Builder articles from November 2003

Builder archives from November 2003

All-star performance: the housing industry enjoyed a fantastic year in 2003, and the entire economy benefited.(Editor's Note)
November 1, 2003... IF HOUSING WERE A PROFESSIONAL SPORT, NEWSPAPERS would be full of praise right now for its heroic performance. Cities would be throwing ticker-tape parades. Fans would be lining up to buy season tickets. Columnists would be campaigning to give...

That's a wrap.(B Mail)
November 1, 2003... "MOLD OFF" (SEPTEMBER, PAGE 154) was very interesting. I advise builders on mold prevention and am always looking for better products. I am glad Mr. Maynard included Kevin Powell's assertion that while materials are important, the methods of...

Defective work.(B Mail)
November 1, 2003... THANKS FOR THE ARTICLE "DEFECTIVE Thinking" (September, page 136). You pointed out many areas where builders are overlooking, or not realizing, quality is being compromised. Recently, I moved to Colorado and noticed that the majority of...

Callbacks.(B Mail)(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2003... MATTAMY'S ADVISER IN TWO RECENT deals was misidentified (September, page 52). Michael P. Kahn & Associates represented Mattamy; JMP Securities advised Atlantic Builders. Also, Bill Lanius is CFO of Atlantic Builders. The builder of...

Calendar.
November 1, 2003... NOVEMBER 11-13 Hanley-Wood's BIG BUILDER Conference, Las Vegas This one-of-a-kind forum will address issues critical to senior executives running high-volume home building companies. Contact: 866-452-2815 or www.bigbuilder.com....

Where's the wood? Soaring prices for panels and lumber have builders worried, but economists say this is an unexpected blip, not a sign of things to come.(Condition Critical)
November 1, 2003... UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION FOR THE past six months, you've been slammed by huge cost increases in plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), and softwood framing. How did this happen? High market demand, wood diverted toward the rebuilding...

Commuter bonus.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)(Fannie Mae Corp.)
November 1, 2003... Fannie Mae plans to launch its Smart Commute initiative program in Baltimore. The program provides larger mortgages as a reward to home buyers who choose to live near transit stations. It will be the 12th market to participate in the program....

Out of reach.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)(hourly wage )
November 1, 2003... The National Low Income Housing Coalition reports that the hourly wage needed to afford fair market rent rose 37 percent in four years: from 1999's $11.08 an hour to $15.21 in 2003. The group's report, "Out of Reach: 2003," says the least...

Sunny deals.(Big Deals)(Crawford Homes Inc.)(MDC Holdings)
November 1, 2003... The Sunshine State is the place to be for growth-oriented builders. In September, M.D.C. Holdings bought the assets of Crawford Homes, a top 10 builder in Jacksonville, Fla., for an undisclosed price. Crawford closed 302 homes in the first...

Quota quarrel.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)
November 1, 2003... New Jersey's Council on Affordable Housing plans to eliminate the state's quota system based on projected population growth and will instead tie development of low-cost housing to job and population growth. Under the plan, one in every 10 units...

Small talk.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)
November 1, 2003... U.S. Census data show that the median lot size for new single-family homes declined from 9,750 square feet in 1992 to 8,612 square feet last year. One result of this down-sizing, experts say, is an increasing demand for zero-lot-line homes.

Slower growth.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)(housing values)
November 1, 2003... Housing values are still rising, but more slowly than they have in the past, which has soothed bubble-related concerns. Year-over-year, the average U.S. home price increased 5.56 percent between the second quarters of 2002 and 2003, according...

Boise raises the bar: one U.S. forest products company and its customers adopt a dramatic new policy of environmental stewardship.(Green Leadership)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT A BIG FOREST products company gets cheers from environmental groups such as the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), American Lands Alliance, and the National Forest Protection Alliance. But Boise is getting the red carpet...

