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    Price Per Square Foot

    We're often asked by prospective clients, "What's your price per square foot?" This is a very reasonable question to ask any home builder…

    Posted a year ago

    This home we built in West Asheville is an example of a Green-Built Certified home.

    7 Tips for a Greener Home

    Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 to increase awareness about the environmental problems facing the planet. This year, Earth Day is on…

    Posted 2 years ago

    The front view of the Chadwell home in Cullowhee.

    A Home Away From Home in the NC Mountains

    The Chadwells, homebuilder Mike and interior designer Jodi, didn’t initially plan to build a custom vacation home, but they didn’t like what…

    Posted 2 years ago

    Master bathroom with stand-alone tub, individual sinks, individual vanity mirrors.

    The 5 Most-Requested Bathroom Upgrades

    It’s the first room you enter when you wake up in the morning, and the last one you visit before you turn in for the night. A great bathroom…

    Posted 2 years ago

    A Sundog Home with many of the modern elements new clients desire.

    The 5 Most Popular Homebuilding Trends of 2023

    Have you ever gone to a friend's new house and said to yourself, "Why can't my house look that good?" Is it your greatest dream that an HGTV…

    Posted 3 years ago

    One view of the Green's kitchen.

    Top 6 Kitchen Must-Haves

    When a client begins building a home with Sundog Homes, one of their first steps after choosing a plan is to visit our Design Studio to…

    Posted 3 years ago

    Kitchen area of Design Studio

    Introducing: Studio Sundog

    When Sundog Homes moved our Asheville offices to a larger space in 2019 and sold our model home in Weaverville, we felt like it was the…

    Posted 4 years ago

    Sundog Homes' Sales Manager Phillip Gamble and Division President David Earley discuss why it is a good time to build a home.

    Should I Wait to Build a Home?

    The last year-and-a-half has made a large swath of the public take a closer look at our surroundings and say, “Why is this house so small…

    Posted 4 years ago

    Full-color illustration of the Mountain Dog home plan by Lorraine Plaxico.

    Transforming Blueprints into Art with an Architectural Illustrator

    Throughout the 7 years Sundog Homes has worked with her, Lorraine Plaxico has consistently produced gallery-worthy watercolor renderings of…

    Posted 4 years ago

    This front-facing rendering of 1463 showcases the plan's contemporary style, including an inverted roofline and a spacious, covered front stoop.

    Designing a Modern Home, Redfin Asks the Experts

    Redfin reached out to ask the experts for some tips about what to keep in mind when designing a modern home. Of course, we were honored, and…

    Posted 5 years ago

    A Sundog-built mountain modern home in Cullowhee River Club.

    A Mountain Modern Home in Cullowhee

    When Dan and Judy Geiger moved from Pennsylvania to the mountains of Western North Carolina, they sought a home that reflected a “mountain…

    Posted 5 years ago

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    Construction Financing

    Our customers are often surprised to learn that even the largest banks in the United States don’t offer support for construction loans. And…

    Posted 5 years ago

    The Sundog Homes team standing in front of the event booth at the 2020 AHBA Build & Remodel Expo

    2020 AHBA Build Remodel Expo

    Thanks to everyone who attended the 2020 AHBA Build & Remodel Expo in Asheville, NC and thanks to the fine folks at the Asheville Home…

    Posted 6 years ago

    An aerial view of a Sundog Homes build on Bear Lake in Tuckasegee, NC.

    Understand Your Land

    The process of building a custom home from the ground up can seem daunting at first. There are so many decisions to make, not the least of…

    Posted 6 years ago

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