Inspiration can come from many sources and this one comes from function, specifically how a home can really make family time more precious and valuable.
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Nov 12
Aggie100 Winners
Jenkins Custom Homes was again honored to be selected for the Aggie100 program in 2011. They were selected, based on independently verified revenues, to be the #6 fastest growing Aggie owned company in the world! This is an honor that they have held 5 out of the last 7 years the program has been in place, one of only 3 companies ever to achieve this accomplishment.
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Nov 02
Do it Right or Don’t do it at ALL
We recently started doing some renovation work on a home our client acquired for $2.5M. Just a few years ago that same home appraised for approximately $5 million. “Wow, things in Austin are worse than I thought,” you might say. Well, not really. What happened is that the original builder neglected to install the proper flashing and waterproofing, so what started out as a beautiful $5M home, soon lost half of its value when the underlying water damage began to surface (see photo of removed window sash below). The home sat vacant for several years, and during that time, it’s value steadily plummeted. As It turns out that there isn’t much demand for a $5M leaky, moldy, rotting home.
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Oct 27
Designing and Building in a Floodplain
There are unique challenges to designing and building a home in a floodplain. Here, we start a discussion on these topics.
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Oct 19
Thermador Adventures in Scottsdale
Our latest Builder20 meeting was held in Scottsdale, AZ (thus, my previous post about visiting the Frank Lloyd Wright Center) at the Thermador Training Center.
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Oct 06
Inspirational Photo of the Week
Is this the Four Seasons? No, it’s in a home we recently built! How fun would it be to have a hotel-like spa in your home? They are not unreasonably expensive to build, and just think of the savings on those resort hotels… Also, don’t forget…the Luxury Home Show is this weekend, Oct. 8th & …
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