Building Trends

As Size of US Homes Grow, Our Carbon Footprint is Growing, Too

By Heather Hunter / June 26, 2017 /

It’s a sobering piece of data. In the last century, the average American home has grown by 74 percent, according to a recently released report by Property Shark. Furthermore, while the size of American families has decreased, our homes have only gotten bigger. Personal living space has increased 211 percent in the last 100 years. And…

Bug Free Forever: Turning My Patio Into a Screened Porch Was a Screenfest

By Candy Evans / June 8, 2017 /

KJ Custom Screens & Designs added 360 bug-free square feet to our house. We have another whole room, with solid floors and a hose. “I think this is the smartest thing you have ever done,” he said to me. This from my husband of 37 years. I have had two babies, raised them, helped him…

Derek and Jennifer Kellogg talk Richland Renovations, Managing Successful Business and Home Life

By Heather Hunter / June 2, 2017 /

Just one look at that before-and-after, and it’s clear something pretty special is happening here. This stunning metamorphosis in White Rock Valley is the work of Richland Renovations. And behind Richland Renovations is the husband-and-wife team of Derek and Jennifer Kellogg. With Derek at the helm of construction and Jennifer, a Realtor with Nathan Grace,…

How to Find the Perfect Lot, the Tony Visconti Way

By Amy Puchaty / May 19, 2017 /

Are you one of the thousands of Dallas home buyers scrambling to find the perfect lot to build your dream home?  Despite the frantic land grab sweeping North Texas, there are still several area neighborhoods offering prime lots to build and buy, but where are they? We went straight to the source – Tony Visconti,…

Ask a Builder: Will Local Building be Hurt by Trump’s Canadian Lumber Tariff?

By Heather Hunter / May 4, 2017 /

Last week, the Trump Administration announced a new tariff of up to 24 percent on Canadian lumber. According to a report by CNN Money, Canadian lumber accounts for nearly a third of all lumber used in the United States, and the new duty could raise the price of homebuilding by six percent, on average. “For…