We have built our reputation on being a true custom builder. If you have just started the process of searching for a new home builder and aren’t sure what that means, it means that we don’t offer one or two home designs with a handful of materials and floor plan choices to make each project …
They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and that seems to be the case for many of our custom home clients. As part of our occasional look at some of new home features we are asked about most often, today’s blog will discuss spacious breakfast areas.
One of the most frequent requests we get from our custom home clients is how to incorporate smart home technology into their home building project. As Google, Amazon, and other companies refine and add to their voice activated smart home systems, other companies continue to develop new products to make daily living more convenient. Here …
Spring has arrived, and whether that means rain or more snow (will winter ever end?), there will be mud. Mudrooms have their roots in rural living, back when country roads weren’t paved and everyone — not just farmers — came home dragging dirt on their heels. At the time, a mudroom was a simple, small …
It used to be that everyone’s dream bathroom featured a jacuzzi tub of some sort, either a traditional rectangular built-in or a larger size tub as a focal point in the master bath. Homeowners in recent years have moved away from bathtubs altogether in the master suite, opting instead for large, walk-in showers featuring steam, …
The average size of new, single family homes built in the U.S. continues to measure about 2,600 square feet. When you decide to build a new home and start looking at floor plans, it can be difficult to imagine living in the spaces as they are drawn on paper or depicted on a computer screen. …
It always feels good to be recognized for a job well done. Paragon Homes has earned two 2017 Housing Excellence Awards from the Builder’s Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh (BAMP) against the largest field of applicants in the history of the awards. View photo gallery. For our clients, the Mowreys, we created a custom floorplan that …
Paragon Homes has earned two 2017 Housing Excellence Awards. Read More »
Consider Your Day-to-Day Lifestyle Almost every real estate or home renovation reality TV show involves the quest for an open concept floor plan. Open concept design, which means common areas in a home have no walls or only partial walls, grew out of mid-century modern architecture in the 1950s. And although there’s already some buzz …
Build Your Dream Home This Year There is no better time to start planning your new home construction project. Whether you need more space for your family, custom features so family members can age in place, or want to put down roots in a new neighborhood, you can get things underway now and move into …
Choices Are Not Always Clear If you are considering building a new home, you first need to decide whether to choose a custom or production home builder. The definition of a custom home builder has become somewhat muddied in the last few decades. So what’s the difference?
