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All Custom Homes (36) Custom Home Building Tips (17) Charlotte Neighborhoods (15) Building Your Dream Home (13) Building Science (12) Construction (11) Local Charlotte, NC (10) Choosing a Home Builder (8) Custom Home Construction (6) Home Building (6) Luxury Home Features (4) Exterior Construction (3) Healthy Home Builds (2) Waterproofing (1) Barndominium (1)
How to Compare Custom Home Builder Proposals | Charlotte
Custom Homes

How to Compare Custom Home Builder Proposals | Charlotte

Two builders can price the same plans and come back hundreds of thousands of dollars apart, usually because they aren’t estimating the same house. Eric Brown explains how to compare custom home builder proposals in Charlotte: what the drawings leave out, how allowances and specifications differ, how site and foundation risk is handled, and what changes when you compare cost-plus with fixed-price bids.

By Eric Brown
Custom Home Building Tips

What to Lock In Early for Custom Millwork on a Charlotte Home

Custom millwork for a Charlotte home has to be locked on shop drawings before fabrication: species, profiles, hardware, stairs, built-ins, and finish. Final lengths and undercuts are measured only after the new house or renovated room is closed in.

By Eric Brown
How Much Does a Home Addition Cost in Charlotte, NC?
Construction

How Much Does a Home Addition Cost in Charlotte, NC?

How much does it really cost to add onto a house in Charlotte? Eric Brown of Everett Custom Homes explains why square-foot pricing can be misleading, how engineered drawings and subcontractor proposals produce more accurate budgets, and what homeowners should know about structural modifications, unforeseen conditions, and construction costs.

By Eric Brown
How to Match a Home Addition to an Existing Charlotte House
Custom Home Building Tips

How to Match a Home Addition to an Existing Charlotte House

Matching an addition in Charlotte starts with the house already on the lot: floor levels, roof pitch, brick, millwork, and window rhythm. The join is construction, not decoration, especially where water has to leave the wall.

By Eric Brown
What to Know Before Building a Custom Home in Matthews, NC
Local Charlotte, NC

What to Know Before Building a Custom Home in Matthews, NC

A custom house in Matthews is a two-desk project: Town zoning, overlays, and canopy first, then Mecklenburg County building permits and inspections. Infill lots also have to clear tree rules, Piedmont clay drainage, and any HOA covenants.

By Eric Brown
How We Manage Water in a Custom Home: The Details You May Never See
Custom Homes

How We Manage Water in a Custom Home: The Details You May Never See

Water management in a custom home involves far more than waterproofing a foundation. From window flashing and brick drainage to grading, roof runoff, crawlspaces, retaining walls, and underground drainage, every part of the house and site needs to work together. Eric Brown explains how Everett Custom Homes approaches the details homeowners may never see—but that can matter for decades.

By Eric Brown