Timber Frame Home Planning
The dictionary defines timber as: “a large squared or dressed piece of wood ready for use or forming part of a structure.” Along with the ubiquitous calling of a falling tree, these are the two most popular references to wood…
Fall Home Checklist
Quarry View Building Group loves autumn. It’s a season of transitions as the weather turns chillier and the days grow shorter. The long days of summer are a memory but our icy winter is not ready quite yet. Now is…
Barns with Living Quarters
There is just something so down-home comforting about a barn. It speaks of simpler times when our ancestors labored with their hands to provide food and care for their families. So it makes sense that you’d want to live in…
Creating the Perfect Floor Plan
Every home starts with a floor plan. They act as a guide through your home to show a view from above of the relationships between rooms, spaces, traffic patterns, and other physical features at one level of a structure. For…
New Home Construction – Upgrades that Give you the Most ROI
Those that are planning to build a new house probably would like a crystal ball to predict the future. After all, wouldn’t we want to see how our new home looks when it’s built? Maybe when we’re ready to sell,…
Tips to Prepare Your Home for Spring Landscaping
The first signs of Spring are always a welcome sight. After surviving another cold and dark winter, the approaches of Spring are seen in the daffodils blooming and birds returning from their winter homes. Each day can bring a new…
Benefits of Building a Custom Home
Buying a new home can be one of the most exciting events in our lives. Our homes are the place of dreams fulfilled and the prospect of raising our families in a place of secure happiness. But what type of…
Residential Building Trends in 2020
Designing the outside and inside of a home is where creativity and style happen. While some choose from classic or contemporary styles, others incorporate several design trends into one house. The trendsetters among us may be wondering what are some…
What to Look for When Choosing a Contractor
Building a dream home is a goal for many of us. Incorporating our vision, taste, style and creativity often drive us to build our version of the American dream. Unfortunately, a steady flow of headlines of wayward building contractors is…
Building on Rural Land: What You Should Know
Building a new home is the dream of many Americans. From our frontiersman beginnings of log cabins and westward expansion, the concept of starting-from-scratch construction of a home that brings peace, serenity, and joy is truly an American endeavor. Tackling…