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Custom Home Builders vs Project Home Builders – Everything You Need to Know

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Have you recently decided to   build a new house in Sydney ? If so, one of the very first questions that you’ll need to ask yourself before anything can begin is whether you intend to hire a custom home builder, or whether you’d prefer to work with a production home builder (who builds properties that have present designs). When comparing these two options, both builder types are great and will likely be able to produce an amazing house for you; however, each does have its specific advantages and disadvantages that should be considered when making the choice. But to sum it up, a large part of the decision that you’ll have to make will be defined by how unique you’d like your home to be, as well as how much design input you’d have over during the construction and over the final product. The variance between a custom home builder and a production home builder is actually quite simple. In a nutshell, a production builder is a type of contractor who will build you a home from a set lis...

Popular And Tailor Made Customization Ideas For Your New Home

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Your home must be a representation of who you are. Quirky, loud, ostentatious these are all qualities that a house can have. There is nothing as bland as having a one size fits all house and that is why we have decided to talk on this issue today. At  XB Projects  we love building homes for our client’s and with the results of seeing their homes truly makes us feel satisfied to see our client’s dream home come into reality. You can come with any customisation specifications and we will get it done for you. We have also been in the business for a while now so we know exactly how to build customised and sustainable homes. To help you with some customisation ideas, here are our top 10. 1. A master bedroom on the main floor This removes the need for having stairs that lead you to your bedroom. It’s perfect for families with young children or the elderly to whom stairs may be hazardous. 2. A very high ceiling For those that want a home that feels grand and spacious, high ceilings g...

All You Need To Know About Concrete Ceilings

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Concrete ceilings are becoming increasingly popular in multi-story construction, apartment blocks, repurposed warehouses, factories, and residential houses. They bring unique robustness and thermal mass to spaces that lean more towards industrial or contemporary aesthetics. Below we go into a bit of detail into how they are formed and some tricks that are used to achieve shape and texture. For those that want an industrial-chic ceiling, this may just be the solution. 1. The different types of concrete ceilings There are various types of concrete ceilings. In buildings that have multiple stories, and the exposed concrete ceiling is most common. It’s usually the underside of a concrete slab which forms both the floor and the ceiling. If the lower side of this slab is not plastered or covered with paint or timber, it becomes an exposed concrete ceiling. For one-story buildings, concrete ceilings can be the exposed roof construction. Depending on what is required for a given project, c...