Chatham County Open House Event!

Saturday Sept 11th - "Muddy Boots" Meet the Builder - LIVE Spray Foam Demonstrations

Join Stanton Homes for a special "Muddy Boots Meet the Builder" open house in Chatham County, just off 15/501!

LIVE Spray Foam Demonstrations - 1 pm, Saturday Sept 11th

Stanton Homes will be offering a LIVE Demonstration with Spray Foam Insulation!

Spray foam insulation is sprayed directly on to the walls and roofline of the home.

It expands and sets in a matter of minutes, offering superior insulation, humidity control, and cleaner indoor air.

Foam insulation is 3-4 times more energy efficient than conventional insulation.

Watch exactly how it works in this live demonstration open house!

Meet the Builder Open House 12 pm to 3 pm, Saturday Sept 11th

Stanton Homes will present a "Meet the Builder" event at a new custom home in Horizon, the "Azalea Park."

This main floor master suite home includes the Energy Wise written guarantee.

See the WRITTEN GUARANTEE that this home will not exceed $81/month in heating and cooling costs.

Horizon offers beautiful wooded acreage lots just one mile from 15/501 off Hamlets Chapel Road. New homes start in the low $300s, conveniently close to both Apex and Chapel Hill.

Learn more about Energy Wise, and how Energy Wise can save 50-70% on your heating and cooling costs.

 

Walk through the Azalea Park, a beautiful main floor master suite design.  The Azalea Park is ready for move in!

Click here for more about Horizon, including directions to this special Open House event!

Popular questions at recent Stanton Homes "Meet the Builder" events have included:

• Floor plans - is "design/build" best, or can a "ready-made" floor plan be modified?

• How to find the perfect location, and what Stanton Homes can do to help.

• Cutting costs while building value - what to watch out for before signing a contract.

• Going green and saving green - what makes sense.

• Mother in law suites, accessibility, and other special needs.

• Build on Your Lot, how to get started and what to ask your builder.

Building Your New Custom Home

Let us know what you have in mind, and we'll prepare a free home building cost estimate for your favorite floor plans. Not sure where to start? Check with us for suggestions for great online catalogs, or a selection of floor plans specifically chosen to meet your needs.

Want some changes?  We are custom home builders!  If your floor plan needs some adaption we'll tell you how we can help, and what moves will save the most. Ask about our Price Match Guarantee.

 

One of the most rewarding things we do at Stanton Homes is being a part of happy endings (and beginnings) for the families we build for.  Here's one of their stories....

GETTING THE FINANCING

When their offer was accepted, the Dillmores thought the hardest part was over.

They knew they had great credit and had budgeted carefully for the home.

So when they began encountering financing delays, it came as a surprise.

"The financing aspect of today's home buying can take a lot longer than people expect," said Stan Williams, CEO of Stanton Homes. "Banks are taking their time making sure everything is in order, and even when a buyer has already been approved they can sometimes encounter delays, especially if the initial approval was given more than a few months previously."

The Dillmores were informed that they would not be able to close until after a date that would incur a major tax burden for the sellers. 

The sellers were unwilling to go through with the deal if the closing couldn't occur by the date they specified.

But everyone on both sides worked together to find a solution, now that the family finally had a beautiful lot under contract. 

 "We were extremely grateful at how hard the Stanton Homes team worked to make sure we closed in a timely manner," said Dillmore.

Stanton Homes advised the Dillmores to go with a lender they could trust, and worked closely with both the couple and the lender to make sure everything was staying on track.

"After all the frustration we'd experienced with looking at lots, we didn't want to go through that all over again," said Dillmore. "It really struck home how different the lending environment had become.  Eighteen months ago our lender said it was no big deal; they closed a hundred of those at a time. But things have changed. You really need to be talking to someone who understands today's environment, and knows the answers."

Dillmore gave the folks at Stanton Homes credit for providing solutions that made the financing possible, in a time crunch where the sellers would have taken a huge tax hit if things weren't completed as needed. "I can't say enough good things about Stanton Homes," she said.

The Dillmores are trying to help others understand the process so that unexpected delays don't leave people discouraged.

"A friend of mine said she wasn't sure she was ready to build a home right now," said Dillmore. "I told her what it takes to navigate the environment is a lot like dating: You have to go through a lot of relationships. It's a lot of hard work. Sometimes there is heartbreak. But in the end, you find the perfect situation and you stick with it. It's more important than ever to work with builders and financial experts who understand today's environment. We're thrilled to be working with Stanton Homes!"

