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How to Compare Custom Home Builder Proposals | Charlotte
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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, Addition & Renovation Costs in Charlotte, NC
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Custom Home, Addition & Renovation Costs in Charlotte, NC

What does it really cost to build a custom home, add an addition, or undertake a major renovation in Charlotte? Everett Custom Homes shares four real-world construction pricing examples, ranging from $400,000 to over $2 million, and explains why square footage alone doesn't determine the cost of building.

By Eric Brown
How a Custom Home Budget Actually Works
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How a Custom Home Budget Actually Works

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.

By Eric Brown
Planning a Multigenerational Suite in a Charlotte Custom Home
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Planning a Multigenerational Suite in a Charlotte Custom Home

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.

By Eric Brown
Why We Build Sealed Crawl Spaces in Charlotte Custom Homes
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Why We Build Sealed Crawl Spaces in Charlotte Custom Homes

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.

By Eric Brown
I Built a Custom Home—and My Cell Phone Barely Works Inside
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I Built a Custom Home—and My Cell Phone Barely Works Inside

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.

By Eric Brown