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Building in Palmetto Bluff: Tips to Prevent Water Intrusion

Every house in the South worth its salt has to have an outside space. Code says that if that outside space is elevated, it needs a functional railing.  Yet how many times have you seen railings begin to rot and disintegrate after only a few years? What separates a good builder from the crowd is

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Custom Build Project in Palmetto Bluff: A Formula for Estimating Costs

Our custom home build at Palmetto Bluff is now nearing completion. The Garage/Carriage House is about two weeks out and the main house another 4 weeks or so. The speed it has happened has attracted a good deal of local attention, and a question posed of "just how much would my own home cost to

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Building in Palmetto Bluff: 10 Weeks and Interior Details Begin

This week marks nearly 11 consecutive weeks of construction on our project at Palmetto Bluff. The weather has been as hot as Hades not to mention about 8 inches of rain fell in a week turning the grounds to a swamp. Both of these scenarios, being gifts from Mother Nature and outside of our control,

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Building in Palmetto Bluff: A Quick Pace and Managing the Timeline

Our build at Palmetto Bluff progresses on schedule, a result of careful planning and outlining expectations with crews and subcontractors at every step of the project.  The Gantt Chart shows it running at about 6% per week. With a typical custom build taking 8 - 12 months, that represents a cracking pace although our ability

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