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Why Luxury Home Builders Are Turning to Modern Brick Systems for Custom New Home Construction

How to Achieve Seamless Woodwork in Your Custom Luxury Home Design

Top Priorities in New Home Construction: 4 Key Features to Achieve the Perfect Custom Home

Innovative Plumbing Features That Elevate Custom Luxury Homes

Custom Luxury Home Design: 4 Ceiling Details That Define True Craftsmanship

How High-End Home Builders Will Help You Achieve a One-of-a-Kind Luxury Staircase

Key HVAC Design Considerations for Luxury New Home Construction

FAQs: Electrical System Installation for Luxury Custom Homes

How To Design a Luxury Entryway in Your Custom New Home Construction

How Luxury Home Builders Will Help You Maximize Natural Light in Your Custom Home

3 Key Signs of a Custom Luxury Home

How To Choose the Right Custom Home Builders for Your Project

The Most Common Myths About Building Custom Homes, Debunked

What To Bring to Your First Meeting with Your Custom Home Contractor

How To Maximize the Long-Term Value of Your Custom Home

The Most Common Challenges of New Home Construction (and How To Overcome Them)

5 Defining Traits of Successful Custom Home Construction Companies

4 Tips for Narrowing Down Your Home Remodeling Wishlist

How To Avoid Change Orders on Your Custom Luxury Home

4 Important Questions To Ask When Searching for Custom Home Builders

Tips for Building an Energy-Efficient Custom Luxury Home

Helpful Tips for Choosing the Right Exterior Material for Your New Home Construction

How To Ensure the Accuracy of Your Custom Home Builder’s Budget

Expanding Our Horizons: Why NS Builders is the Right Choice for Your Project, Anywhere

Why Choose NS Builders for Your Next Project

Home Renovation vs New Home Construction: Understanding the Differences

How To Implement Features in Your Custom Home That Will Stand the Test of Time

Common Causes for Delays in Your Custom Home Project

4 Essential Features to Include in Your New Home Construction

How To Make the Most Out of Your New Home Construction’s Floor Plan

More Than Curb Appeal: How Custom Home Features Maximize Value

How To Make the Most Out of Your Home Rdenovation Wishlist

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Answering Your FAQs About Custom Home Building

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Quincy Cottage Renovation—New Windows, Roof and Upgraded Electrical Service

Grilles and Access Panels in the Back Bay 

Detailed Roof Prep and Tapered Windows 

Mitered Glass Corner Window and Cumaru Decking 

Plaster Details at the Back Bay Brownstone Renovation 

A Synthetic Slate Roof

Quincy Cottage Renovation

Designer and Builder Walk the Needham Project  

Insulation and Sound Attenuation at the Back Bay Brownstone 

A Living Room Designed to Impress 

Site Wall and Custom Downspouts 

Sheathing the Swooping Roof 

Not Your Average Swooping Roof Install 

Intelligent Lighting Controls

Steep Details and Multiple Swoops 

Detailed Site Work Complements Our Waterproofing 

Why We Built a Mock-Up of the Roof

A Walk-Through Showcasing Design Details 

The U-Shaped Staircase in the Back Bay

Creating a Continuous Vapor Retarder 

A Modern Take on the Classic Cedar Shingle 

When Swooping Roofs Throw You a Curveball

Installing a Rainscreen Behind the Cedar Shingles 

Full Steam Ahead in the Back Bay 

Building Trusses On-Site in Needham 

Intentional Plumbing Details That Rock

Working Off One Control Line

These Are NOT Your Average Windows 

A Thickened Slab to Support Load-Bearing Walls 

Sheathing Exterior Walls and Peering Through Skylights 

Prepping the Slab in Needham

What’s Up With the Blue Floor In Our Brownstone Renovation? 

Using Foam to Create a Brick Shelf in the Concrete Wall

Waterproofing the Footings in Needham 

Fixing My Mistake in Moisture Control 

A Few Changes In Framing the Garage 

Prepping and Pouring the Footings in Needham 

Detailed Drawings Leave No Room for Doubt 

Finding Creative Solutions In the Back Bay 

Sedge Helps Me Unwrap Gifts from Festool 

Architectural Details That Elevate This Home 

Final Prepping for Concrete 

NS Builders Management Style

Insulated Concrete Forms—An Innovative Building Technique

Impressive Kitchen Design Details

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Airtight Homes That Breathe

Water In the Hole 

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Showing Off Your Work Is Not Bragging

Julia Designed It and We’ll Build It 

Big Changes Coming to NS Builders in 2022

What’s the Best Gift to Give Your Builder for the Holidays?

What Is a Toothbrush-Ready Home?

Obtaining Permits: The Necessary Evil of Every Project

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Should a Designer Pick the Finishes for Your Home?

Who Takes Responsibility When the Wrong Countertop Gets Installed?

Don't Overlook Value Architecture

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Take a Look at TruExterior and Westlake Royal Building Products

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This Is How to REALLY Waterproof Your Basement  

48 Hours To Go

Building a New House Around a 100-Year-Old Tree

Upscale and Ultramodern Door Hardware

Beautiful Oak Floors at Our Back Bay Project

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Stellar Staircase Full of Subtle Details

Almost Invisible Flush Mounted Outlets

Intentional Finishes

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Demolition and Site Prep in East Providence

Final Touches on the Southie Project

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