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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 high-end HVAC system is only as good as the design behind it. Eric Brown explains how Everett Custom Homes approaches proper sizing, sealed attics, heat pumps, humidity control, fresh-air ventilation and indoor air quality in Charlotte custom homes.
Start with shoreline, floodplain, and soils before you design a house on Lake Wylie. Duke Energy permits, vegetated buffers, flood maps, and well or septic setbacks decide where the home can sit and whether a dock is even eligible.
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.