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What to Know Before Building a Custom Home on Lake Wylie
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What to Know Before Building a Custom Home on Lake Wylie

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.

By Eric Brown
Sealed Crawl Spaces in Charlotte | Everett Custom Homes
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Sealed Crawl Spaces in Charlotte | Everett 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