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Spring Is Coming: Five Reasons to Build Your New Custom Home on LBI
It is clear that homebuyers today still love their vacation homes at our beautiful New Jersey shore beaches. For those of us that are here year-round, we wouldn’t be anywhere else in the world! So what exactly is it that draws people to the shore areas like Long Beach Island, Stafford Township and the surrounding…
Read MoreThree Things to Know Before Building a Custom Home on the Water
Many families dream of owning a custom home on Long Beach Island especially one that is on the water. With so many options for beachfront, lagoon front or bay front, choosing a lot to build on can be a difficult decision. It’s crucial that you understand what your ownership rights are and how these Riparian…
Read MoreTips To Selecting the Right Home Plan for Your Custom LBI Home
Building a custom home on Long Beach Island can be an exciting experience, especially when you are looking forward to summering on the island and all that having a custom home on or near the beach can offer. There are several things to consider when choosing a plan, or reviewing design ideas with your builder…
Read MoreWinter Is Coming: Stonehenge Has Three Good Reasons to Winterize Your Home on LBI
With many of the custom homes on Long Beach Island that we build, when the season is over and the weather turns cold, it’s time for homeowners to batten up the hatches and head south. So how does a homeowner “batten up the hatches” to ensure that the home is properly closed for the colder…
Read MoreIt’s Lawn & Garden Month! Here Are Some of Our Best Landscaping Ideas for Beach Homes
As a custom home builder on Long Beach Island and surrounding coastal New Jersey areas we share a lot of information about trends and styles for home design, interior features and finishes. But as the weather warms up, and since April is Lawn and Garden Month, we wanted to share with you some of our…
Read More10 Best Reasons to Build Your New Home at the Jersey Shore
For generations people have flocked to the shores of New Jersey during the summer months for vacations and getaways. It’s the place where family memories are made and time seems to stand still. From the sounds of the seagulls and waves coming ashore during the day to the lively music and entertainment at the boardwalks at night,…
Read MoreModifying Home Plans for Functionality
In the early years of the 20th century, Chicago architect Louis Sullivan popularized the phrase ‘form ever follows function’ to capture his belief that a building’s size, massing, spatial grammar and other characteristics should be driven solely by the function of the building. The implication is that if the functional aspects are satisfied, architectural beauty would naturally and…
Read MoreHarvey Cedars – A Special Place to Build Custom Homes
Back in 1751 Harvey Cedars was nothing more than a hammock and a clump of cedars called Harvest Quarters due to it’s harvest housing used by early farmers and the cedars that grew in the area. Throughout the 1800’s it eventually became known as the Harvey Cedars we know of today. Predominantly occupied by whalers…
Read MoreBuilding On Undersized Lots in Northern Long Beach Island
For those who live on Long Beach Island area and have sustained fifty percent or more damage to their homes rebuilding is a daunting task. These homeowners know all too well that finding plans to fit on an undersized lot, ie. a 40’ wide building lot is nearly impossible. So, what does a homeowner who…
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