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Selections at a Glance: What We Chose + Why

Selections at a Glance: What We Chose + Why

Selections at a Glance: What We Chose + Why

Healthy Home Decisions We’re Making as We Build — Without Blowing the Budget

Healthy Home Decisions We’re Making as We Build — Without Blowing the Budget

Healthy Home Decisions We’re Making as We Build — Without Blowing the Budget

LIVE BUILD COSTS

LIVE BUILD COSTS

LIVE BUILD COSTS

Phase 4 custom home build cost breakdown featuring trusses, windows, exterior doors, slider, and custom iron front door expenses before dry-in.

Phase 4 custom home build cost breakdown featuring trusses, windows, exterior doors, slider, and custom iron front door expenses before dry-in.

Phase 4: Trusses, Windows + Doors — What We Spent Before Dry-In

Two-story concrete block construction on our custom Florida home during Phase 3, with equipment used to lift materials to the second floor.

Two-story concrete block construction on our custom Florida home during Phase 3, with equipment used to lift materials to the second floor.

What It Actually Cost to Build Our Block Walls: Phase 3

Our New Build Kitchen Appliance Selections: Beautiful, Functional + Budget Conscious

Our New Build Kitchen Appliance Selections: Beautiful, Functional + Budget Conscious

Our New Build Kitchen Appliance Selections: Beautiful, Functional + Budget Conscious

Healthy Home Decisions We’re Making in Our New Build

Healthy Home Decisions We’re Making in Our New Build

Healthy Home Decisions We’re Making in Our New Build

Footer excavation and rebar for the stem wall foundation of our custom Florida home before the concrete foundation pour.

Footer excavation and rebar for the stem wall foundation of our custom Florida home before the concrete foundation pour.

What It Actually Cost to Build Our Foundation: Phase 2

Designing Our Forever Home: The Vision Behind Our Custom Home Build

Designing Our Forever Home: The Vision Behind Our Custom Home Build

Designing Our Forever Home: The Vision Behind Our Custom Home Build

Black-and-white architectural rendering of our two-story custom forever home in Florida before construction began.

Black-and-white architectural rendering of our two-story custom forever home in Florida before construction began.

What It Actually Cost to Start Building Our Forever Home: Phase 0 — Plans, Permits + Pre-Build

Aerial view of our homesite after site clearing and grading, showing the newly created house pad surrounded by the property.

Aerial view of our homesite after site clearing and grading, showing the newly created house pad surrounded by the property.

Building Our Forever Home: Site Prep, Grading + Creating the House Pad | Phase 1

Primary bathroom design board with warm gold plumbing fixtures, blue-green tile, wood vanity and freestanding tub

Primary bathroom design board with warm gold plumbing fixtures, blue-green tile, wood vanity and freestanding tub

Brizo vs Delta: Why We Chose Delta Champagne Bronze for Our Custom Home

European country-style forever home with warm white stucco, sage shutters and a standing seam metal roof

European country-style forever home with warm white stucco, sage shutters and a standing seam metal roof

We’re Building Our Forever Home — And I’m Questioning Everything

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