Software saws costs: a collaboration tool saves one builder nearly $60,000 in annual costs.(Cost Cutter)
November 1, 2003... AUTODESK'S BUZZSAW SOFTWARE has been a major cost saver for Hacienda Builders in Phoenix. Most of the savings come from reduced printing costs, since plans can now be viewed online, as well as from reduced faxing of bids, work orders, and...

Barely affordable.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)
November 1, 2003... The California Association of Realtors reported in the fall that only 26 percent of the state's households could afford a median-priced home, a drop of 2 percent over the past year. A median-priced home in the Golden State is $383,320....

Access code.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)
November 1, 2003... Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is calling for building code changes that will require 10 percent of single-family homes and townhouses to be made livable for people in wheelchairs and 10 percent more to be built with wider doorways and wider...

City living.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)(Barratt American Inc.)
November 1, 2003... Barratt American is going urban. Early in 2004, the Carlsbad, Calif.-based builder expects to begin work on the Metrome, a 184-unit, mid-rise condo building in a rapidly developing area of downtown San Diego. It represents one of the first...

Pyramid power: a Texas builder tackles an ancient form.(Out Of Egypt)(Kelly Beal Custom Homes)
November 1, 2003... FOR TEXAS CUSTOM HOME builder Kelly Beal, plans for the 60-foot residential pyramid he's constructing outside Fort Worth, Texas, came about just the way many designs for more conventional houses do--on a piece of scratch paper. "You've heard...

Repair E-Shop: DeWalt takes the hassle out of power tool repairs.(Editor's Internet Pick)
November 1, 2003... GETTING YOUR POWER TOOLS SERVICED AND repaired can be a hassle. If you send them away it can be expensive, and it can be tricky ordering the right parts if you're doing the work yourself. Baltimore-based DeWalt has taken the hassle out of...

Tight fit.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)
November 1, 2003... The popularity of SUVs is forcing custom home builders to rethink the standard 21-by-21-foot garage with a 7-foot-tall door. Current trends include three-car, 22-by-22-foot attached garages with 9-foot door openings; supplemental unattached...

More than bricks and mortar: a new book by Kent W. Colton explores the housing industry's past--and its future challenges.(Literary News)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... LACK OF LAND, REGULATORY BARRIERS, AND THE dearth of affordable housing are all challenges that haunt the future of the building industry. But Kent W. Colton, senior scholar at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, thinks there's a...

Universal appeal: a wheelchair-riding architect takes honors for accessible, affordable apartments.(Easy Access)(Erick Mikiten)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... CALDERA PLACE APARTMENTS IN CONCORD, Calif., is just 12 units of very low-income housing, but it's been garnering some mighty big praise lately. Erick Mikiten, the architect responsible for its inventive design, was recently presented with the...

Heroes' welcome.(House blend: trends, tips, cool stuff)(Maple Street Homes)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Maple Street Homes is making it easier for public service workers (police, fire, and EMS personnel) and other groups it calls "hometown heroes" in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky to own homes. The incentive program offers discount coupons for...

Storming the castles: gigantic trophy homes face increasing scrutiny these days, as economic and societal forces line up opposite homeowners with money to burn.(Affluenza Backlash?)
November 1, 2003... BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS IN THE United States should take note of the sudden demise of posh, oversized custom homes in Britain. You think planning regulations are too tough here? English lawmakers recently set a moratorium on permits for the...

Elbow room: a Penn State study looks at how land use affects property values.(Inside Story)
November 1, 2003... A NEW FOUR-YEAR STUDY CONDUCTED BY two professors of agricultural and environmental economics shows that in at least one rural Pennsylvania county, open space within 400 meters of a house has the most positive impact on house prices, followed...

Champion effort: top HUD-code builder cuts capacity, closes loan business in quest for profitability.(The straight dope: the whole truth and nothing but the truth)(Champion Enterprises)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... With manufactured home shipments at 40-year lows, even top HUD-code builders are struggling for profits. In September, Champion Enterprises, the country's biggest manufactured housing builder, announced plans for ending its red ink: the closing...

