Very good article in the LA times about building Green. Geared a little to the west coast but still good reading:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-greenhouse29jul29,0,6789414.story
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Real Reality
For those of you who are big fans of the "home" reality shows please remember these shows are not 100% reality.
The show that makes me shake my head the most is "Flip This House". I watch these shows and can see right through the "produced" elements. It's very obvious the discussions between house flipping "cast" and contractors is semi-scripted. It has also come out in the news that some of these "flips" were staged and the "cast" never actually owned the house or even sold it.
Another one favorite is "Extreme Makeover". Yes, they build houses for good causes but the reality of building a complete home in a week is very doubtful. I'm sure there is plenty going on before the "week" starts that is not shown.
Just remember, when venturing in your project, be sure to ask your contractor questions on timeframes as TV tends to warp away from "reality" even though they call it reality.
The show that makes me shake my head the most is "Flip This House". I watch these shows and can see right through the "produced" elements. It's very obvious the discussions between house flipping "cast" and contractors is semi-scripted. It has also come out in the news that some of these "flips" were staged and the "cast" never actually owned the house or even sold it.
Another one favorite is "Extreme Makeover". Yes, they build houses for good causes but the reality of building a complete home in a week is very doubtful. I'm sure there is plenty going on before the "week" starts that is not shown.
Just remember, when venturing in your project, be sure to ask your contractor questions on timeframes as TV tends to warp away from "reality" even though they call it reality.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Virtual Tour
We have posted a virtual tour of our Crawford model. You can watch as we take start with the raw land, set the panelized package to the finished home.
Video - Crawford Virtual Tour
Video - Crawford Virtual Tour
Monday, April 9, 2007
Builder's Open House
Looking to build a new home? Visit our recently complete Crawford model this Sunday. Bring your plans or take a look at what we have to offer.
Sunday April 15th, 12-3pm, 264 Child Road, Woodstock, CT
Sunday April 15th, 12-3pm, 264 Child Road, Woodstock, CT
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
New Models Announced
At the Harvest Homes Dealer meeting last week, four new models were announced. These new designs reflect today's growing trends like contemporary design and first floor living.
You can find all of these homes plus all of our standard models at our website: www.jenranbuilders.com. Also announced at the meeting was a reduction in pricing. The soft lumber market has allowed us to make for increases in other areas. Whether you are looking for a General Contractor to build your home from start to finish or just want a shell with fixed pricing for all of your lumber, windows and roofing then give us a call, we can handle it!
You can find all of these homes plus all of our standard models at our website: www.jenranbuilders.com. Also announced at the meeting was a reduction in pricing. The soft lumber market has allowed us to make for increases in other areas. Whether you are looking for a General Contractor to build your home from start to finish or just want a shell with fixed pricing for all of your lumber, windows and roofing then give us a call, we can handle it!
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Welcome!
Welcome to our new home construction blog. We hope to touch on a number of subjects ranging from tips on building your home to funny construction stories to helpful websites and companies.
We are new home builders located in Woodstock, CT. Our coverage area is the eastern half of Connecticut and all of Rhode Island. We may make extended trips outside of those areas when scheduling permits.
We are dealers for Harvest Homes and Greystokes Intl. Harvest Homes supplies high-quality panelized construction. With panelized construction, your home is built in an indoor climate controlled environment and allows us to have the house under roof in a matter of a week or two. They offer competitive pricing and this allows us to give you a fixed price on a good portion of the cost for building a home.
Greystokes Intl supplies custom cedar cabins and homes. They are located in British Columbia, Canada and have access to the high quality lumber and western red cedar that British Columbia is well known for. Aside from building these high quality packages we can also supply the packages throughout New England and parts of the eastern US.
We hope you enjoy and visit our blog frequently. Please feel free to leave comments on any of our entries. If you are interested in building a new home please visit the links on the left hand side or just give us a call at (888) 240-5768
The CT Country Cabins, LLC/JenRan Builders Team
We are new home builders located in Woodstock, CT. Our coverage area is the eastern half of Connecticut and all of Rhode Island. We may make extended trips outside of those areas when scheduling permits.
We are dealers for Harvest Homes and Greystokes Intl. Harvest Homes supplies high-quality panelized construction. With panelized construction, your home is built in an indoor climate controlled environment and allows us to have the house under roof in a matter of a week or two. They offer competitive pricing and this allows us to give you a fixed price on a good portion of the cost for building a home.
Greystokes Intl supplies custom cedar cabins and homes. They are located in British Columbia, Canada and have access to the high quality lumber and western red cedar that British Columbia is well known for. Aside from building these high quality packages we can also supply the packages throughout New England and parts of the eastern US.
We hope you enjoy and visit our blog frequently. Please feel free to leave comments on any of our entries. If you are interested in building a new home please visit the links on the left hand side or just give us a call at (888) 240-5768
The CT Country Cabins, LLC/JenRan Builders Team
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