Guest Posts
Our guest posts are written by local trades people, vendors, and subcontractors that we know and have worked with in the past. We’re fortunate to work with some of the very best companies in Colorado, and they are top-notch experts in their respective fields. We hope you find the articles they write helpful. (Note: we do not accept unsolicited submissions for guest blog posts).
How Do Water Wells Work?
Introduction: About 75% of the homes we build use a well to supply their water. For this guest post, we’ve asked our well drilling contractor for information about how wells work, what their associated costs are, and how the process of drilling for water and...
Landscaping in Colorado Springs’ Unique Climate
This is a guest blog post by Roger Haywood from Accent Landscapes. His company was the landscape contractor on our 2014 Parade Home, which won the “Best Landscaping” award, and we’re happy to share some of his advice on how landscaping works here in...
Understanding Title Insurance When Building A Home
[Note: Rich Feasel is a local expert on the topic of Title Insurance, so today we asked him to help de-mystify one of the complex topics in our industry: title insurance policies, why you need them, how they work, and more. We hope you find it helpful! -Stauffer &...
Home Flooring: Buying and Taking Care of Wood, Tile, Carpet & More
[Choosing the right flooring is one of the many kinds of detailed decisions that go into building a custom home. For that reason, we asked Reagan Echols of IQ Floors (a flooring supplier we work with often with great success) to answer some basic flooring questions....
Designing a Home – 10 Questions on Architectural Styles, Blueprints, and More
[Note: this is a guest blog from Larry Gilland, the founder of LGA Studios, an architectural firm in Colorado Springs. We’ve collaborated with Larry’s team on many homes over the years, and today, we’ve shared with him some of the questions we...
Building A Home in Colorado’s Expandable Soil
[Sometimes, in the process of building a new home, or doing research for building a new home, our clients will hear the term “expansive soils” and wonder exactly what it means and how it might affect them. Soils that expand are common in Colorado, and...
Making Selections When Building A Home (Without Getting Overwhelmed)
We love building custom homes—it’s a unique and exciting construction project; probably the most rewarding that a homeowner will ever undertake. Many of our past clients have told us how amazing they find it to be able to wake up in a home they had built just...
Understanding Homeowners Associations – HOAs, ACCs, CC&Rs & More
[This is a guest blog post from Chuck Fowler, who has helped create and manage several of Colorado Springs’ most prestigious covenant-protected communities, such as Flying Horse, Pine Creek, Cedar Heights, and Parkside at Mountain Shadows. We’ve found,...