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Framing the first floor in Vienna
Fifth in the 2014 Vienna House Project Series Most people can't believe how quickly a new house gets built, but often what they are seeing is work performed by the framers. These carpenters measure wood and build walls exactly as it is written on the architect's drawings. If you like to work from an exact plan, then you might want to Continue Reading
The Steel I-Beam Arrives
Fourth in the 2014 Vienna House Project Series It is exciting when the steel arrives at a new house. This is typical construction here in Vienna VA real estate construction to have a series of I-beams (some may say a W-beam) carry the load of the joists in the house. The steel fits into designed pockets in the concrete foundation and are Continue Reading
The Concrete Foundation of a Custom Home
Third in the 2014 Vienna House Project Series Building the concrete foundation walls of any custom home starts with a crew setting up the metal forms that hold the concrete as it dries. The metal forms rest on top of the original concrete footers that also had the steel rebar rods. The concrete is pumped into the molds and the workers Continue Reading
Building a Custom Home in Vienna
As I sent photos off to a client who is relocating to Vienna and buying a new home which is being built, I figured that other people might enjoy reading a series of blog posts on this custom home project. So, this is the first in the series documenting a tear-down project in the Town of Vienna, Virginia. In case you don't know, Vienna is Continue Reading
HomeOwner Tips: Replace your AC Air Filters Please
Let's just agree that I have shown over 250 homes this year... probably more but that's enough. Most have been professionally cleaned, painted, professionally staged, filmed, perfumed, and totally spiffed up. Yes, these babies are ready for HGTV with the camera crew and snarky comments, ready to be added to Pinterest boards around the globe, Continue Reading
My Read on Spring 2013
The phone rang and it was Craig in Texas who has been getting daily email updates from me, "Doug, what's going on in your market up there?" Again, my phone rang and it was Pat in L.A., "so Doug, based on our research things look a little "heated" over there in those Vienna real estate prices. What are your thoughts?" "Hey Doug, it's Mark from Continue Reading
Deciding to buy a lot
Anyone deciding to buy a lot to build a new home on really needs to consider some important factors which may seem daughting to a novice. If at the end of this article you decide this is the case, you may want to consider looking at some of the builder "spec" inventory that I see across Northern Virginia. Sorry folks, that "spec" inventory is going Continue Reading
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