How Long Does It Take to Build a Custom Home in Cedar City?
After deliberating and dreaming about mountain views, you’ve decided to build a custom home in Cedar City or Brian Head, Utah. Now, you’re wondering how long the process will take. Here, we’ve broken down the timeline, the factors impacting it, and what you can do to make it smoother. Let’s begin! What Is the Typical…
What Does a Custom Home Cost in Cedar City?
Building your dream home is a deeply personal journey. It’s not just about bricks and mortar; it’s about creating a space to relax, grow, and celebrate life’s most important moments. At Choice Builders, we understand that you’ve worked hard to reach a point where building a custom home is possible. The idea of building a…
Where Should I Spend Money on My Custom Home?
Building a custom home is probably one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make, so you’ll want to know where to spend your money to get the most value for your investment. Here are eight areas to consider when deciding where to spend on your custom home: 1. Location You’ve heard the adage “location, location,…
Living in a Comfortable Home
You want to end up living in a comfortable home. That’s why we design heating and cooling systems specifically to your custom home. Systems Designed Specifically for Your Home Our houses are very comfortable houses to live in. When we’re designing our houses, we pay attention to the heating and the cooling system. We don’t use…
Is the Cost per Square Foot a Good Way To Compare Builders?
Unfortunately, No, It’s a Terrible Way To Compare Houses Cost per square foot pricing is a terrible way to compare houses since it doesn’t consider any of the unique features and finishes of your home. As a simplified example, let’s say that a 1,000 square foot (SF) home costs $150,000. That makes it $150/SF. But…
What is a HERS Index Score?
Using the Home Energy Rating System HERS is short for Home Energy Rating System and is a process of evaluating the energy efficiency of a home. Without it, it’s just a guess on whether or not a home will perform well or cost you money. To earn a HERS Index score, there are many mandatory standards the…
Does a Basement or Second Story Cost More?
If you are considering a basement or second story on your custom home, you may be wondering which costs more. The experts at Choice Builders provide some answers. That Depends on Market and Current Material Prices This question gets asked a great deal and the answer is driven by the market and current material prices.…
What is an Environmentally Sustainable Home?
Most people think of an environmentally sustainable home in one of two ways: The first, it’s an elaborate process of using unusual alternative building principles to make your home “off the grid”. And that sustainability is only for hard-core environmentalists do who suffer inconveniences for the sake of the environment. That you use things like dirt…
Cost Plus Contracts
What are “Cost Plus Contracts” and what do they mean for your custom home build? Read on for the answer from the experts at Choice Builders. Contracts Without a Fixed Price (Cost Plus Contracts) Cost Plus with No Gross Max Price (GMP) is commonly referred to as simply “Cost Plus.” This contact method has no…
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