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There may be a number of reasons you want to build a guest home on your property. Maybe you are looking for extra income with people who are vacationing in the region. Maybe you are looking for extra income for a long term rental. Maybe you have an extended family member that needs a place to stay, but wants a little independence and space. Whatever the reason you have for building a guest home, Gerard Construction has a few things to consider.

Winter is coming, even if it feels warmer than we would prefer this late in the season. While our needs in the Southern regions of the United States are different than those from our neighbors to the North, our homes still need a little extra care to get ready for the winter months. Gerard Construction has a few ideas to prepare your home for the cold, rain, and other elements that are sure to head this way.

Everything made and built exactly your way. It is the ultimate dream for the dream home, right? If you are planning your dream custom home, you have probably imagined celebrations, meals, gatherings, and leisure time in your space. Have you considered the timeline to get to that point though? Gerard Construction can help you consider when to start your custom build.

There are dozens of reasons for building a home and a guest home in your backyard is no exception to that statement. Whether you have a family who needs a place to stay or you want the space for frequent visitors, having a backyard guest home can be a great way to expand your home’s living space without adding on to your existing home. Gerard Construction has a few tips to consider before you break ground.

Building a home for your family will be an exciting endeavor. Your floor plan will be personal for your own needs and it’s more than counting your ideal number of kids and planning on that bedroom plus one for mom and dad.

We think our area gets a bad reputation during the summer months. Yes, the temperatures and humidity are oppressively hot, but thinking about the rest of the year, we truly have the benefit of numerous months to enjoy the great outdoors and the perfect patios in our own homes.

The needs we have from our home can change in the blink of an eye. An unexpected pregnancy may mean needing an extra bedroom, or two! New hobbies may mean additional space needed for accommodating the stuff that goes with them. Sometimes our wishes and desires for a home can warrant thinking about the future and what we want from our space. If we already have a home it may not be so much what we want or need from the home, but how to get it. Trying to decide between a home renovation or buying n...

It doesn’t matter what the economics are, everyone wants to save money, especially on big ticket items like a home renovation. Cost and affordability may even be why many people delay on a renovation, believing they need to wait and see what happens in the coming years or that it is just too far out of reach and they will need to make do.

The blog post discusses the process of starting a custom home build. It covers important considerations such as choosing the location, setting a budget, and deciding on a floor plan and architectural details. The post emphasizes the expertise of Gerard Construction in guiding homeowners through each step of the process.

Here at Gerard Construction, we don't know if we are qualified to make a lot of claims, but we do know we can make a fair amount of observations. One of those observations is the explosive growth Bryan/College Station has experienced over the decades we have been building homes.