Home Building

Home Automation, Bauhaus Custom Homes' Design Library is The Future, Says Marc Kleinmann

By Joanna England / July 15, 2013 /

Somedays we here at CandysDirt.com just have to pinch ourselves because we can’t believe how lucky we are to know some of the most talented builders in North Texas. One builder who continually pushes the envelope is Bauhaus Custom Homes. The pioneering company headed by Marc Kleinman recently put together an amazing service for their clients — a design library that features the best of their work to take the anxiety and stress of building the perfect home off of their shoulders.

The Bauhaus Design Library gives clients two options — shopping Bauhaus’ portfolio of designs to mix and match a home that works for them, or a fully custom home designed by a cadre of experienced architects, managers, and contractors.

Kleinman took time out of his busy summer to give us the rundown on Bauhaus’ new design library and how it revolutionizes the homebuilding process. Read on for more!

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Waco Couple Behind Magnolia Homes Scores 12-Episode HGTV Deal

By Joanna England / July 10, 2013 /

These must be exciting times for Chip and Joanna Gaines, the husband and wife team behind Magnolia Homes. These two have carved out a niche for themselves renovating and restoring historic properties into absolutely legit luxury homes.

After a successful pilot, the two have inked a 12-episode deal with HGTV to produce a series dubbed “Fixer Upper” in which the pair will take dilapidated and neglected structures from gross to glam in their signature style.

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Help Wounded Veterans Find a Way Home: Homes For Our Troops Helps Military Families Build Houses That Meet Special Needs

By Joanna England / May 27, 2013 /

Veteran Reas Axtell holds his daughter, Kyra (4) as Homes For Our Troops begins framing his family’s new house in Idalou, Texas. (Photo: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal) When a veteran comes home from deployment, assimilation is a long, rocky road. Now imagine the challenges that an wounded veteran faces. In some cases, injured veterans have limited range…

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Lesson From a Mile-Wide Tornado: Get Yourself a Tornado Shelter!

By Candy Evans / May 16, 2013 /

We built a storm room in our home, and of course it’s filled with junk that would survive a tornado while we blow away. Maybe it’s better to have one of these always available: New Day Tornado Shelters, $3200 fresh from Tulsa, OK where they certainly know a thing or two about twisters. Our hearts…

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The Creative HandyWoman: How to Fix a Leak With a Sanitary Napkin!

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2013 /

Had a little leak upstairs today, thankfully our electronic water bugs alerted us. Came home to inspect and found a copper pipe feeding cold water into our new Eternal Hybrid Hot Water heater had a jet stream of water escaping right from the copper! It must have been spewing for a week or so, as…

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