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This is the story of how we started our new build in Palmetto Bluff, from issuing the Approved Permit Plan Set through to beginning the build by our construction team, Simplified Construction. Mid 2020, when the pandemic was wreaking its worst, my wife and I purchased the land behind our home in Moreland Village, within

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Begin a conversation around building a home for a potential client, and one of the first questions will be, "How much will it cost?" Now is not the time to ask such a question as during the interview phase of talking to prospective builders. Costs will be approximate and not anything a builder can commit

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Living in the lowcountry involves recognizing that your home will need elevating if you are anywhere near saltwater, as storm related flooding can be a real possibility. The height of that required elevation is derived from 3 factors: Flood DatumFEMA Flood Zone (or Base Food Elevation) where your land resides (e.g. AE13)Statutory freeboard stipulated by

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Type "limewash Charleston SC" into any browser, and your search results will undoubtedly deliver multiple pages featuring our downtown home and office at 95 Broad Street.  The bright orange edifice of this historic building, known to local historians as The Major Peter Bocquet House, is the backdrop for many an artist's rendition or a bride's