by Keri | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog, Building & Construction, Custom Homes
Congratulations on deciding to build a custom home! You may be eager to jump in and start working with an architect or designer on floor plan, size, materials, and finishes so you can move in and start living in your dream home. We’re excited to help you with it all,...
by Keri | Feb 12, 2025 | Blog, Building & Construction
Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Floods. Tornadoes. Fire. Natural disasters are a fact of life in some locations in the U.S. While the U.S. declares certain times of the year “Hurricane Season” or “Fire Season,” there’s no fool-proof way to plan for it. Hurricane Katrina...
by Keri | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog, Building & Construction
You’ve been house shopping for weeks, possibly months, maybe even a year or more, and you haven’t found your forever home. You’ve come to the conclusion that it may not even exist – so you need to build it. Start by contacting Acipe Design to go over your design...
by Keri | Dec 18, 2024 | Blog, Building & Construction, Custom Homes
Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a real thing. When the temperatures plummet and the sun starts going down earlier, especially in northern climates, people are driven inside. Today’s light bulbs can be made to mimic natural light, but it’s not the same as pure...
by Keri | Dec 4, 2024 | Blog, Building & Construction, Custom Homes
Browsing through building materials and finishes is more fun than utilitarian when the results are for your own custom home. I often hear the question “what do you think of this?” and my answer is “I don’t know, what do you like?” to “hold on, let me look,” and having...
by Keri | Nov 27, 2024 | Blog, Building & Construction
If you’re buying a pre-existing home, one of the big reasons to get a home inspection is to make sure everything is up to code. A home originally built as early as the 2000s will undoubtedly not be built to today’s code standards. Standards are ever-evolving as the...
