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Educational Guides and Videos for Your Custom Home Build

How Much Does It Cost to Build a Custom Home on Your Lot in North Texas?

Choosing a House Site: Where Should I Build My Home (North Texas)?

What Are Some Common Mistakes People Make When Building a Home?

How Much Square Footage Do I Need (Custom Home Build)?

How Much Should I Budget to Build My Home?

How Do I Prepare For a Selections Meeting?

Does Hedgefield Homes Have a Quality Assurance Program?

What Should I Expect During a Site Evaluation?

How to Choose the Best Custom Home Builder in My Area?

Which Options & Features Should I Consider for My Custom Home?

What Is the Home Building Process? (North Texas)

How Do I Choose the Right Home Design and Floor Plan?

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We are working diligently to bring you educational articles and guides to aid you in your home-building journey! Send us an email at info@hedgefield.com or let us know in the chat box if there is a topic you are especially interested in!

Building Process

Custom Build Cast Study - Scott & Lesley

Scott and Lesley tell their story about building a true custom home on their land: what they went through, challenges they faced, and the final results. 

Cost To Build

How Much Does it Cost to Build a Custom Home in North Texas?

An in-depth guide to understanding custom home costs in North Texas, including land costs, site work costs, construction costs and more.

Designing A Home

How Much Square Footage Do I Need?

What to consider when choosing the size of your home. (There are some surprises you probably haven't thought of). 

Land & Lots

How To Choose A Good Lot For Building A Custom Home In North Texas.

An in-depth guide to evaluating any site for suitability for building. What features and restrictions to consider and how to get all the info needed. 

Building Process

What Is the Home Building Process?

There are a lot of benefits to building your own home, but what is involved in the process? Understanding the home building process can help prepare your schedule and budget for this exciting endeavor.

Building Process

Common Mistakes People Make When Building a Home

3 common mistakes people make when building a home: 1) Designing the home without builder's input, 2) Not understanding what is included in the price, 3) Trying to do too much on your own. Learn about each one and how you can avoid them.

Building Process

How to Choose the Best Custom Home Builder in My Area

Selecting the wrong custom home builder can be a costly mistake. Let's look at 3 types of home builders, and 6 questions to ask yourself BEFORE you choose your builder.

Designing A Home

Which Options & Features Should I Consider for My Custom Home?

You've decided on a floor plan. What else would make the home yours? Learn more about your standard custom home options, what feature upgrade options may be available and which ones you should prioritize for your home design.

Designing A Home

How Do I Choose the Right Home Design and Floor Plan?

Unlike when you buy an existing home, building a home means you have a lot more influence over the design and style of the home you build. Here are some tips to help you choose the right home design and floor plan for your custom home. 

Building Process

Can Home Builders Build Floor Plans from Other Builders?

We often have new clients come to us and ask us if we can build a home plan they have found online or had drawn up by a designer or architect. Our answer: It depends, and it really depends on you. Plus a few other factors.

Designing A Home

How Much Do Custom Home Upgrades Cost?

When we talk about custom home upgrades, the cost is largely determined by the type of home you’re building, as well as the number of options your builder allows you to do throughout the home building process. Learn more here.

Building Process

What Is the Preconstruction Process?

Custom home building in North Texas is an appealing option for many homebuyers, but there are certainly many questions surrounding its process. In this post, we hope to shed some light on the preconstruction process of home building.

Cost to Build

Can You Reduce Custom Home Costs by Removing Features?

As you build your dream home, you may wonder how you can reduce custom home costs throughout the process. Here are some ideas to help you save on your new home build.

Building Process

Best Fully Custom Home Builders in North Texas

You may want to a fully custom home builder if you want a home that is unique and different from everyone else, have a very specific floor plan in mind that you want to build, already own a piece of land or have one picked out, or have the extra money to spend on the customizations. Find builders near you!

Building Process

Best Production Home Builders in North Texas

You may want a production custom home builder if you like a particular neighborhood in your city that is owned by a production home builder, want a home that is move-in ready or close to being ready, find a floor plan you like and like the customization choices you are given, or want to see a similar or exact floor plan before choosing one to build. Find production builders near you! 

Building Process

Which Type of Building Material Is Best for My Custom Home?

When it comes to choosing the right building material for your home, you want the best and most reliable options. Whether you’re looking to optimize aesthetics, have a low-maintenance home or are primarily concerned about durability, we want to work with you to help meet your goals. Learn more about your options.

Land & Lots

Where Do Builders Build Custom Homes?