Read about the unexpected challenges the Dillmores faced when finding the right location to build their new home.

There is nothing more rewarding than helping a family build the home they've always wanted, in a beautiful location.  Whether it's planning the perfect playroom, or designing a custom floor plan to meet specific needs, we love what we're doing.  Thank you, Dillmore Family, for being part of the Stanton Homes family! 

Build On Your Lot - Asking Questions

Stanton Homes Brings in the Experts

Stanton Homes brings in industry experts, with tips on today's home building value.

The company's most popular events take place on the construction site, so you can see what happens behind the walls as homes go up.

Recently, guests got a behind-the-scenes look at one of the Triangle's 5^th annual Green Tour homes being built to Silver Level standards through the GHBT's Green Certification program.   

The standing-room only event was packed with people attending a Q&A with nationally known experts, during an in-depth show-and-tell about energy efficiency.

Here are some of the highlights:

What is a High Performance Home? 

Guest Expert Dan McFarland of Southern Energy Management

Southern Energy Management (SEM), Energy Star's national Partner of the Year demonstrated the improvements in today's green homes - and what some builders are doing to go above and beyond today's building codes.

•         High Performance Homes

•         The Home as a System

•         Benefits of a High Performing Home

Southern Energy Management has earned prestigious national recognition for the fourth year in a row, for with the industry's highest award for protecting the environment through energy efficiency. 

SEM partners with exceptional new home builders like Stanton Homes to offer Energy Star certifications, green home certifications, solar water heaters, PV solar power, and other important energy efficiency initiatives.

How Does Spray Foam Insulation Work?

Guest Expert Tu Nguyen of Healthy Home Insulation

Healthy Home Insulation was on site with a LIVE Demonstration of a Spray Foam Insulation application.

Foam insulation is 3-4 times more energy efficient than conventional insulation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seeing this product in action was extremely informative.

The spray foam insulation was sprayed directly on to the walls and roofline of the home as tour guests watched. 

It expanded and set in a matter of minutes, showing firsthand how it is able to guarantee superior insulation, humidity control, and cleaner indoor air. 

Healthy Home Insulation works with Stanton Homes to offer the Energy Wise program, which includes a WRITTEN guarantee that heating and cooling costs will be 50-70% lower than in the same home built to standard building code.

What does it take to build a Green Home?

The Stanton Homes builder and knowledgeable team members answered questions about building green, what to ask your building contractor,  changes that can be made to floor plans, how Energy Wise works, money saving tips and a variety of other home building topics.

Secrets normally hidden inside the walls could be seen, touched and talked about, including Advanced Framing Techniques and other green building features.

Ladder Blocking - strengthens wall junctions and allows for better insulation.

Two-Stud Corners -  builds-in better energy efficiency

2x4 Headers -non-load bearing walls use more efficient framing techniques than wide-dimension lumber

TJI Joist System - span long distances with less material.

Advantech Flooring - 50 year warranty ensures reliability of structural composite engineered to support greater design loads

Tankless Water Heater - "instant" hot water heater can reduce energy costs and produce higher quality hot water

Shorter Distance for Hot Water - kitchen and bathrooms are less than 40 feet from the hot water heater, reducing the amount of distance hot water must travel (and lowering water waste)

Ultra-Low E Windows -Ultra-low E windows prevent summer heat from entering the home and winter warmth from leaving the home, with highly visible labels

Window Sealant - improves air tightness, reducing or eliminating conditioned air leakage.

Superior Wall System - precast concrete foundation system is used for daylight basements, using as much as 70% less concrete with a built-in insulation system

Efficient Use of Space - a "stacked" home with a smaller footprint reduces impact on the land and decreases the amount of impervious surface, reducing water run-off and erosion.

Energy Wise Guarantee - the green home on this tour has a written guarantee of $71/month for heating and cooling costs. The estimated cost for the same home built to conventional construction standards is $283/month for the same usage.

Stanton Homes offers educational opportunities for every aspect of your home buying experience.

Want to learn more about building green or build on your lot programs?

Most Popular Green Features - Top Requests

Bronze, Silver, and Gold Certifications - What's the Difference?

What is a Green Home?

Bayer MaterialScience High Performance Residential Program

Build on Your Lot Program

Watch for our next "Meet the Experts" event, coming soon.