Barden Building Products Blog Archive

Every custom home tells a story — one of dreams, aspirations, and personalized touches that transform a house into a haven. As we close the chapter on 2025, it’s time to set our sights on what lies ahead in custom home design for 2026.

Building a new custom home starts with choosing the right approach. Panelized construction systems offer a clear, organized path compared with traditional stick building. Each stage is designed to keep your project on track and get you closer to move-in day.

Starting a custom home building business can feel overwhelming. Between writing a business plan, securing financing, and finding reliable suppliers, there’s a lot to juggle. The good news? With the right steps, you can launch a successful company that helps families build their dream homes.

Panel built homes bring together the best parts of stick-built and modular construction without the usual compromises.

They offer the freedom to design your home your way, paired with a faster and more efficient building process. For many homeowners, that combination just makes sense.

But when it comes to building a house, no one wants to second-guess their decision later. That’s why it’s so important to understand the real pros and cons of panel built homes, especially from people who’ve been through it.

There’s no one way to build a custom home. But the simple reality is that all homes take time to construct. 

Imagine the blueprints for the room you’re sitting in right now. 

There’s the layout. Dimensions. Materials. Utilities. Door and window placements. 

Even in just one room, the details of the space can get pretty overwhelming quickly. 

Now imagine what the blueprints for the rest of the building you’re in look like. 

Suffice it to say, when designing a custom home, there are a lot of custom home details to go over and think about. And with any major project, there are always some details that don’t always get the attention they deserve. 

In most cases, those who become one of our independent dealers already have an established home building company.

Such is the case with Severyn Development. A Lancaster, N.Y.-based construction firm, Severyn had long been doing business in Western New York before becoming one of our Barden Independent Dealers. 

As in past years, 2023 was a busy year for the entire Barden Building Products family. 

Throughout this past year, we and our Barden Independent Dealers helped plenty of customers build a wide variety of homes that ticked all their wants and needs boxes. With our catalog of hundreds of fully customizable floor plans to choose from, it’s almost impossible to see the exact same home constructed twice.

For some future custom homeowners, the path to homeownership involves a more hands-on approach.