We love kitchens around here! Like I mentioned in my last post, kitchens have become the centerpiece of our homes.
September 2, 2014
We love kitchens around here! Like I mentioned in my last post, kitchens have become the centerpiece of our homes.
September 2, 2014OK – now for something fun! We’ve gone through the plan phase and have submitted for our building permit which means it’s time to make color selections!
August 28, 2014Like most people, I have good days, and I have bad days. Last Tuesday started out pretty ordinary. I completed my morning run, kissed my boys goodbye and then headed out to visit a jobsite.
August 20, 2014Now that your grading plan is nearing completion and your house plans are in final design, you should start to prepare for the county building permitting process.
August 12, 2014Making design decisions can be quite daunting. There is a lot to think about. Trying to imagine how you are going to use a space before it’s built is difficult.
August 7, 2014The process of building a custom home comes with a lot of steps! So far we’ve covered the following: Finding the Perfect Lot The Study Period Choosing Your Home Design Financing Your Custom Home Project Site Development Hiring Your Site Engineer Now that you have your site engineer working on the grading plan, it’s time to finalize your house plans.
August 5, 2014One of the first tasks you’ll have after your lot is secured and you’ve selected your home design is to hire a Site Engineer.
August 1, 2014Building a custom home isn’t all about designing that perfect kitchen and waiting to breathe in that new carpet smell.
July 28, 2014In 2014, we started a new program for our employees called NDI Gives Back. Our goal with NDI Gives Back is to challenge each NDI employee to go out into his or her community and make a difference.
July 21, 2014Well 2014 is more than half over. It seems like just yesterday I was putting away the Christmas decorations, shoveling snow and figuring out which of my New Year’s resolutions I could still salvage and make happen. I should exercise more. I should eat better. I shouldn’t sweat the small stuff. Yadda yadda yadda.
July 17, 2014Money. This isn’t everyone’s favorite topic but when it comes to building a custom home, it is one of the most important conversations you will have.
July 10, 2014I don’t know about you but I LOVE looking at house plans. I can sit down with a set of plans and know within 30 seconds if I could live in it.
July 8, 2014The lot contract is ratified! Now what? Once the contract is ratified, I always go through the following steps before removing the study period contingency from the contract.
July 2, 2014Looking for the perfect lot? Finding good building lots in Northern Virginia is not easy. If you already own a lot or an older home you plan to tear down, that is great! If not and you need some assistance on what to look for, here is our process of finding lots.
June 30, 2014When I think about the word integrity, I think of my dad. I think about the simple principles he used to build NDI into the great company it is today. It was never about being the biggest. It was about being the best. It was about seeing a client in the grocery store and wanting to approach them to say hi instead of turning the other way.
June 19, 2014In 2001, I was leading a successful career in software sales when an opportunity came up to work for NDI. Dad needed a sales manager and I was looking for something more. I never thought I would work for my dad. To say our relationship growing up was strained would be an understatement and when I turned 16, I’m pretty sure we would go days (ok maybe weeks) at a time without talking. Can anyone relate?
June 19, 2014Welcome! If you are looking for a custom builder, you will do a lot of research. You will ask your neighbors, your friends and your family what they think. You will Google. You will comb through Pinterest. You will watch HGTV. It’s all part of the decision making process and it’s all good. My goal for this blog is simple. I want you to get to know me and NDI so that you can see firsthand what makes us such a great team.
June 19, 2014I thought it would be helpful to someone considering a custom home to have a resource (this blog) for the process from start to finish. Building 40-50 homes a year for our clients, NDI clearly knows how to build a house. What you may not know is that we also build 3-5 NDI spec houses each year, for which we source and buy the land, get the permits, design the house and then build. We go through what our clients go through and, in doing so, have acquired a ton of knowledge to share--which is the main reason for starting my blog.
June 6, 2014
