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.
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Topics:
Behind the Scenes,
Exterior Design,
Interior Design,
Process,
Site Prep,
Home Customization
You've got the ideal plot of land -- it's spacious with a great view. You’ve worked with your Barden Independent Dealer and internal design team to create a floor plan tailored to your needs.
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Topics:
Exterior Design,
Technical Specs,
Process,
Floor Plans,
Site Prep,
Home Customization
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.
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Topics:
Panelized Construction,
Behind the Scenes,
Buffalo Home Building,
Custom Home,
Process,
About,
Price,
Home Customization
How much will a new, custom-built home cost to build in 2024?
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Topics:
Custom Home,
Custom Home Pricing,
Process,
Price
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.
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Topics:
Panelized Construction,
Behind the Scenes,
Buffalo Home Building,
Budget,
Process,
Floor Plans,
Accessible Home Design,
Home Customization
While increasing in popularity, modern farmhouses do fall on the more expensive side of custom homes.
Why?
With a distinct appearance and unique interior features, modern farmhouse design does step a bit outside of standard conventions in custom homes. In other words, the defining elements of this custom home style require a future homeowner to make more of an investment for them.
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Topics:
Budget,
modern farmhouse,
Technical Specs,
Process,
About,
Price
Congratulations on deciding to build your own custom home!
Now comes the fun part -- diving headfirst into all the elements to make your next home a reality such as coming up with a floor plan that meets all your needs to finding the perfect spot if you already haven’t.
Before you take your first steps into custom home building, you may be wondering about one of the most common questions we get: When is the best time to start home construction?
The answer probably isn’t what you think.
Let’s unpack that question.
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Topics:
Panelized Construction,
Buffalo Home Building,
Process,
Site Prep,
Home Customization,
Construction Timeline