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Little D Builders

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Little D Builders

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Little D Builders specialize in Custom Home Construction / Remodeling / Roofing / Garages and so much more. We also offer spray foam insulation install. We have been providing construction services to the Susquehanna Valley since 2008. We are an Amish based company that pride ourselves in quality craftmanship and attention to detail. Free estimates for all your construction needs.

Little D Builders specialize in Custom Home Construction / Remodeling / Roofing / Garages and so much more. We also offer spray foam insulation install. We have been providing construction services to the Susquehanna Valley since 2008. We are an Amish based company that pride ourselves in quality craftmanship and attention to detail. Free estimates for all your construction needs.

Christian Architects

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Christian Architects

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My company provides economical and friendly architectural services, for residential and commercial buildings, varying in scope from small residential additions, or renovations, to large-scale retail centers. We can begin with your ideas to produce a schematic design, that may be used for pricing, and then develop into a set of drawings for permit approval and construction. I am a licensed architect, and will travel anywhere to your project to give you the best possible service and advice throughout the entire process. I look forward to working with you!

My company provides economical and friendly architectural services, for residential and commercial buildings, varying in scope from small residential additions, or renovations, to large-scale retail centers. We can begin with your ideas to produce a schematic design, that may be used for pricing, and then develop into a set of drawings for permit approval and construction. I am a licensed architect, and will travel anywhere to your project to give you the best possible service and advice throughout the entire process. I look forward to working with you!

J Phelps General Contracting

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J Phelps General Contracting

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30 years of experience

J Phelps General Contracting has been in business for 21 years. Experienced in both residential and commercial building. Our crew is a total of 4 and we use local sub contractors for excavation, electrical, and masonry. We are fully insured and registered with the state of PA.

J Phelps General Contracting has been in business for 21 years. Experienced in both residential and commercial building. Our crew is a total of 4 and we use local sub contractors for excavation, electrical, and masonry. We are fully insured and registered with the state of PA.

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Home Building questions, answered by experts

Typically, architects do not build homes in a hands-on sense of doing the actual framing, roofing, or other building. Architects usually do not have the training and experience to build the homes they design. An architect would need to know how to do the specific trades required to build a house, which is possible but not a common practice. A general contractor or homebuilder typically oversees the actual details of building the house that the architect designs.

A guest house is not a bump-out addition. A bump-out addition is a small home addition built onto a preexisting room of your house, like a bay window or walk-in closet. While you can do a bump-out addition to a constructed guest house, a guest is not a bump-out addition. Other common bump-out additions are extra living room seating, space for a bathtub in a bathroom, and extra cupboard space in a kitchen. 

Home additions cost between $22,000 and $84,000, with the average addition totaling $51,000. Project costs can vary greatly depending on the type of addition and the required work to complete it. Homeowners can expect to pay between $80 and $210 per square foot for an addition. Conversions of existing space will sit toward the lower end of that range, while bump-outs and new construction add-ons will push toward the higher end.

As mentioned above, cupolas are popular for barns to keep hay dry and ventilate smelly air. However, they go back to the 8th century, and you’ll find them across different styles of architecture. For example, you might see them in the Greek Revival style. You can add a cupola to almost any style of house.

No, tiny houses don’t have to have wheels. However, if you plan on traveling with your tiny house and want to use it as a transportation method, it’s a good idea to buy a tiny house with wheels or put wheels on one. If you plan to stay put and live full-time in your tiny house, wheels aren’t necessary.

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