Building a home is complicated business: there are dozens people involved, hundreds of decisions that need to be made, deadlines to meet and budgets to maintain. In this article, Andy Stauffer writes about one of the most important tasks a home builder has: making...
Andy’s article in December 2016’s issue of Builder & Developer Magazine is on the topic of buildability. Here’s an excerpt: “The importance of planning and designing buildable structures cannot be overemphasized. At its heart, buildability...
QuoteWizard Insurance News ran a story this month about how to remain prepared during natural disasters and other catastrophic events, and Andy contributed some information on preventing forest fires from burning your home. Having rebuilt more than twenty homes from...
If you’re into interviews and podcasts, you should check out our friend Lauren Collier, (a Real Estate Agent in Colorado Springs), who has recently started a podcast where she interviews local people who contribute to the business community. Lauren has been...
Cape Cod Magazine’s September issue features a story on the Brown Residence, a beautiful new home we recently built in Monument, Colorado. You might be wondering why a monthly publication in Massachusetts would write a story on a home in the Rocky Mountains, but...
Have you ever wondered how much each aspect of a home costs? People understand that a home’s cost consists of many different components, such as windows, flooring, light fixtures, etc. But how do you actually break down the cost of a home to know which parts...
This month’s issue of Modern Builder & Design Magazine has an article about two of our big timber projects we’ve done in the past: the Broadmoor Cheyenne Lodge, and a ranch in the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Here’s an excerpt: “Clients might imply ‘money is no...
This month’s edition of Builder Magazine online has another article written by our very own Andy Stauffer. In it, he describes the typical scenario that we see in our Design/Build company: where we assemble “the team” of Designer, Builder, and...
Today, American Express ran a story called “The Big Purchase That Helped These Construction Businesses Grow” and we were happy to contribute our story. Construction equipment, as you might guess, is quite expensive, and it’s usually a major step for...
Have you ever visited HowStuffWorks.com? It’s a great website full of information with questions and answers on, well, how stuff works. Today, they published an article on how you can build homes with materials you find in nature. Andy Stauffer was quoted in it,...