How to Choose the Best Place to Put Your Shell Home on an Acreage Property
Acreage gives you room to choose. That sounds simple until you are standing on several acres wondering where, exactly, the house should go. The highest point may offer the best view. The wooded area may feel more private. The open section may make construction easier. Then there is the driveway, septic system, utilities, drainage, future […]
How to Design a Shell Home That Works as a Weekend Retreat Now and a Full-Time Home Later
A weekend property has a way of revealing what you actually need in a home. After a few trips, the missing storage becomes obvious. The tiny kitchen starts feeling less charming. Sleeping bags migrate into places they were never meant to live. That is useful information if you are planning a shell home. With the […]
How to Prepare a Rural Texas Property for Shell Home Construction
A rural property can look ready for a home long before it actually is. A driveway may reach the acreage, the trees may be cleared around a promising homesite, and the view may be exactly what you wanted. Then construction planning starts, and the lot begins handing you questions. Where should the home sit? How […]
Slab, Pier and Beam, or Pilings? Choosing a Foundation for Your Texas Shell Home
The foundation is where your shell home meets the property, so choosing one should begin with the land rather than a favorite construction style. Soil conditions, drainage, elevation, access, and local requirements can all affect how a foundation needs to be designed and installed. For Texas landowners building on rural or undeveloped property, that makes foundation […]
Shell Home vs. Finished Home: Which Building Option Fits Your Budget?
Custom shell home built on Texas property. When planning a custom home, one of the first budget questions is how much of the project you want completed at the beginning. A finished home combines structural construction and interior work into one larger build, while shell construction establishes the main structure and exterior before the remaining […]