If you’re looking for a new home, you’re probably trying to decide whether it’s better to get something pre-built or build your own. Designing a custom home has many benefits, the main one being you get to do whatever you want with the space! There are tons of reasons to hire a custom home builder and design your dream house.

 

Fewer Sacrifices

One thing you’ll often hear when looking for a home is that you have to be prepared to make sacrifices. You’ll rarely find a pre-built home with everything you want and need. Maybe you find the perfect house, but it’s in the wrong location. Or the area you really want to be in just doesn’t have any homes you like. With a custom home, you can have everything you want!

 

Lower Maintenance Costs

A huge downside of buying an existing home is that you never know what unforeseen maintenance can show up after the sale goes through. Even with inspections, it’s always a gamble. The great thing about a custom home is that everything is new, meaning your maintenance costs will be low for quite some time. 

 

Latest Tech

Home technology is constantly evolving, but it can be hard to integrate new systems into older homes. With a custom home, you can build in all the latest tech that you want. Systems such as multi-room audio, smart appliances, home automation, doorbell cameras, security systems, and more can be included during the design process for prime optimization. 

 

Personalized Details

It’s always the little details that make a house a home. Unfortunately, it’s a lot harder to infuse your personality and style into a pre-owned home. Custom homes offer you the option of personalizing every detail, from doorknobs to appliances. Your home will be a true expression of you!

 

Future-Proof Home

Future-proofing is when you design for your future needs and wants, not just the present ones. This could mean planning for future kids, elderly parents moving in, more pets, or even aging in the home. A custom home affords you the opportunity to design a home that fits your needs today, as well as in the future. 

 

Layout for Lifestyle

Everyone has preferences when it comes to layout, and our lifestyle plays a big role in what design we prefer. If you like to entertain or have young kids, maybe you want a more open-concept home. Or maybe you work from home and want more separate living spaces. Building a custom home allows you to design a home for your lifestyle from scratch inside of trying to work around a pre-existing layout.  

 

Lower Bills

There are a lot of upfront costs when building a custom home, however, a huge advantage of them is that your monthly bills tend to be lower afterward. Retrofitting older homes with modern updates costs money and can also lead to high energy bills. Custom homes can be designed with energy efficiency in mind and include green features such as solar panels, double-pane windows, and more to lower your monthly energy bills substantially. 

 

Designed for You

At the end of the day, the biggest reason to build a custom home is that it will be designed by you, for you. Everything in it will be tailored to your needs, wants, and tastes. A custom home will be entirely designed to cater to you, from the layout to the paint colors. That’s something you just won’t get in new construction or pre-owned property. 

 

If you’re ready to start building your dream custom home, contact us today! Our Toronto custom home builders are here to help.