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September 2008

Reclaimed Material Suits Custom Homes

Here's how one custom builder salvages aged and weathered wood to give it a second life in custom homes

Hand & Power Tools

Custom Builder Product Report: Hand & Power Tools

These products from DeWalt, Lenox and more are the cutting edge.
What's New

Custom Builder Product Report: What’s New

The latest and the greatest products from Stone Impressions, Napoleon and more.
Design: Idea File

Reclaimed Material Suits Custom Homes

Drive along any given U.S. highway and you'll see them in the distance: dilapidated barns leaning precariously toward collapse. There's gold in those barns! Ask Gary Norman. He'll fashion those forgotten barn planks into a truly one-of-a-kind custom home.
Editor's Note

Style and Substance: Raising the Bar

This year's Design Challenge winners really raised the bar.
News

Standby power generators can keep custom home buyers going

Uninterrupted power keeps homeowners cool (or warm) under the worst weather or rolling blackout.
Entertainment Centers

Custom Builder Product Report: Entertainment Centers

Watch TV in style with these new entertainment center products from Bose, Sonance and more.
Leading by Design

Ability to Interpret Homebuyer’s Vision is Key to Unique Outdoor Living Spaces

Daniel Andersen talks about his work and the importance of getting inside the customer’s head and heart.
Back to Business

How Custom Builders Can Achieve Balance in an Unbalanced World

Small-builder expert Tom Stephani emphasizes the importance of setting limits on work schedules, practicing effective time management and pursuing a healthy lifestyle.
Design Challenge

Custom Builder Design Challenge Winners Offer Imaginative Plans for Lake House

Entrants in the 2008 Custom Builder Design Challenge got creative with plans to design a lakefront vacation home.
Design: Details

Decorative Concrete is Flexible and Affordable

A client wants to use stone in the house you’re building for them, but it’s too expensive and doesn’t fit their budget. Instead of saying no, use concrete: it can take the shape and color of anything your client wants it to be.
 

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