were some of the biggest bathroom remodeling trends in 2024

Nov. 11, 2024

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Case Studies

Exposed Elements, Deleted Distractions: A Condo Remodel in a Chicago Icon

The gutting and renovation of a 1960s condo in one of the world’s most recognizable buildings took a cohesive architect-contractor team who both understood the delicate balance...

Nov. 4, 2024

Case Studies

Production Home to Custom Home: Redesigning an Attic to a Luxe Roof Terrance

Interior designer Ryan Austin Hagood fell in love with developer/builder Hedgewood Homes’ newest community but couldn’t move into a production home without making at least a few...

Oct. 30, 2024

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Design Details

Custom Deck Project Brings Beachfront Florida Home to Life

Using rot-resistant, low-maintenance materials, B&D Builders revamped this luxury home with an outdoor space to match its scenic surroundings

Oct. 29, 2024

Business

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Marketing & Sales

Marketing Do's and Don'ts for Your Custom Building Website

Run through this checklist from a construction marketing expert to ensure your company's website puts forth the best first impression for potential clients

Nov. 6, 2024

Custom Builder

How to Master Writing a Scope of Work, Explained by a Lawyer

When a contractor comes into our office with a dispute, it’s often due to different expectations between the parties. When we sit down with the contractor and review the...

Oct. 22, 2024

News

Fewer Custom Homes Built in 2023

Fewer custom homes were built in 2023 than the year prior, according to recently published data from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction. The share of custom homes...

Oct. 2, 2024

Business

Do's and Don'ts for Contractors On Social Media

Do this, not that. A marketer shares quick basics to follow for a strong social media approach for your business

Sept. 23, 2024

Backstory

Podcasts

Alaina Money-Garman: Building to Move the Industry Forward

Alaina Money-Garman is Woman of the Year. Here's how she achieves success by staying true to her values and looking beyond the monetary pay-off

Sept. 19, 2024

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Profiles

Developing a Leading—and Winning—Custom Building Company: Living Stone’s Story

Living Stone Design + Build President Sean Sullivan is the Custom Home Builder of the Year. This is how Sullivan built his custom building company

Sept. 11, 2024

Podcasts

How Parity Homes is Rebuilding West Baltimore

Parity Homes teeters the line between custom builder, developer, and remodeler. Learn how the builder came to be on this episode of Women at WIRC with CEO Bree Jones

July 25, 2024

Profiles

Building Relationships, Building a Business

Custom builder and Pro Builder Forty Under 40 awardee Chris Adams built his business from the ground up by first, and most importantly, building relationships

Oct. 23, 2023

Data & Research

Data & Research

What Features Do Homeowners Want in a New Home?

From kitchen amenities to patios, data collected from the Survey of Construction show homes are being built with these trends in mind

Sept. 20, 2024

Custom Builder

How Can Custom Builders Respond to the Current Market?

How can custom builders capture clients today? The Farnsworth Group President Grant Farnsworth shares insights into what custom builders can do

Aug. 19, 2024

Data & Research

Do Homeowners Really Use the Inflation Reduction Act?

The first IRA report by the Treasury Department reveals who and what has benefitted from energy efficient tax incentives

Aug. 7, 2024

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Business

November Data: Custom Architects Weigh In, New Construction Trends, Contractor Confidence, and Material Price Changes

We've collected highlights from a number of data reports published throughout the industry in November

Dec. 13, 2023

Products

Technology

Countertops That Charge Your Phone Are Here

A Shark Tank innovation partners with an industry-leading surface manufacturer, allowing designers to specify wireless charging capabilities into surfaces

Nov. 7, 2024

Construction

Yes, You Can Use Polyiso Below-Grade, and Busting Other Myths

Polyiso is widely used for insulation, but myths surround the material

Nov. 6, 2024

Custom Builder

No Color of the Year 2025 for Sherwin-Williams

For the first time in 15 years, Sherwin-Williams is opting out of its color of the year selection. Instead, the paint brand has announced a selection of nine colors, the 2025 ...

Oct. 17, 2024

Manufacturers & Suppliers

Kohler Unveils Luxury Cold Plunge Tub

Kohler takes the plunge into the ice bath trend

Oct. 15, 2024

Marketing & Sales

Remodeling

The Most Popular Pet-Friendly Home Design Choices

Data from Houzz shows pets are a major consideration for homeowners looking to renovate their spaces. Here are the design choices made most often

Aug. 28, 2024

Custom Builder

The Do's and Don'ts of Print Marketing for Custom Builders

See how print advertising can differentiate your brand and understand what makes impactful print marketing

Aug. 14, 2024

Business

4 Tools to Automate (And Personalize) Digital Marketing Efforts

Understand the power of digital marketing automation for your custom building business and how it can save you valuable time while producing great results

Aug. 13, 2024

Custom Builder

Start With the Why: Fundamentals of the Custom Builder Business

In our inaugural episode of Taking Care of Business, host and custom builder Duane Johns sits down with Scott Beebe, head coach and founder of My Business on Purpose, to talk ...

Jan. 30, 2024