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Flooring Installation: Bringing Warmth & Flow Into Our Custom Home | Custom Home Build Series

After months of framing, drywall, paint, and trim, installing the flooring was the moment our house finally started to feel like a home. Walls and rooms are one thing, but once the floors go in, everything connects literally and visually. This stage came with a lot of planning, patience, and a few lessons learned alongContinueContinue reading “Flooring Installation: Bringing Warmth & Flow Into Our Custom Home | Custom Home Build Series”

Painting, Interior Trim & Driveway Installation: The Details That Made Our House Feel Like Home | Custom Home Build Series

This phase of the build took longer than we expected—but looking back, it’s easy to see why. Between painting, trim installation, and exterior access, there were a lot of details packed into this stage. These are the kinds of projects that don’t always feel exciting while you’re in them, but they completely change how theContinueContinue reading “Painting, Interior Trim & Driveway Installation: The Details That Made Our House Feel Like Home | Custom Home Build Series”

Interior Fixtures and Exterior Finishes | Custom Home Build Series

By this stage of the build, things shifted in a big way—both for the house and for me. I had officially left my bank job and was now working on our home full time. What started as nights, weekends, and “when we can” quickly turned into an all-in, every-day commitment. And honestly? It was exactlyContinueContinue reading “Interior Fixtures and Exterior Finishes | Custom Home Build Series”

Rough Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC | Custom Home Build Series

Once framing was complete, the house quickly moved into a phase that doesn’t look very exciting from the outside—but is everything on the inside. This is where the house starts to function, not just stand. Rough plumbing, electrical, and HVAC are the systems that make a home livable, and this stage came with a mixContinueContinue reading “Rough Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC | Custom Home Build Series”

Rough Framing Begins (With a Few Unexpected Twists) | Custom Home Build Series

Once the foundation was complete and the basement floor was poured, it finally felt like we were ready for the “exciting” part of building a home—watching it go up. This is the stage where your house starts to look like an actual house instead of a very expensive hole in the ground. Unfortunately, as we’veContinueContinue reading “Rough Framing Begins (With a Few Unexpected Twists) | Custom Home Build Series”

Foundation Delivery and Basement Concrete Pour  | Custom Home Build Series

Superior Walls My husband and I are now years into our home-building project, and for the first time, we’re finally starting to see real progress every day. The last few months brought more than a few challenges – permits, clearing, digging but I truly believe we are now on the upswing. Once excavation and levelingContinueContinue reading “Foundation Delivery and Basement Concrete Pour  | Custom Home Build Series”