Gerard Construction Blog

A common question is whether buying or building a home is the better option to stay within their budget. Gerard Construction has some advice to consider when making this crucial choice about their future home.

We know there are financial issues across the board that have people worried about what their future may hold. There are also a number of questions about how someone could build their dream home during what could be described as “lean times.” Gerard Construction knows that finances are a huge obstacle to overcome in buying a home, much less building your dream home.

Are you considering building a custom home in Texas but unsure where to start? Look no further than College Station, a vibrant and growing city that offers a unique blend of small-town charm and big-city amenities. Here are three reasons why College Station is the perfect place to build your dream home.

Our Gerard Construction team loves every build, from the smallest remodel to a new home build on land. Admittedly, the new home builds are much longer and much more intense than many of our renovations and they certainly have a number of steps that are different. One of the steps is the build site evaluation.

While our area may get another small cold front or two, spring is definitely here in the Brazos Valley. Gerard Construction is available to help with your new home build or large renovation you may need, but there are some tasks around the home that you can tackle as part of a weekend. These tasks will help lengthen the life of your home and help your home look it’s best.

Maybe you aren’t quite ready for a full renovation with Gerard Construction, but your kitchen or bathroom is in desperate need for a face lift. Our team has a few ideas for what you can do to upgrade your cabinets on a long weekend, or you can call in our contractor team to help. These ideas can be as budget friendly or as invested as you want and can provide good insight to what you may want our team to build for you in the long run.

While the most important aspect of design is you being comfortable and happy with the design elements you choose for your home, it is always fun to explore what trends are up and coming. This is especially true if you don’t have any ideas for what you do or don’t like. The entire team at Gerard Construction loves to look at new ideas and trends for the homes you are custom designing to the homes we are building out ourselves to put on the market. We can’t help but feel excited about what is c...

In addition to the hundreds of choices you may consider when thinking about your next home, you have to consider some larger questions from the start. Choices like location, style, and size are important to think through before you pick cabinetry and colors. Before those questions are even asked, you need to decide whether you want to build or buy. Gerard Construction can help you think through advantages and disadvantages to both of these options.

There are many components that go into building or renovating a home, some that are more visible than others. The exterior of your home has a lot to say, in the immediate impression and style it offers. Each material Gerard Construction uses for your home has its own benefits and characteristics that you should consider before making your final choice.

When you are building a home or doing a remodel with Gerard Construction, we will walk you through parts of the construction process you never really thought about. While you may have Pinterest boards filled with cabinet hardware, wall colors, and your favorite types of flooring, we doubt there is much about which type of insulation you prefer.