Whitmore Custom HOMES Blog
Industry trends, dream home tips, and the latest home-related happenings in the Greater Grand Rapids area.
Designing the Perfect Kitchen for your Grand Rapids Custom Home
Gone are the days where a doorway leads into a cramped room designed only for cooking. Kitchens are competing as the centerpiece for our home interactions. And why shouldn’t they be? As one of the most used rooms in the house, your kitchen should uphold a design that...
Setting A Budget For Your Custom Home
Planning your dream custom home is an exciting time, you’ve probably been looking at floor plans and kitchen tile for months trying to plan every detail to a T, but setting a budget that works for you and includes all the beautiful details you imagined can be tough....
Making the Move to Grand Rapids
Welcome to Grand Rapids, Beer City USA and one of the most up and coming cities in the United States. It has something to offer for all ages from families to young entrepreneurs. Grand Rapids is one of the America's Greenest Cities and has 473 LEED Certified buildings...
Choosing the Best Insulation for Your Custom Home
When building your custom home in a cold climate like Michigan it is very important to understand the many options you have to best insulate your home, as it is not a “one size fits all”. Here are some of the options you may be familiar with: Fiberglass batts...
Whitmore Custom Homes Wins Big
Whitmore Custom Homes was started by brothers Ryan, Brett, and Nate who left their engineering careers in the corporate world in search of a business that would allow them to combine their strengths and bring something different to their market. Thus, Whitmore Custom...
Landscape Planning for Your New Custom Home
When building your new custom home you not only get to plan the design for your interior living space, but also the outdoor living space. The yard and its surrounding areas can all be made into a wonderful oasis for you and your family to enjoy. By planning...
Protecting Your Home From the Winter Thaw
After the cold, long winter, the onset of Spring is a welcomed time for many. Seeing the snow begin to melt away and the grass reappear brings joy to many homeowners, but it can also be a time for problems to arise. Drainage issues, roof leaks, and maintenance...
Fighting Off the Winter Blues in Your Custom Home
The winters here in Michigan can be absolutely brutal. This winter especially, we’ve experience storm after storm followed by warm ups and freezes and numerous amounts of days off school. While Michigan summers are like no other it is important to be prepared for the...
Cost-Per-Square-Foot of a Custom Home
One of the first questions asked at Whitmore Custom Homes when individuals begin the dream home building process and their first consultation is pricing. Pricing is one of the most important aspects to building, you wouldn’t want to start building without having a...
Personalized Trends For Custom Homes in 2019
Designing your own custom home is the perfect opportunity for you to create a space that meets all your needs, looks exactly the way you want, and grants all your style and storage wishes. When designing your own home, you get to choose every detail from the floor...
Keeping Your Home Safe While You Are Away
Winter is a dreary, cold business here in West Michigan, which is why many people choose to travel to warmer destinations during the winter months. While it will feel great to get away, you may worry about the safety of your home while you're gone. Burglaries do...
What You Need To Know About Energy Efficient Homes
As a custom home builder, Whitmore Custom Homes builds homes according to our clients' unique specifications. One of the requests we hear most often is in regards to energy efficiency. Most homeowners today want a home that's clean and green, both for the...