Building Your Dream Home Continued...

9 - INSULATION: Insulation is a critical factor in determining your home's energy and cost efficiency. When installed adequately and properly in your home's floors, walls, and ceilings, this relatively inexpensive product can save you large amounts of money throughout the life of your home, simply by preventing heat from escaping your home. Best of all, this product is maintenance free!

10 - SHEETROCK: Once your home is framed and wrapped, and all the mechanicals have been installed, the sheetrock is put in place to form the walls. Your builder will be able to assist you in deciding the thickness of sheetrock you want to use, and if you want to use screws or nails to fasten it to the studs and joists. You may also want to consider what type of texture and paint to use on your walls to achieve your desired effect.

11 - INTERIOR WORK: Once all of the major structural components have been installed, it is time to move to the more decorative details of the home. This includes cabinets and countertops, interior doors, fireplaces, moldings, staircase balusters and railings, and base and door trim. The phase basically includes choosing and installing every element that transforms your house from a building into a home!

12 - FINISHING STAGES: As you approach the final stages of the home building process, you are probably experiencing excitement, anticipation, and maybe even a little anxiety. All of these emotions are understandable, because by now, you are seeing all of the hard work that has gone into the process take shape, and the final product, your dream home, is finally within reach! It is at this point that your home develops its personality, through your choices of lighting fixtures, bathroom accessories and fixtures, window treatments, and more. It is only a short time from now that you can unload the moving truck and settle into your new home!

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