Custom Home Chronicles: Paragon Homes Blog
Welcome to Custom Home Chronicles, your trusted resource for custom home-building insights from Paragon Homes. Here, we share expert knowledge about the custom home building process, design trends, and living in Pittsburgh's finest communities, including McDonald, PA in South Fayette and Oakdale, PA in Collier Township. Whether you're planning to build your dream home or simply exploring custom building options, our blog offers valuable information from Pittsburgh's true custom home builder. From floor plans to finishes, lot selection to move-in day, discover the expertise that sets Paragon Homes apart.
The Pros and Cons of Open Concept Floor Plans
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 […]
Things to Consider Before Setting Up an Outdoor Firepit
It is easy to understand why outdoor firepits are gaining increasing popularity. There is something soothing about sitting around the fire while you socialize with family and friends. Many great memories can be made around a fire with some marshmallows, and a ghost story or two. Given how popular firepits are you probably know someone […]
7 Secrets to Successfully Creating an Outdoor Cooking Space
Each year when the weather turns warm the thoughts of many homeowners turn to all things outdoors. There are beautiful plants to maintain, pools to enjoy, lawns that need to be manicured, and outdoor sports to watch and compete in. Then there is one of the most pleasurable outdoor pursuits- cooking. With so many fresh […]
Why New Homes are More Energy Efficient
Homeowners who care about energy efficiency tend to be more fiscally responsible, happier, and they stay in their homes longer. That is why at Paragon Homes we make sure that all of our new homes are built to a higher standard and are 30% more energy efficient than other new homes.
5 Safety Items You Need in Your Home
Your home is your castle, so they say. Along with a feeling of ownership and the comforts of home, you want one other very important thing- a sense of safety and security for you and your family. There is nothing more valuable than your family. Your home also shelters and protects the possessions that you […]
Babyproofing Your Home
The most adorable pictures, sometimes, are those of a curious toddler in the most unimaginable places. Parents do not always have eyes in the back of their head, and so you need to take precautions once a baby or toddler learns how to crawl and walk around the house.
Choose Flooring to Fit Your Lifestyle
Keep More Than Looks in Mind If you are shopping for flooring for a new or existing home, you might be overwhelmed by all of the options. The room itself will help dictate the best type of flooring for that space — moisture resistant materials in a kitchen or laundry room, for example. But […]
5 Signs That You Are Ready To Build A New Home
Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Wait If you are in the market for a new home, here are a few ways to tell whether building your own custom home is the perfect option for you.
Tips to Keep Your Wood Floors Looking Like New
So you finally have the elegant hardwood floor of your dreams in your new Paragon home. Or you’ve saved up, shopped around, and had a new wood floor installed. And it’s lovely! So lovely, in fact, that you might cringe when the kids walk over it with their shoes on, or when the dog comes […]
Start Planning Your New Home
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 […]
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