by Alison Moore Smith | May 21, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Our Jeld-Wen windows are now completely installed. We purchased them through Stock Building Supply. We chose white frames to match the white trim we'll be using. We also went with a very plain window, no muntins or mullions. We even got rid of the transoms, except the...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 20, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
One of our main goals with our custom home was to build a home that required minimum maintenance. Because roofs are a major expense—and a worn roof can cause extensive damage—we researched roofing alternatives extensively. We looked at magnum boards, metal roofs, and...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 17, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Craftsman style is known for its simplicity, function, and clean, straight lines. You won't find many round shapes or curves in our home design. No arched windows or doors, no spiral staircases, no swirling stair rails. But an abundance of hard lines can seem harsh...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 16, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The windows and shingles were delivered last week. One more step to drying in the house. Brad says the 4-way should happen next week. There's a lot of work to do, so I suspect we'll have heavy action going on.
by Alison Moore Smith | May 13, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We have spent the past week looking for the exterior doors for our custom home. The variety and selection of doors is enormous and it can be difficult to compare from one product to the next. Make sure you know precisely what each manufacturer is bidding on, since...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 12, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Nice surprise today! Consumer Reports rated the 1 horse power Waste King Legend 8000 as the best garbage disposer on the market. With excellent ratings in speed, fineness of grind, and handling of vegetable scraps—and a good rating on noise—it outranked the other...
