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How Much Will A Custom Home Cost?
You can get more for your money by not starting with the question, "How much will a custom home cost?" Whether it's a 7 million dollar custom home or [...]
The best custom home builders understand that service is as important as product
When choosing the best custom home builders, there's a truth that you ignore at your peril: your ultimate satisfaction has as much to do with your day-to-day experience of [...]
What Interior Designers Bring to the Table for Custom Home Building
Interior Designers help create safe, comfortable spaces that are perfectly tailored to your needs Custom homeowners sometimes ask what, exactly, interior designers bring to the table. It's a valid question. [...]
Keeping Product Costs Down in a Custom Home Project
Installed product costs vary greatly from product to product, but your custom home builder can help you manage them. Cost control is top-of-mind for anyone building a luxury custom [...]
Why Change Orders Are So Costly
Change orders have always led to budget increases and schedule delays, and it's not getting any better. With inflation showing up in the news and at the grocery store, [...]
The Changing Role of Custom Home Allowances
Price chaos for materials has made budgeting more complicated. Here's what you need to know about Custom Home Allowances. Most people are familiar with allowances—a way to let custom [...]
Ashley Dowling and Mario Noriega Join Merlin Team
We are pleased to welcome Ashley Dowling, Project Coordinator, and Mario Noriega, Construction Superintendent to the Merlin team. Ashley and Mario bring a wealth of experience to their respective [...]
How Do You Identify A Great Custom Home Builder?
How do you identify a great custom builder—and choose the best one for your needs? There's an oft-repeated quip that building a custom home is as much about the [...]