Quick change.(Top shelf: the latest and greatest building products)
November 1, 2003... IT TAKES THREE SECONDS OR LESS TO change a blade in the Squeeze Knife, making it the fastest quick-change, utility knife, the manufacturer says. The process is simple: A lever extends the blade, a release button removes it, and the lever loads...

On the Level.(Top shelf: the latest and greatest building products)
November 1, 2003... THE ILINE AUTO-LEVELING LASER OFFERS AUTOMATIC LEVEL AND PLUMB without the use of a bubble vial. About the same size as a measuring tape, the tool has a self-contained retractable pin that easily mounts to the wall for hands-free operation. As...

Open ridge.(Top shelf: the latest and greatest building products)
November 1, 2003... RAPID RIDGE REPRESENTS A NEW GENERATION OF venting products, the company says. It incorporates an opening in the fabric along the bottom that allows the installer to see through the product during installation. The result is faster...

Sand the floor.(Top shelf: the latest and greatest building products)
November 1, 2003... HAVING CONQUERED THE COUNTERTOP-SURFACING world, quartz is now appearing as Rikett vinyl tiles. Made from 70 percent quartz, binders, and natural pigments, the tiles have a 2,000-pounds-per-square-inch rating and are highly resistant to...

Ladder up.(Top shelf: the latest and greatest building products)
November 1, 2003... AN ADDED MEASURE OF SAFETY NEVER HURT ANYONE. Ladder-Max stand-off stabilizer can provide such assurance on extension ladders up to 40 feet. Placed against vertical surfaces or directly on a roof, the accessory provides a safer work environment...

Light control.(Top shelf: the latest and greatest building products)
November 1, 2003... HOMEOWNERS NOW HAVE A WAY TO CONTROL THE light coming into their tubular skylights with the Daylight Dimmer. The product uses a baffle that is driven by an electric motor inside the skylight unit. A low-voltage switch mounted on the wall and...

Family ties: for our 2004 show home project, Builder explored what constitutes the ultimate home for today's family buyer.(The Ultimate Home)
November 1, 2003... WHEN ASKED FOR THE ONE WORD that describes family life at home, participants in our focus groups expressed amazingly similar sentiments. "They used words like crazy, frantic, chaotic, and wild," says Barb Nagle of Marketscape Research and...

Divided attention: would-be home buyers keep an eye on interest rates and employment news.(Vital Signs)
November 1, 2003... WHILE CONSUMERS MAY NOT BE AS sensitive to rate increases as expected, they are still watching those numbers closely. As interest rates rose steeply in early September, enthusiasm for home buying cooled a touch. According to preliminary...

Keep on trucking: these accessories will make your truck work even harder than it already does.(Products: products and tools every builder should know about)
November 1, 2003... YOU EXPECT YOUR TRUCK TO TAKE you to work and haul all your tools and equipment to the jobsite. But what has it done for you lately? Has it done anything unexpected? The truth is, your truck should be working harder. It would be more useful if...

On the job: the latest jobsite equipment helps work flow more smoothly.(Products: products and tools every builder should know about)
November 1, 2003... BUILDING HOMES EFFICIENTLY IS ALL about having the right tools to make the job easier. Power tools can be a big help; so, too, can having the right kinds of job site equipment. Manufacturers are stepping up with old and new offerings to meet...

2003 Conquistador of the year award winner announced: Silestone by Cosentino congratulates Hallmark Stone Company.(Special Advertising Section)
November 1, 2003... Hallmark Stone has been a full-service, wholesale fabricator for Silestone since March, 1999, servicing the Missouri, southern Illinois and eastern Kansas regions. Hallmark Stone has been awarded this honor in recognition of their commitment to...

Roadless rules.(NAHB Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The NAHB is urging the U.S. Forest Service to ensure the adequate supply of timber nationwide and to protect the livelihood of builders and other local businesses in Alaska, by exempting the Tongass and the Chugach National Forests from...

