Author: Carla

Schumacher Homes Design Studio

Schumacher Homes Design Studio

This is the Design Studio downstairs at the Schumacher Homes model between Asheville and Hendersonville, NC. “We have custom options galore, inspiring model homes and a team of New Home Consultants ready to listen to you describe your dream home.” Schumacher Homes Website AND we 

Building Our New Schumacher Home: Customize

Building Our New Schumacher Home: Customize

From home we looked at all of the floor plans, chose one and started to make modifications. We met with a man that took our modifications and gave us a price for each one. We got a little carried away and added about 100 thousand 

Adding a Bonus Room over the Garage

Adding a Bonus Room over the Garage

The model shows a bonus room over the garage. This seems like a great idea! We decided that we could make this Cliff’s office. That way when he fires up one of those servers that sounds like a jet engine, I won’t hear it. The 

Modulars: Premier Homes of the Carolinas

Modulars: Premier Homes of the Carolinas

We drove to Premier Homes Carolinas. It is not far from where we live now and where we are building. I was interested in the Garland model. But, we really liked the other models, too. We toured the models and talked to some sales people. 

Building Our New Schumacher Home: Explore

Building Our New Schumacher Home: Explore

The morning I found the Schumacher Homes website I spent hours looking at floor plans and photos. I filled out the form to download a PDF with more information and I read everything. As soon as they opened, I went down to see the model. 

The Schumacher Homes Blue Ridge Model

The Schumacher Homes Blue Ridge Model

When we visited the Schumacher Homes Model in Asheville, North Carolina, we picked up a brochure “The Best Way to Appreciate the Quality of our Homes is to Tour Our Model.” If you like this floor plan but need more sq. ft. consider the: Beverly 

Building a New House – Looking for House Plans

Building a New House – Looking for House Plans

We had closed on the land and were having no success with choosing a modular. I started calling builders and looking at house plans. I pinned about a million plans on Pinterest. I looked at plans on-line. I bought a couple of books of house 

Meadowbrook Cabin Porch

Meadowbrook Cabin Porch

As soon as I saw the porch at the cabin, I could see myself living there. It’s the first thing I fell in love with. This is what the porch looked like when I first bought the cabin. My dad put in the rhododendron porch 

Instant Hot Water – Anywhere in the Cabin

Instant Hot Water – Anywhere in the Cabin

I came from Ft. Lauderdale when I moved into the log cabin in Hendersonville, NC. I was really really not acclimated to the cold. Every time I turned the water on to wash my hands I had to wait and wait for the water to 

Building a New House – Due Diligence and Closing on the Land

Building a New House – Due Diligence and Closing on the Land

Between when the man we were buying the land from agreed to sell it to us and when we actually paid for the land, we had a due diligence period. (Building a New House – Buying Land) Due Diligence The Due Diligence period gives time