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Older homes deserve respect, but age alone does not guarantee quality. Eric Brown shares lessons from Charlotte-area projects and explains how modern engineering, materials and hands-on builder oversight can create a better-performing custom home.
Homeowner decisions shape a custom home’s schedule. Learn when appliances, lighting, cabinets, rough-ins, fireplaces, flooring, and exterior materials need to be selected for a Charlotte build.
Learn how Everett Custom Homes develops a realistic custom-home budget using engineered plans, professional takeoffs, supplier bids, detailed specifications, allowances, contingencies and open-book cost tracking.
A well planned multigenerational suite is a private, apartment-scale wing of one Charlotte custom home. It needs its own entry, HVAC, accessible bath, and enough privacy for two households to share a lot without sharing every hour.
Why does Everett Custom Homes build sealed, conditioned crawl spaces? In Charlotte’s humid climate, controlling moisture beneath a home helps protect hardwood floors, framing, and indoor air quality. Learn how we combine professional-grade dehumidifiers with HVAC supply air—and why floodplain requirements sometimes call for a different approach.
You can build a highly engineered, exceptionally efficient custom home and then discover that your cell phone barely works once you walk inside. I know because I have dealt with this personally, and several of our clients have pointed out the same problem after moving in.