A fair hearing: the NAHB is working hard to give builders a strong voice in the courtroom.(From The President)(National Association of Home Builders of the United States)
November 1, 2003... THANKS TO A MAJOR PUSH BY THE NAHB, home builders are finally getting their day in court and prevailing on issues that have major repercussions for the cost of housing. Nobody wants to become embroiled in a lawsuit if they can held it. But...

Good times: it's shaping up to be a great decade for housing.(Seiders Economy)
November 1, 2003... DESPITE THE ECONOMIC RECESSION OF 2001, this decade is off to a great start for the housing sector. Indeed, the strength of production in recent years has provoked charges of "unsustainability" and forecasts of lower production in the years...

Tech words.(NAHB Briefs)(International Builders' Show)
November 1, 2003... Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., will provide the technology keynote address on Jan. 20--"Discovery Day"--at the 2004 International Builders' Show (IBS) in Las Vegas. He will focus on the evolution of technology in the...

Game on.(NAHB Briefs)(Building Homes of Our Own)
November 1, 2003... It's not "Soul Calibur II" or "Silent Hill 3," but the simulated home building game, "Building Homes of Our Own," has captured the imagination--and attention--of middle- and high-school students across the country. "'Building Homes of Our...

Long lasting: Annual Builder Practices Survey reveals demand for home durability continues.(The NAHB Research Center Corner)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... EACH YEAR, WITH FEEDBACK FROM BUILDERS nationwide, the NAHB Research Center's Annual Builder Practices Survey (ABPS) documents materials usage in new-home construction. The ABPS covers new-home construction material purchases by volume, size,...

Under attack.(NAHB Briefs)
November 1, 2003... HUD's ability to improve housing opportunities for America's working families would be severely undermined if Congress agrees to a Bush administration plan to transfer current program oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from HUD to...

High-end demand.(Hot sellers: sold out! Fast-moving communities)
November 1, 2003... The Residences at Black Rock, Hingham, Mass. WHY IT WORKED: Location and lifestyle combined to make The Residences at Black Rock in Hingham, Mass., an instant hit--even with prices ranging from $800,000 to $1.3 million. The former granite...

Comfort zone.(Hot sellers: sold out! Fast-moving communities)
November 1, 2003... Meadowood at Morningstar Ranch, Winchester, Calif. WHY IT WORKED: Buyers were willing to trade a 45-minute commute to San Diego for such creature comforts as high-ceilinged family rooms, oversized three-car garages, and 6,000-square-foot...

Near sellout.(Hot sellers: sold out! Fast-moving communities)(Kenwood Village, Vero Beach, Fla)
November 1, 2003... Kenwood Village, Vero Beach, Fla. WHY IT WORKED: Located in the heart of Vero Beach, Fla., Kenwood Village offers both full-time residents and visiting snowbirds a wide choice of floor plans, a long list of standard amenities, and prices...

Saving grace: a New York builder resurrects a problem-plagued development and delivers lofts, townhomes, and a community center with a heavenly past.(Ginsburg Development Corp.)
November 1, 2003... DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS AT Chapel Hill, a 110-acre residential project in Peekskill, N.Y., have been so persistent over the last 17 years that the saga has become part of local lore, written up sometimes weekly in the local paper. "Oh, yeah," says...

Show off: show homes may push builders to the limit--but they also provide exposure to thousands of people in a short amount of time, open doors to developers they hadn't worked with before, offer additional sales, and enhance reputations.
November 1, 2003... INFINITY HOMES COLLECTION IN GREENWOOD Village, Colo., has a very clear idea of what it wants to be. A semi-custom builder that builds 80 to 100 high-end homes a year in the metro Denver market, Infinity, wants to build "the coolest stuff in...

A house divided: consumer advocates and home builders see the increasingly common practice of arbitration in very different ways.
November 1, 2003... THE KINDEST WORD JOHN BURCHFIELD HAS FOR THE STATEMENT that homeowners can't win in arbitration is "absurd." To say consumers don't arbitration is so false, it not even funny," says Burchfield, general counsel for private Texas builder David...

