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Aug 30

Cost per Square Foot in Austin Homes

Cost per square foot is a common measurement in today’s home valuation, and Austin is no different.

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Aug 09

Video of Blown-in-Batt Insulation

Blown-in-batts (or BIBs, as they are often called) are one of the many options in insulation these days which provide superior energy savings over traditional batt insulation.  Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words.  So, we have filmed the installation taking place at one of our custom home jobsites in Spanish Oaks in the …

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Aug 06

Report from the Field – Spanish Oaks

Mini-tour given by Bethany Jenkins of the construction commencing in the Spanish Oaks subdivision.

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Aug 04

Cool Product of the Week: Andersen Windows’ Fibrex

We just visited the Andersen Windows plant in Bayport, Minnesota so I’ve got windows on the brain. While there, we saw this great product called Fibrex. Andersen actually invented it back in 1992, before green was cool. I love this product because it takes all of the best qualities of wood and vinyl and combines them into one product.

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Jul 09

Newest Photos From Applehead Island!

We are excited to announce new photos just in on one of our recently completed projects on Applehead Island in Horseshoe Bay. These photos really tell the story of this beautiful home, and there is a brief summary of the project’s challenges and successes on our website.

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Jul 05

Andersen Windows VERILOCK System

Recently, Shan and I visited the Andersen Window plant in Bayport, Minnesota. We learned a LOT about windows, including details about the Andersen VERILOCK system. Whereas the traditional approach to window security involves drilling into the frame to install some sort of device, the Andersen windows come already prepared to integrate with most home automation systems.

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