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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…
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![This home we built in West Asheville is an example of a Green-Built Certified home.](http://images.ctfassets.net/312o1twxgrm3/35GsDi05QQD6btNd2FhnXJ/26791788ffb4f5ec0615ecdec61927b4/Sand_Hill_Front_facing.jpg?w=500&h=333&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
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…
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![The front view of the Chadwell home in Cullowhee.](http://images.ctfassets.net/312o1twxgrm3/IjYM5TZ63rqX9jnNXyzJh/548d097b61b02eb999ea3dece2039277/BK7A5561.jpg?w=500&h=334&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
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…
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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…
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![A Sundog Home with many of the modern elements new clients desire.](http://images.ctfassets.net/312o1twxgrm3/1LfDNO4IVnALPMokcCs10W/531a5b909cb3da88664cbfe2a09d52c1/IMG_7284-HDR.jpg?w=500&h=333&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
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…
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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…
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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…
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![Sundog Homes' Sales Manager Phillip Gamble and Division President David Earley discuss why it is a good time to build a home.](http://images.ctfassets.net/312o1twxgrm3/469GfIQ5nEk8ZllEDa54BB/af2b28ad2d654147bea0164af1c43ca9/4161B780-5DFD-49D1-9226-CAE7FCA6CFD9.jpeg?w=500&h=261&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
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…
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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…
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![This front-facing rendering of 1463 showcases the plan's contemporary style, including an inverted roofline and a spacious, covered front stoop.](http://images.ctfassets.net/312o1twxgrm3/6ZfP5RdspmYPF5leniDYso/59d43c1ab2da8aaef52b3d33d6e42ade/1419B_300.jpeg?w=500&h=375&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
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…
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![A Sundog-built mountain modern home in Cullowhee River Club.](http://images.ctfassets.net/312o1twxgrm3/4sKIX2hj9NMzF0WFNLCrM6/785fe94885e4bb9673f1cf0cf0b6c0cc/wheeRiverClub-7-1210x423.jpg?w=500&h=175&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
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…
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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…
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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…
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![An aerial view of a Sundog Homes build on Bear Lake in Tuckasegee, NC.](http://images.ctfassets.net/312o1twxgrm3/3KitRt4kYz2ApfiQVt8QGx/e26dcd12565045812c60b7204a9ed90e/YUNC0025-1-1500x630.jpg?w=500&h=210&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
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…
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