Beyond the box: the structural insulated panels industry says SIPs are energy efficient, easy to assemble, and strong. But can they produce stylish architecture?
November 1, 2003... PAUL AND PEGGY DUNCKERS' RESIDENCE in Wilson, Wyo., is the kind of house you might expect a pair of architects to design for themselves: hip, budget-minded, energy efficient. The 1,900-square-foot farmhouse has exposed, split-faced concrete...

Healthier homes.(Special Advertising Section)
November 1, 2003... Relying on better building science, expanded educational opportunities, and third-party support, these builders have successfully integrated energy efficiency, moisture control, and indoor air quality to provide--and profit from--healthy homes....

Healthier profits.(Special Advertising Section)
November 1, 2003... Changing The Process As the largest builder in Albuquerque, NM, Max Wade of Artistic Homes had home building down to a science. As any volume operation knows, production efficiency is necessary to manage and deliver up to 800 homes a year,...

Honeywell degrees of success.(Special Advertising Section)
November 1, 2003... "We believe we're the leader because we understand all elements of the home working together as a whole system." --Mike Beckett, Newmark Homes Newmark Improves Energy Savings and Indoor Air When Newmark Homes began thinking about...

Lennox is the energy star manufacturing partner of the year.(Lennox Industries Inc.)
November 1, 2003... LENNOX HAS JUST BEEN AWARDED THE 2003 ENERGY STAR PARTNER OF the Year--Product Manufacturer award. This is the first and only time an HVAC company has ever received this prestigious honor. The ENERGY STAR program rates home products that exceed...

Georgia-Pacific's Densguard[TM] products resist mold.(Special Advertising Section)
November 1, 2003... G-P Gypsum has set a new standard for mold resistance and high performance with its line of DensGuard[TM] glass mat gypsum panels. Based on proven, paperless Dens Technology, these products offer unsurpassed mold resistance * and protection...

Family values: generations of builders continue the legacy of their fathers and grandfathers.
November 1, 2003... TWO WORDS COME UP REPEATEDLY among builders who work in their family companies: honesty and integrity. "We wanted to have honesty and integrity, because if we didn't have those two qualities, we wouldn't be where we are today," says Jirair...

Built to last: the Drees Co. celebrates 75 years in home building.(Company Profile)
November 1, 2003... DAVID DREES REMEMBERS THE MOMENT WHEN HE realized The Drees Co. had joined the big time. Paging through a newspaper a few years ago, he saw his family's business listed as a top local company. "My God, we're the largest private local company,"...

Homeward bound: the Green Co. thrives by creating uncommon places in naturally beautiful spaces.
November 1, 2003... AT THE GREEN Co., SURVIVAL HAS NEVER BEEN THE issue, despite all the pessimistic statistics about family-owned companies' longevity. "I never look at it as a question of survival, but how can we be at the top of the market," says Dan Green,...

All in the family: Virginia builder Fred Napolitano Sr. passes his love of home building onto his children.(Napolitano Homes)
November 1, 2003... AS ANYONE IN A FAMILY BUSINESS KNOWS, SUCH ventures can get complicated--fast. That's why Fred Napolitano Sr. established a few rules when his sons and daughter joined Napolitano Homes, the company he formed in 1977 with oldest son Vince:...

Tale of two, families: the Taylors and the Morleys forge a partnership that crosses generations.(Taylor-Morley Homes)
November 1, 2003... THE COMPANY THAT WOULD BECOME TAYLOR-MORLEY Homes began in 1952 with a handshake and a grocery bag full of cash. "My father was close to a customer who'd inherited some money," says Bill Taylor, chairman of Taylor-Morley Inc. and son of founder...

Garden state generations: J. S. Hovnanian and Sons serves Jersey families for 40 years.(Company Profile)
November 1, 2003... FAMILY VALUES INFLUENCED J.S. HOVNANIAN AND Sons' most well-known community in the best possible way. "One of the reasons we did Birchfield [a development offering a variety of housing types for different generations] relates back to our...

