How to find a custom home builder

The Last 2 Percent: Perfecting Punchlists And Tying Up Loose Ends

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 19, 2021 /

By Bob HoebekePresident, Hoebeke Builders It’s over! The parade has passed, the marching bands are packing up their instruments, the fire trucks have gone back to the station, the floats have delighted many but are getting ready to be mothballed, and there is confetti all over the street. All good parties have clean-up, and this…

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Shop ‘Til You Drop: Finding Treasures For Your Custom Home Can Be Exhausting

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 15, 2021 /

By Bob HoebekePresident, Hoebeke Builders Some would say we’re too old for a treasure hunt. They’ve never had the fun of building or remodeling their home. Decorative goodies don’t just leap off the shelves and into your home’s decorative scheme, you have to go find them.  While shopping for all of the really neat items…

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Don’t Sweat The Change Order: The Detours During a Custom Home Build And How to Handle Them

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 24, 2021 /

By Bob HoebekePresident, Hoebeke Builders “Grrrrrr … I had no idea it would turn out looking like THAT!” With so many moving parts on a building project, no one can imagine exactly what the end result is going to look like. The only thing constant is change, so don’t sweat, we’ll write up a Change…

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When Building a Home, You Must Marry Expectations With Reality

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 16, 2021 /

By Bob HoebekePresident, Hoebeke Builders On every Interstate highway in America little green signs on the side of the road mark an exact location of where you are on the journey. These “mile markers” give a measure of comfort should there be an accident or car trouble – the location becomes instantly identifiable for someone…

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How to Eliminate ‘He Said, She Said’ Moments When Building a Custom Home

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 31, 2021 /

By Bob HoebekePresident, Hoebeke Builders Think of a building project as a gigantic jigsaw puzzle with thousands of parts. Everything from: aerators to air switches; mirrors to microwaves; zinc plating to zinnias – you get the idea. So many decisions! Sure, some of the “stuff” is automatic and comes with the overall design, but other…

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