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- Keeping Mom Close: ADUs and Aging in Place in America’s Oldest State
Maine is the oldest state. How southern Maine families are using ADUs and in-law apartments to keep parents close, and how to design one that lasts. - New Housing Construction in Windham: What’s Really Driving the BoomIf you’ve driven Route 302 through North Windham lately, you’ve seen the orange cones, the torn-up shoulders, and the heavy equipment. Most people grumble about the traffic and assume it’s just another road project. It isn’t. What’s happening beneath that pavement may be the most important change to Windham housing and development in a generation.… Read more: New Housing Construction in Windham: What’s Really Driving the Boom
- How to Future-Proof a New Home: 7 Construction Decisions That Pay Off for DecadesSome of the smartest decisions in new home construction come before a grain of dirt is disturbed…and many are invisible after move-in: the wiring behind the walls, the conduit underground, the blocking inside the bathroom. So let’s cover how to future-proof a new home. Early decisions about these details can cost you almost nothing before… Read more: How to Future-Proof a New Home: 7 Construction Decisions That Pay Off for Decades
- Make Your Maine Home Comfortable and Energy Conscious: Tips Before You BuildThe HVAC, energy, and comfort systems you choose during design control your heating bills, indoor air quality, comfort, and resilience for the life of the home. How to make your home comfortable starts with a solid plan. The decisions below are routinely handled by “the HVAC contractor” — but every one of them is shaped… Read more: Make Your Maine Home Comfortable and Energy Conscious: Tips Before You Build
- Building Materials That Work for Maine’s Climate: A Guide to Siding, Decks, Floors, and FinishesMaine’s climate is brutal on building materials. Freeze-thaw cycles, salt air on the coast, deep winter cold, summer humidity, and intense UV in shoulder seasons all stress finishes that perform fine in milder regions. Let’s take a look at several building materials that work for Maine’s climate. The material choices below are where Maine homeowners… Read more: Building Materials That Work for Maine’s Climate: A Guide to Siding, Decks, Floors, and Finishes
- Designing a Maine Home Floor Plan That Actually WorksA well-designed Maine floor plan accounts for snow, mud, layered clothing, long dark winters, and decades of changing family needs. The seven decisions below come up in nearly every conversation we have with homeowners who say “I wish we’d thought of that during the build.” Let’s talk about designing a floor plan that works for… Read more: Designing a Maine Home Floor Plan That Actually Works