Measurable results: a new Web-based system helps builders measure costs and improve quality.(Builder tech: new gadgets. New systems. New future)(Unify International)
November 1, 2003... VOLUMES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ON HOW companies can reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an information technology investment, but most of the case studies are geared toward information technology departments and rarely deal with the specific...

E-Leads live.(Builder tech: new gadgets. New systems. New future)(BeHomeWise)
November 1, 2003... BeHomeWise recently went live with E-Leads, software that passes Internet sales leads through a gateway managed by BeHomeWise directly to builder salespeople. Robb Cohen, CEO of BeHomeWise, says the Washington Post Co.'s New Homes Guide started...

British invasion.(Builder tech: new gadgets. New systems. New future)(SiteStream Software)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... SiteStream Software is looking to duplicate its popularity in the United Kingdom here in the United States with construction management software that features modules for land, construction, sales, and warranty management. Jim DesLaurier, the...

Easy as Cat-5.(Builder tech: new gadgets. New systems. New future)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Builders looking for an easier way to prewire an in-house security system can now opt to install the Cat5 Camera Monitoring Solution from Pittsburgh-based Greyfox Systems. The new camera system is installed in the structured wiring panel and...

Master the options: a new consortium seeks to build a Web-based options selection system.(Builder tech: new gadgets. New systems. New future)(New Home Technologies)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... CAN BUILDERS AND MANUFACTURERS WORK together to streamline the time-consuming and expensive options selection process? A new organization, New Home Technologies, thinks it can. New Home Technologies, which officially formed in late June, is...

New parents.(Builder tech: new gadgets. New systems. New future)(Linear Corp.,)(Elan Home Systems)(SpeakerCraft Inc.)
November 1, 2003... Linear Corp., based in Carlsbad, Calif., the electronics subsidiary of building materials manufacturer Nortek, recently purchased SpeakerCraft for $58 million. Along with SpeakerCraft, Linear Corp. will now consist of Elan Home Systems, makers...

Time is money: a Washington builder says new Web tool saves thousands in administration costs.(Builder tech: new gadgets. New systems. New future)(deployment of BuildTopia's BuildTopia Complete construction management system has been advantageous to PN Hoffman)
November 1, 2003... RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS OVER THE WEB doesn't mean anything unless the information on the site is up-to-date and the sales leads that come in get into a salesperson's hands fast enough to convert into sales. Mark Stahl, vice president of...

Security blanket: integrated security can boost new-home sales.
November 1, 2003... BUILDERS THINKING ABOUT INSTALLING AN INTEGRATED security system as a standard item should talk to Ken Eckhaus, president of Ken D. Eckhaus Investment Co. in Las Vegas. Eckhaus has been installing Home Automation Inc. (HAI) security,...

Set the scene.(Tech gear: the latest and greatest tech products)
November 1, 2003... ONQ TECHNOLOGIES HAS RELEASED THE ONQ ADVANCED Lighting Control (ALC) Scene Learning Interface, a new lighting scene device that can be integrated into a security system or used as a stand-alone controller. Homeowners can set groups of lights...

EZ building.(Tech gear: the latest and greatest tech products)
November 1, 2003... EZHOMEBUILD 3.0 IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE geared toward small- and mid-sized builders. The software walks builders through the construction process, including pre-construction, estimating, construction, critical path scheduling, vendor and...

Site protection.(Tech gear: the latest and greatest tech products)
November 1, 2003... BUILDERS WHO WANT TO IMPROVE SECURITY ON the jobsite should check out the Pioneer Internet Camera System from Deltyme Corp. The camera equipment connects to the Internet via a dial-up line, cable modem, or DSL. Builders can place cameras at...

