Michigan Home Builder Blog

In today’s market a home buyer have so many choices when it comes buying a new home or used. Becuase there are so many choices,  it sometimes makes it hard to make a decision. Although there are some fantastic deals on foreclosures, they mostly come with baggage. Baggage that you will have to deal with either before or after you moves into the home. That is why I think buying new house is better.
Here is why I think you should buy a brand new house;
First reason is you ...

Some simple adjustments to a bathroom can reduce it’s impact on the environment.

• Installing aerators on the faucets and showerheads will reduce the amount of water used.
• Using a low-flow toilet will use less water.
• Replacing a tanked water heater with a tankless model will reduce the amount of energy consumed and the cost to heat water. A tankless water heater will heat only what is needed, when it's needed. Plus it doesn't require a pilot light, allowing it to emit less carbon dioxide and improve indoor air quality.
• Compact fluorescent bulbs use less energy than incandescent bulbs and ...
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Building a green home is a huge step in a healthy direction. If you’re considering this option for your family consider these ten important green building tips which should be a part of your building plan.
1. Small is best. The best green new homes have just enough space and no more. If you can’t build small, at the very least build smaller by optimizing the space you have and by building up instead of out.
2. Figure in renewable energy. Make sure your home is designed to ...

Everyone should want to conserve energy these days to help the environment. But if  saving the environment doesn’t motive you , Would  saving money on your  new home monthly bills motive you?
If so here are a few tips.

• Replace light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). They use only 1/3 of the energy needed by incandescent bulbs, and they last for five years. Swapping out the five most-used light bulbs in a house with CFLs, could cut $60 worth of electricity every year, which more than makes up for the higher price of the CFLs. ...
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The best part of building a new home is that you get to design the home any way you like. You get to put your own personal stamp on it. You get the opportunity to design it for you and your family and how you live in your home.
Today, we will look at Bathrooms. The Bathrooms have become one of the areas that can make or breaker your new home.
Here are a few design ideas that you should consider when planning on building that new home.

• Split vanities in the owner’s bathroom ...
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The best part of building a new home is that you get to design the home any way you like. You get to put your own personal stamp on it. You get the opportunity to design it for you and your family and how you live in your new home.
Today, we will look at storage areas for new homes.  This is probably the most overlook  area of a new home until you have closed on the home and moved into it.
Here are a few design ...

The best part of buying a new home is that you get to design the home any way you like. You get to put your own personal stamp on it. You get the opportunity to design it for you and your family  and how you live in your home.
Today , we will look at an area we call the rear foyer. Some people may call it a mud room but I like to refer to it as a Rear Foyer.  Here are a few design ideas that you should consider when ...

The best part of building a new home is that you get to design the home any way you like. You get to put your own personal stamp on it. You get the opportunity to design it for you and your family and how you live in your home.
Today, we will look at how a new home should be a home that is easy to entertain in. Women want to be able to have friends and family over to they home and be proud of it.
Here are a few design ...

The best part of building a new home is that you get to design the home any way you like. You get to put your own personal stamp on it. You get the opportunity to design it for you and your family and how you live in your home.
Today, we will look at new home designs with flexible living in mind. Surveys show that we will be staying in our homes longer. So with that thought, you will need to think about how your life may change ...

If you are planning to build a new home in the near future you should  design that new home with the future in mind. It is much easier to think of high tech items now and add them into the design now than to think of it later and try to add it than. All homes that are thinking of the future need to have the following:

A Distribution Center: This is a box inside your home where all the incoming sources (such as cable) can be gathered and organized with ...

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