In the average Canadian home, lighting accounts for approximately 11 per cent of total electricity consumption. The Canadian government is actually moving to phase out traditional lighting products with lower efficiencies, replacing them with products that have longer lives and use less energy. Custom Calgary home builders like Fine Line Homes support this initiative, offering a number…
One of the best things about building a custom home is that you can incorporate just about any special feature you can possibly imagine into its design. In fact, one aspect that impels many people to build custom homes in Calgary is the fact that the properties available on the resale market just don’t match…
If you’ve chosen to build your dream home with one of Calgary’s custom home builders, one of the first things you’ll need to do is select a lot. Many people are eager to skip ahead to the home design phase of the process, figuring that the lot is less important than the house. This is…
Custom home builders in Calgary can employ a wide range of techniques to make your new house as comfortable and energy-efficient as possible. One such technique that has been gaining increased attention of late is the use of straw bale insulation. It is literally possible to build a house with straw, and the benefits of…
Despite the rumblings you may have heard about the Canadian real estate market being due for a price correction, right now is an excellent time to buy a new home. Interest rates remain very reasonable, and locking in to a great rate while working with Calgary home builders to create your customized dream house could…
It’s easy to get carried away in the excitement of creating a design for your new custom home, and there are some common mistakes people make. You can avoid these errors by applying some foresight and working with the design and engineering professionals at Fine Line Homes, one of the leading custom home builders in Calgary. Home Builders Calgary: Common Mistakes…
In most cases, custom Calgary home builders require clients to establish financing arrangements that differ slightly from what you would get if you were purchasing a home on the resale market. At Fine Line Homes, we typically have our customers finance their new home construction through a specialized type of mortgage known as a progress…
As one of the leading home builders in Calgary, Fine Line Homes has carefully developed a thorough process for the creation and completion of your new custom home. The process begins with the careful selection of your site, and then proceeds through the design, construction and completion phases. If you’ve been thinking about building a…
After you build your custom home, you’ll need to determine its value for insurance and tax purposes. A home appraisal determines the number that will be used to calculate both, and provides assurance to your lender that the amount you finance reflects the actual market value of the home. To learn a home’s current market…
The floods that devastated southern Alberta in the spring of 2013 had far-reaching consequences for homeowners. Hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance claims were filed. Thousands of people were forced to rebuild their homes from scratch. In response, the provincial government mandated that all new homes built in flood-prone areas be equipped with specialized…