At DeSimone, we take immense pride in our work as custom builders, finding great joy in helping families create their dream homes. We also embrace the opportunity to incorporate innovations that elevate both the luxury and convenience of each home we build. Read on as we tap into the many reasons a custom-build is the right choice for you and your family.
Custom-Built Homes: Lifestyle and Luxury
A custom-built home is a fully personalized residence designed to meet the homeowner and family’s specific tastes and needs. Custom or “design-grade” homes offer a high-end experience with many luxurious options. From premium materials to high-quality finishes and unique architectural features, custom homes allow for complete creative control over every detail. Homeowners can choose everything from the layout and design to the types of flooring, cabinetry, and fixtures, ensuring that their home reflects their lifestyle and desired level of comfort and convenience. With endless possibilities for customization, these homes provide unparalleled grandeur and craftsmanship, making them an ideal choice for those seeking a unique living space.
The Benefits of a Custom-Built Home
House Layout: Someday Could Be Right Now
Why spend any amount of time in a home that does not meet your growing family’s needs? Pre-owned homes or builder-grade options often leave homeowners with that if only or someday we might feeling that comes with wishing your home’s layout was different. Don’t spend years of your life in a home that does not measure up. Forgo the aggravation of limited closet space or a tiny living room that hardly fits your extended family for holiday visits. Plan your space to meet your lifestyle.
As design-builders, we work closely with clients to realize and plan their most coveted desires. Do you… Love to cook? Work from home? Regularly host overnight guests? Cherish the outdoors? Answers to these questions lead us to create a space that allows you and your family to thrive. When you’re in a space you love, your overall quality of life improves.
Design: Convenience & Luxury That Makes a Difference
There may be luxuries you’ve noticed in other people’s homes. Write them down! Keep a journal of those conveniences and luxury options that appeal to you. We’ve been in the business for more than 50 years, so, with our experience and today’s smart home technologies, we’ll probably add more items for you to consider that you never knew were possible.
To name a few, we’ve designed spa-like bathrooms that promote “me” time with grand soaking tubs and heated floors. We incorporate advanced lighting systems that mimic natural daylight patterns to promote better sleep, mood, and overall health. We design and incorporate the ideal kitchen layout based on the cook’s personal preferences. Many of our custom kitchens offer high-end functionality with sleek, hidden appliances so the space always looks inviting. After all, as guests tend to gravitate to the kitchen, you might as well make it look fabulous.
Long-Term Savings
Custom-built homes offer long-term cost savings through reduced maintenance and improved energy efficiency. Built with higher-quality materials and finishes, these homes require fewer repairs and replacements over time, ensuring lower upkeep costs. Additionally, energy-efficient features, such as advanced insulation, smart systems, and high-performance windows, help lower utility bills, making the home more affordable to run in the long term.
Custom-Built Homes: An Investment in Your Future
Your Investment
Custom-built homes are an investment. We often look at our lives in present terms. When investing in a custom-built home, we recommend taking a glimpse into the future. Will this home be in your family for years to come? Do you or a family member have special needs that must be met? Are you planning to age in place? Are extended family members a consideration when it comes to entertaining, visiting, or eventually residing with you? These distinctions can all be baked into your homestead with the proper plan.
Plan with Multi-Generations In Mind
This past decade, we’ve seen a rise in 55+ communities. We recommend you carefully consider the limitations of such communities. Many require homeowner association (HOA) fees and implement restrictions, particularly around outdoor entertainment spaces, that limit how you can personalize your property and enjoy outdoor gatherings. Additionally, these communities may limit lot sizes and impose occupancy limits, potentially restricting your ability to accommodate family members or loved ones in the future. With our multi-generational responsibilities, flexibility may be needed to offer a home to a family member or to design a home with evolving life circumstances in mind.
Lasting Legacy Living Space
Building a custom home offers the unique opportunity to create a lasting legacy that can be passed down through generations. By designing a home tailored to your family’s values, you’re not just constructing a space for today; you’re laying the foundation for future generations to enjoy and cherish. You can ensure that the home is both timeless and adaptable, ready to evolve with your family’s changing needs. Whether it’s a place for gatherings, a space to build memories, or a symbol of the hard work and love you’ve invested, a custom home is a meaningful way to leave behind something special that can be handed down to a family member, enriching your family’s story for years to come.
DeSimone’s Role as a Design-Build Firm
At DeSimone Design Build Construction Management, we intentionally guide our clients through build preparation, pre-construction, ground-breaking, construction, and the post-construction process. We boast decades of success in project management experience and utilize technology to streamline residential projects.
As a design-build company, we handle all aspects of a project from beginning concept to construction completion through our long-standing partnerships with some of the industry’s best design, construction, and specialty service vendors. We rely on these partnerships to contract out various aspects of a build. Design builders manage entire contracts, so clients don’t have to vet and schedule multiple contractors for their build. At DeSimone, we tackle it all under one roof and are the single point of responsibility for the project.
We start the process by getting a crystal-clear idea of your needs and desires and gather a design, build, and management team to make it happen. We lay out as much detail as possible to create a thorough scope of work with carefully determined estimates to get us as close to the final cost of a project as possible. No one likes financial surprises at the end of a build, and we avoid these by being detailed in our projections. When you’re ready to make your home vision a reality, we’re here to guide, educate, and communicate with you every step of the way.
