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| With so many types of homes on the market, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between a custom home and a production home. However, there are many distinctions between the two. Here’s a few useful tips to help you determine if the home you are looking at is a custom home or a production home, and more importantly, which one is right for you. Custom homes: • Are typically one-of-a-kind homes designed for a specific client and for a particular location. • May be based on plans created by an architect or by a professional home designer. • Tend to be high-end containing many custom features. Production homes: • Are usually built in all price ranges. • Tend to be based on the use of stock blue prints that are not custom designed, but usually offer a variety of plan choices and options. • Are commonly built by large-volume builders. Production homes can be customized to a certain level, depending on the production builder. They can be finished with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, Berber carpet and many other amenities. However, if you wish to hand select the granite for your kitchen countertops, design your kitchen cabinets down to the last drawer, or have a floor plan that isn’t repeated throughout the neighborhood, then you are in the market for a custom home. Are custom homes worth the extra time and money? That’s a question you will have to answer for yourself. Home building is a labor of love, and custom home buyers derive deep satisfaction from the experience of choosing the site and planning the design and finishes for their home exactly as they wish. Custom home owners believe the results are worth the effort and expense.
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Nancy Simmons, Paula Moss & Jack MacDonald,