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July 15, 2014

4 Easy Home Projects for Summer

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Summer is the time to get things done! As northern Utah’s most trusted home builder we want to give you a few tips to keep your home maintained and in top condition. Here are four suggestions that we at Mt. Sterling Custom Homes think will help keep your home better than ever!

1. Clean out the Garage

Come on, admit it–how long has it been since your garage got a good deep cleaning? With constant traffic from cars, pets and kids and an endless “tucking of things away” because you don’t know where else to put them, it doesn’t take long for the garage to become a disaster! Start by going through all the stuff and get rid of what you haven’t used in the last year by having a mini garage sale. Then take everything else out (this is where the warm summer weather comes in handy) and go to town with a deep cleaning. Scrub the concrete, wash down the walls, wipe the shelving and storage spaces. Sort and organize what you are putting back in the garage and wahLah!! you have a clean, organized space absent of clutter, dust and pests.

2. Paint a Room (or two!)

When you have a new home remodeling is probably the last thing from your mind, but painting is an easy project that doesn’t cost much money and has a huge impact. So if you are getting bored with plain walls, tape off your trim molding, move the furniture (perhaps you can store some of it in your now clean garage!) put drop cloths down to protect the floors and go to town. If you don’t want to paint a whole room try an accent wall or perhaps a fun painting technique like a stencil.

3. Plant a flower bed or a garden

Northern Utah is a great place to try out your green thumb. The growing season is longer than you would expect and what home doesn’t benefit from the curb appeal of colorful flower gardens? Or, if you have enough space, take some of your yard and make a vegetable garden. It’s a great way to make friends with the neighbors and help your grocery budget.

4. Deep Clean Your Carpets

It’s recommended to have your carpets cleaned at least once or twice annually. This will keep your home looking new and also prolong the life of your carpet. Most local grocery stores rent “Rug Doctor” machines or something similar. A basic cleaning job shouldn’t take more than a couple hours. If your carpet is really soiled you might want to spend the day at the local pool and hire a professional to do the work. Either way your home will look marvelous!

Have you already started some projects this summer? We hope this list will give you some ideas to keep your new custom home looking great and move-in condition. As always, we at Mt. Sterling Custom Homes wish you the best of luck on all your home projects and if a new home is in your future please contact us so we can help you achieve your new home dreams.

June 24, 2013

Why Be Choosey When Building a Custom Home

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One of the biggest decisions that a person or couple can make throughout their entire life is having a home built or purchasing a home. However, there are many pros and cons to both, most custom home builders will tell you that it’s cheaper in the long run and you get exactly what you want with homes that are custom designed by the buyer. Being picky over how your home is going to look or how the floor plan is going to be is not a bad thing. In fact, it shows that you are more interested in the future than what is currently happening right now. Why be choosey when building a custom home? Because in the long run it will save you time, money, and headache.

Having a home built can be extremely stressful and when it comes down to married couples, most say that it caused several discrepancies within their marriage. The decisions to be made may take up to a year to work through and plan. This is just the beginning. The planning process itself can take up to a year and a half depending on if the buyer has an idea in mind for what their end product will look like. This is one of the upsides to having a home custom built. Being choosey about it, just shows that you don’t want to live with the last homeowner’s choices but want to create your own dream house.

A key point to be choosey about when having your home custom built is the appliances, fixtures, and landscape. Even though you’ve already got your foot in the door to owning your dream home, these things can be the make it or break it of your vision. Choosing to place a chandelier in the kitchen might seem like a great idea now, but considering prices and how much electricity that fixture might take, you might find a cheaper fixture that looks just as good and drains less energy.

It’s very important that the choices made are those that you’re willing to live with for the remainder of your stay in the home. If you are indecisive about certain things, try visualizing what it will be like in your home. You can even take pictures of the items in the store, or find them online to compare how it would look versus a different model. Why be choosey when building a custom home? Because if you’re not, you could end up paying a ton of money for remodeling that could have been avoided by being choosey and planning ahead.