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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 2026-10-19

Building Science

What to Plan for Radon Control in a Charlotte Custom Home

Radon control for a Charlotte custom home is a passive soil-gas stack drawn before the slab or crawl space closes, then a test of that house. A fan is added only if the test calls for one, and a Zone 3 label on the 1993 EPA map is not a reason to skip either step.

By Eric Brown 2026-10-09