When you decide on a home builder, knowing where they will and will not build is likely an important consideration for you.

In this post, we’ll talk about how to know where your builder builds, why they have those limitations and more about where we build our custom homes.

Land & Lots

How Much Does Site Development Cost in North Texas?

Site development in North Texas can cost $20,000 to $65,000. The cost varies depending on the lot you choose and your preferences. Here are some common land development costs for a custom home in Texas.

Designing A Home

Barndominium vs. House in Texas: What's the Difference?

As you look into building a new home in Texas, you are probably looking for a traditional type of home like the ones you see all around you. But for some people, they are more interested in a unique style of home that fits their particular lifestyle.

Designing a Home

Can I Add More Square Feet to a Custom Home Plan?

You may have found the best home builder in North Texas to build your dream home, but you aren’t completely sold on their home plan options. What do you do? Should you look for a different builder? Not necessarily!

Building Process

Which Home Building Materials Need to Be Ordered First?

Understanding the order of building materials needed can help both builder and buyer know when each material will be needed and used throughout the process.

Designing A Home

10 Popular Home Bloggers in Texas

When building a home, it can be helpful to look at home design ideas & other homebuilding tips so you get a feel for what you do and don’t like. Here is our list of some of the top home bloggers in Texas.

Designing A Home

35 Best Housewarming Gift Ideas for Texas Homeowners

Whether you are shopping for a housewarming party, birthday present, or gift for another occasion, we’ve put together a list of the 35 best housewarming gift ideas for Texas homeowners.

Cost To Build

What Is the Price Per Square Foot of a Custom Home?

It’s a way to understand how large of a home you can have at a price that fits within your budget. Unfortunately, this isn’t the easiest question to answer, and here’s why…

Designing A Home

Top 10 Pool Builders in North Texas

It’s Texas. If don’t have a pool, you’re probably thinking about one - especially if you just finished or are about to close on your new custom home. Here's a list of the best pool builders in North Texas.

Land & Lots

Should You Build Your Home on a Lake in Texas?

Another way to improve your summer living in Texas if you currently reside in the state or are looking to move here, besides building a pool, is to build a custom home on or near a lake

Designing A Home

Top 10 Best Outdoor Kitchen Builders in North Texas

Creating outdoor entertainment spaces has many benefits for your new home, including additional space for those backyard Texas bbqs you’re going to have!

Designing A Home

Top 10 Landscapers in North Texas

We want to help our customers make the best decision for their family when it comes to building a custom home. Here are a list of companies that we believe to be the Top 10 Landscapers in North Texas.

Cost To Build

What Is Instant Equity & How Can I Use It for My New Home?

Oftentimes, added home features like a large covered back patio with an outdoor kitchen or swimming pool have to be put aside to afford the cost of building the home, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still add those home features later, especially with instant equity.

Building Process

How to Prepare for Home Selections Meeting with Hedgefield Homes

At Hedgefield Homes, we have a standard home building process we walk through with all of our clients. A crucial piece of this process is our Selections Meeting.

Designing A Home

Best Texas Home Stores & Design Inspirations for Your New Home

We’ve compiled a list of the best home design bloggers and interior designers in North Texas to offer you inspiration for your new home, as well as a list of the best local home stores to shop at in and near Dallas-Fort Worth.

Land & Lots

Why Do We Keep Building Houses in Texas?

With so many neighborhoods and homes in Texas, you may be wondering: Why do we keep building houses? Is there really a demand for it? Yes, there is. Here's why! 

Cost To Build

10 Best Ways to Save for a New Home

How do you save enough to afford the cost of a custom home? In this article, we share 10 of the best ways to save for a new home. 

Cost To Build

Can You Build a House without a Construction Loan?

While most buyers apply for a construction loan to build a house, it’s not the only option when it comes to financing this new purchase. You can pay cash for a new custom home.

Designing A Home

How to Create a Hospitable Living Space for the Holidays

In this article, we will share some ways to create a hospital living space in the home you already live in, as well as what to consider if you were to build a custom home for hosting.

Cost To Build

Is Building a Home in 2023 Worth It?

Before you begin the home building or home buying process in 2023, continue reading to determine if building a home in 2023 is right for you.

Designing A Home

7 Best Home Remodeling Contractors in North Texas

Whether you just built a new home or live in an older home, home projects will present themselves. Having a good handyman or renovation company who can come out and make changes is a great connection to have.

Cost to Build

What Is the Cost of Living in North Central Texas?

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