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Posted on March 7, 2021April 25, 2024 by BG Rand

Home Selling Tips that make all the difference

Most of us will need to sell the old home before we start building the new one, so here are wonderful ideas that will help things go a little faster

Take down all family photos and keepsakes that identify to your family. When other people are in your home trying to relate to the house as it could belong to them, see another family’s pictures and life established there prevents from easily visualizing themselves living there.
Put a heat safe pan of water 3/4 full in the oven with two tablespoons of vanilla and a dash of cinnamon. Your house will smell like fresh baked goods all day. Or use vanilla scented wax warmers for all day baking scent if it’s too hot to keep the oven on. The smell of baked goods make people feel like they’re at home.
Place one decorative item on your front door that is seasonally appropriate. The exception to this is if you have decorative glass then let that speak for itself. You want to show off what is included in your home.
Turn on every light in the house. Light makes the house look more inviting.
Use long lasting accent candles in safe places.
Open every door. You don’t want anyone to think you have something to hide.
Organize small spaces we are normally most comfortable keeping out of sight. The food pantry should be open and organized. Laundry open and organized. Cabinets, lazy Susan pantries, dish pantries, closets, and all storage drawers and cabinets should be organized and ready for potential owners to snoop through as they get a feel for where their stuff may be stored one day. Keep clutter out of all spaces, which may leave you living out of travel kits to organize personal belongings that you don’t want eyes on. Better to open a cabinet to three travel makeup bags than all your lose makeup and hair things. Hidden storage somewhere? That is an accent feature you must have seen and be willing to show it off.
Hot tubs with standing water should be bubbling during open houses.
Outside lighting should also be on during open house even in the day.
Have a intimate goodbye dinner with close family. Talk about great memories in the house. Talk about how you have loved it but the excitement of moving on and into your next build. Moving is emotional, and we must detach to move on. It helps to hold gratitude for all a home has given to you to let go and to wish the next family of your current home a lifetime of joy as you and your family have shared in the house before them.
Most home buyers will make an offer lower than the listing price, so be prepared to negotiate by listing your home a little higher than the amount you hope to receive.
Be prepared to move out within a short time after the sale. The buyer won’t be interested in waiting for you to design and build your new home. Negotiate time into your contract if you need it.
Best of luck selling your home
Tips provided by Jacquelynn Faye Thompson

Posted on May 28, 2020March 10, 2026 by BG Rand

Building the Curves comes easy

Building the curves are nothing new to the building industry. We’ve been constructing them for many years in commercial construction and residential as well. Today, the industry offers many products that make it fast and easy. Different builders prefer different methods for creating the curved or round walls, but no matter how it’s done, the effect is profound; breaking out of the box

Some builders shy away from using new products. They prefer the do it yourself method. Wood veneer can be used in place of sheet rock to cover a wall, and plate lines can be created with layers of plywood cut from a template, however, time is money, and although the products available today cost a little more, they reduce labor, making the job a breeze

Years ago I drove out to a construction site of one of the homes I designed. The builder was soaking drywall in a pond to soften the gypsum, and oddly enough, it worked. The sheet rock was removed before it was saturated. Some builders make vertical slice from top to bottom, giving the panels the ability to flex, while some actually cut the panels into narrow strips, applying them as independent sections. My preference is to avoid using sheet rock on interior curved walls, and switch to wood veneer. Veneer is thin, and bends easily, plus, it’s beautiful, giving the wall a special look

Cove or base molding can be added by layering thin strips of hardwood on top of one another, or even better, flexible trim specifically designed to bend can be used. These products cost a little more, however, they save a lot of time, balancing out the cost

The working drawings I create have standard dimensions, with a 1/4″ graph to help builders shape unusual curves. A chalk line graph is used to layout the pattern for the foundation and the interior framed walls. Most builders find it challenging, but very rewarding

Building the curves