A collection of information to assist you with your custom home building experience.
ADG Custom Home Knowledge Base
Mechanical HVAC Rough Walk Checklist
An HVAC Rough in checklist. A helpful list to keep you from forgetting what you may want.
Centralized Lighting
Centralized Lighting is a way to fully integrate the lighting systems of your home into your smart home controller. Allowing for the easy setting of scenes, timers, colors, and various sensors to help automate your lighting.
Plumbing Rough Checklist
A Plumbing checklist for your rough walk through with your plumber.
Custom Home Building Process
The custom home building process starts with design, and ends with moving into your dream home but it takes a lot of work from everyone to make it happen.
Air Filtration (MERV)
Air filtration for you home is critical to having good air quality for the occupants to breath. Air filters are rated on the MERV scale, read a little more about how this easy change is worthwhile.
Waterfalls and Full Height Backsplashes
Using countertops on vertical surfaces is a great way to show off the beauty of large stones.
Architectural Program Importance
Before the blueprints come to life, an essential step sets the foundation for success—developing an architectural program.
Questions for a Builder
Asking your potential custom home builder a series of questions helps you plan for success. Here is a great list of questions to ask so you can learn a little bit about your potential builder before hiring them.
Concrete Intro
Concrete is literally the foundation of most construction projects. Learn a little about the strengths and weakness of concrete, and the performance standards you might be able to expect out of your concrete.
Fresh Air - 2 Easy Options
Fresh air intakes for you home allow outside air to enter the building in a controlled and filtered manner. Improving indoor air quality.
Air Sealing - Why?
Air sealing your home the right way increases indoor air quality, decreases heating and cooling bills, and increases house durability. That's a lot of benefits, and worth a quick read.
Traditional: Classic Elegance
Explore Traditional architecture, known for its classic design principles and historical influences. With symmetrical facades, detailed moldings, and elegant interiors, these homes offer timeless beauty and sophistication.
Sealing Tile & Brick (interior)
Sealing porous materials can help keep them from staining, but it may change the color.
3 White brick options
A few white brick options available in the Atlanta market to help you with your search for the perfect white.
Construction to Perm Loans
CP loans are typically how new custom homes are funded by their owners, the requirements and timeline might not be what you are expecting. Start the process early.
Finding a Lot -Checklist
Finding a piece of land can be a daunting task, here are a few things you may want to check before buying.
Insulation: Open v. Closed Cell Foam
All spray foam isn’t the same. A quick introduction into the basic differences between open and closed cell foam.
Insulation
How you insulate a home has one of the biggest impacts on your power bill. We discuss R-Value, insulation types, and where you might use them.
Structural Steel
Steel is a fantastic solution to increase the spans and open space area within you home, but it does come at a cost.