Stay in sync: an inexpensive utility program shares and backs up files on networked computers.(Inner workings: a step-by-step guide to home and Internet technologies)
November 1, 2003... AFTER ALL THE TIME AND MONEY IT takes to set up a small-office wireless network, nothing is more frustrating than not being able to easily share files between the desktop that sits in the office and the wireless laptop that a builder uses out...

Builder Online: stream into the future.(Missing Links)
November 1, 2003... AS MORE OF OUR READERS MIGRATE TO faster Internet connections, we here at BUILDER Online start getting excited. Why? Broadband connectivity to the Internet--now available to more than 72 percent of office-based surfers, according to a recent...

Fabulous master bath.(Builder plans: featuring new plans from the nation's leading designers)
November 1, 2003... Classic lines define the statuesque look of this four-bedroom home. An angled snack bar in the kitchen serves the breakfast area. Upstairs, Bedrooms 3 and 4 share a bath and Bedroom 2 offers a private bath. The master bedroom is sure to please...

Private master suite.(Builder plans: featuring new plans from the nation's leading designers)
November 1, 2003... PLAN: HWB4100002 FIRST FLOOR: 1,672 sq. ft. SECOND FLOOR: 788 sq. ft. TOTAL: 2,460 sq. ft. BEDROOMS: 4 BATHS: 2 1/2 DIMENSIONS: 56'-10" X 46'-6" FOUNDATION: Crawlspace, Basement PRICE CODE: C ...

Outdoor living.(Builder plans: featuring new plans from the nation's leading designers)
November 1, 2003... PLAN: HWB4100003 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,259 BONUS SPACE: 352 sq. ft. BEDROOMS: 4 BATHS: 3 DIMENSIONS: 64'-10" X 59'-6" PRICE CODE: D [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Outdoor enjoyment.(Builder plans: featuring new plans from the nation's leading designers)
November 1, 2003... PLAN: HWB4100004 FIRST FLOOR: 1,467 sq. ft. SECOND FLOOR: 513 sq. ft. TOTAL: 1,980 sq. ft. BONUS SPACE: 340 sq. ft. BEDROOMS: 3 BATHS: 2 1/2 DIMENSIONS: 67'-0" X 51'-0" PRICE CODE: B [ILLUSTRATION...

Great office space.(Builder plans: featuring new plans from the nation's leading designers)
November 1, 2003... PLAN: HWB4100005 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,151 BEDROOMS: 3 BATHS: 2 DIMENSIONS: 76'-8" X 40'-0" PRICE COBE: C [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Private porch entrance.(Builder plans: featuring new plans from the nation's leading designers)
November 1, 2003... PLAN: HWB4100006 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,404 BEDROOMS: 3 BATHS: 2 1/2 DIMENSIONS: 50'-4" X 70'-8" PRICE CODE: E [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Simple treasure.(Builder plans: featuring new plans from the nation's leading designers)
November 1, 2003... PLAN: HWB4100007 FIRST FLOOR: 846 sq. ft. SECOND FLOOR: 804 sq. ft. TOTAL: 1,650 sq. ft. BONUS SPACE: 274 sq. ft. BEDROOMS: 3 BATHS: 2 1/2 DIMENSIONS: 50'-0" X 37'-0" PRICE CODE: B [ILLUSTRATION...

Wonderful one-story.(Builder plans: featuring new plans from the nation's leading designers)
November 1, 2003... PLAN: HWB4100008 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,311 BEDROOMS: 3 BATHS: 2 1/2 DIMENSIONS: 64'-0" X 57'-2" PRICE CODE: C [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Elegant dormers.(Builder plans: featuring new plans from the nation's leading designers)
November 1, 2003... PLAN: HWB4100009 FIRST FLOOR: 1,834 sq. fl. SECOND FLOOR: 681 sq. ft. TOTAL: 2,515 sq. ft. BONUS SPACE: 365 sq. ft. BEDROOMS: 3 BATHS: 3 1/2 DIMENSIONS: 50'-8" X 66'-8" PRICE CODE: E [ILLUSTRATION...