Design for Aging in Place
Nell Clausen, custom home sales representative for Estes Builders recently completed training on Universal Design and Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population. ‘There are approximately 35 million baby boomers who are looking to retire in the near future, said Nell, so if they are looking to build a custom home, it’s important for our [...]
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Delivery Day Video of a New Estes Builders Custom Home
Hear what recent customers have to say in this short video. Please upgrade your browser The first step towards your dream home is to request a free consultation. Start today, life is short. We build distinctive custom homes in Bainbridge Island, Kingston, Poulsbo, Bremerton, Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles Wa. and points in-between.
February 7th, 2012
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5 Key Questions for Your Builder
Who is responsible for supervising the construction of my home? What else do they do? How many homes have they supervised? The supervisor’s job description should be narrowly focused on that responsibility and he or she should not pulled in several directions at once. Be concerned if the supervisor is also involved in estimating, bids, [...]
February 6th, 2012
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Meet the new president of our local building association
Congratulations to Rick Gross of Estes Builders for being elected as President of the North Peninsula Building Association (NPBA) for 2012. The NPBA is the local affiliate of the National Homebuilding Association. Rick will be serving his second term as President. You can contact Rick at 800-630-4399. We build homes in Port Angeles, Sequim, Port [...]
January 15th, 2012
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Estes Builders Marks Nine Years of Giving to Community
More than ever, local charitable organizations need the support and assistance from their community to help with the increase in services provided to Clallam county citizens. Homebuilder Estes Builders wraps up the year 2011 by marking nine years of its Charitable Giving program and three years of matching their employees’ contributions to non-profit organizations. [...]
January 10th, 2012
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Quality Process on the Cloud
We have used a paper based quality process for the last five years with tremendous tangible results. However the paper system does have some challenges. One of the major hurdles in building a quality home on scattered sites is having all the pertinent information about the home while doing a site visit or quality check. [...]
January 4th, 2012
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Fitting the home to the site
Here is a pictorial example of fitting a home to a sloped view site on a current home under construction. The foundation follows the slope and maintains proper elevations. Additional living space in the form of a daylight [...]
December 14th, 2011
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