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Price Per Square Foot
We're often asked by prospective clients, "What's your price per square foot?" This is a very reasonable question to ask any home builder…
Posted a year ago
7 Tips for a Greener Home
Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 to increase awareness about the environmental problems facing the planet. This year, Earth Day is on…
Posted a year ago
A Home Away From Home in the NC Mountains
The Chadwells, homebuilder Mike and interior designer Jodi, didn’t initially plan to build a custom vacation home, but they didn’t like what…
Posted 2 years ago
The 5 Most-Requested Bathroom Upgrades
It’s the first room you enter when you wake up in the morning, and the last one you visit before you turn in for the night. A great bathroom…
Posted 2 years ago
The 5 Most Popular Homebuilding Trends of 2023
Have you ever gone to a friend's new house and said to yourself, "Why can't my house look that good?" Is it your greatest dream that an HGTV…
Posted 3 years ago
Top 6 Kitchen Must-Haves
When a client begins building a home with Sundog Homes, one of their first steps after choosing a plan is to visit our Design Studio to…
Posted 3 years ago
Introducing: Studio Sundog
When Sundog Homes moved our Asheville offices to a larger space in 2019 and sold our model home in Weaverville, we felt like it was the…
Posted 4 years ago
Should I Wait to Build a Home?
The last year-and-a-half has made a large swath of the public take a closer look at our surroundings and say, “Why is this house so small…
Posted 4 years ago
Transforming Blueprints into Art with an Architectural Illustrator
Throughout the 7 years Sundog Homes has worked with her, Lorraine Plaxico has consistently produced gallery-worthy watercolor renderings of…
Posted 4 years ago
Designing a Modern Home, Redfin Asks the Experts
Redfin reached out to ask the experts for some tips about what to keep in mind when designing a modern home. Of course, we were honored, and…
Posted 4 years ago
A Mountain Modern Home in Cullowhee
When Dan and Judy Geiger moved from Pennsylvania to the mountains of Western North Carolina, they sought a home that reflected a “mountain…
Posted 5 years ago
Construction Financing
Our customers are often surprised to learn that even the largest banks in the United States don’t offer support for construction loans. And…
Posted 5 years ago
2020 AHBA Build Remodel Expo
Thanks to everyone who attended the 2020 AHBA Build & Remodel Expo in Asheville, NC and thanks to the fine folks at the Asheville Home…
Posted 5 years ago
Understand Your Land
The process of building a custom home from the ground up can seem daunting at first. There are so many decisions to make, not the least of…
Posted 6 years ago