How Long Does a Custom Home Build Take in the Greater Philadelphia Area?
Building a custom home is one of the most exciting projects you can do. It’s also one that comes with a question nearly every homeowner asks before anything else: how long is this actually going to take? If you’re planning a custom home build in the Greater Philadelphia area, the honest answer is that timelines […]
Style Your Home With Harth: Completing the Vision
Key Takeaways At Harth Builders, our design-build process has always gone far beyond construction. From the first conversation to the final walkthrough, our goal is to help you conceptualize, visualize, and realize homes that enhance the way you live. Every design decision is guided by how the finished space will support your lifestyle, priorities, and […]
Harth Builders Hosts Educational Remodeling Seminar
This past week Harth Builders hosted members of the Lower Gwynedd community for an educational seminar entitled “How to make your home a happier place.” This was the first in a series of quarterly seminars that will focus on a variety of topics ranging from modern construction techniques to current design trends. Our most recent […]
Where’s the Hot Water?
While an occasional cold shower may be refreshing after a few games of squash or a nice workout in the gym, most of us are not big fans of an absence of hot water. While visiting friends in Lancaster this past weekend, I encountered a cold shower that simply did not want to work with […]
Modular Homes: How Do They Stack Up?
Key Takeaways Today’s modular homes come in all shapes and sizes. There is much more variety to choose from than there was in the past. The strongest case for modular is quality, not cost. A controlled building environment means no weather delays, dry materials, and laser precision fabrication. Modular construction dramatically compresses the building schedule […]
Your Home, Your Control
Requests to add the control of home automation to our projects is growing rapidly. This can range from a simple timer for outdoor lighting, to the ability to operate the majority of one’s lighting and audio/video from your smartphone. With so many choices, and so many possibilities, where do you begin? Online research can show […]
New Year, New Remodeling Goals!
The beginning of the new year is a great time to hit the refresh button on your goals! It’s a time to sit back and reassess what needs to be accomplished, but also what is realistic in your busy lifestyle. Is a remodel part of your 2019 “to do list”? How does one even begin […]
Harth Builders Attends Design Forum in Carmel, California
Recently three of our design staff had the pleasure of attending a Design Forum in Carmel, California. Stephen Campbell (Design Manager), Samantha Pratt (Design Coordinator) and Katie Petruzzo (Draftsperson) represented Harth’s Design Team while meeting with four other design-build companies. Lewis Builders (Carmel) graciously hosted the event and we were joined by Redstart Construction (Chicago), […]
Insurance Work: A World of Unknowns
This past year has been littered with so much rain and so many storms that more of us are aware of what insurance restoration involves, and those who are aware, know how frustrating it can be. Insurance events not only take their toll on your home but they take their toll on your relationships at […]
Touch Points: How do we identify them and improve them?
Last week we welcomed the ProRemodeler Sales Conference to Philadelphia. There was a host of charismatic speakers focused on a range of topics, but the ones that most resonated with us were those related to the client experience. Many of us are in the service business and constantly strive to perform to the level of […]