No Sweat Cooling
Why choosing the right air conditioning equipment is more important than ever. The health and comfort of a new home have a lot to do with it’s heating, cooling and ventilation equipment. High-quality…
More Than a Deck
Creating Functionality and Beauty in Your Outdoor Space A lot of homeowners are looking beyond the basic deck or patio to a complete outdoor experience. They’re designing and building homes with multi-level decks, patios…
Smart Lighting Is a Game Changer
Wireless lighting controls are likely in your future. Here’s why. Mention home lighting trends and what comes to mind is the growth of LEDs. But the incandescent bulb isn’t the only thing about to disappear—the…
Can You Finish My Home By…?
Understanding the variables that affect the schedule Many clients approach a builder with an idea about how long it should take to finish their new home. Some underestimate the time the project will require,…
What does a home builder actually do?
A lot of people don’t understand the sheer complexity of the builder’s job and the systems required to build a house from scratch. Many analogies have been used to describe the professional builder: the…
Will Your Custom Home Offer These Benefits?
A roadmap to guide decisions toward the best outcome when building a home. Most homebuyers want assurance that their new home will offer a healthy, comfortable environment and lower energy bills, but many don’t…
Castle Homes News · Green Building · Home Building · House Beautiful Whole Home Concept House · Show Houses
House Beautiful Magazine’s 2019 Whole Home Concept House Announced for Nashville
House Beautiful magazine today announced its second annual Whole Home Concept House will be built in Nashville in partnership with Castle Homes. This show house will be devoted to designs and ideas to create a home that promotes wellness and better living.
Will Your Builder Survive a Slowdown?
As interest rates rise and the market cools, make sure you choose a financially sound company with a strong track record The 2007 housing market crash was an event of Darwinian proportions. It was…
Quality Is No Accident
The best builders approach it systematically What separates great builders from good ones? A lot of things do, but part of the answer is that great builders are obsessive about small details. And taken…
Change Management During the Home Building Process
Post-contract changes need not be a problem, but they absolutely need a well-thought-through process. Professionals who build fantastic homes for satisfied customers share some important traits. Two of these are an obsession with details…
Tennessean | Eco-friendly Nashville neighborhood takes shape with unique homes, unspoiled spaces
Shannon Pollard is committed to creating an environmentally sensitive community on the Nashville property his grandfather, Grand Ole Opry star and Country Music Hall of Fame member Eddy Arnold, called home. That’s why one…
How to Use Online Contractor Reviews
Trust? Maybe. Verify? Definitely. A September 2011 Business Week article reported on a Texas home improvement contractor that hired a writer to post 200 positive reviews on sites like Yelp and Google. The story…
A Touch of Drama
Outdoor lighting is a real art, and the best result comes from planning ahead. A beautiful custom home represents a huge investment of time, care, and money. Someone who has decided to make that…
Hidden in Plain Sight
Intelligent universal design fades into the background and makes everyone happier Today’s biggest demographic trend poses a challenge and also presents an opportunity. That’s because more and more working-age people are asking for a…
StyleBlueprint | Amazing Nashville Mudrooms, Laundry Rooms + Pantries: Practical Made Pretty
Call us crazy, but we’d rather discard our muddy boots and wet raincoats in a pretty place. We’d prefer to put away our groceries in a well-organized and picture-perfect pantry. We’d favor folding laundry…
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