Located just off the main kitchen, a Butler's Pantry offers storage for food, serving ware, linens and smaller appliances. It helps keep the kitchen tidy during entertaining as well as everyday life. Sometimes kitchen cabinets are carried into the area, other times clients opt for open shelving. Many pantries include a small sink and beverage fridge. A variety of door options include a sliding barn door, pocket door, swinging, traditional outswing or simply a cased opening. We've even hidden one behind tall panel-style cabinet doors! At Canalfront Builders your entire home, including the pantry, is custom designed to fit your family's needs.
One important but often overlooked part of a home build is job site cleanliness and overall protection of materials. I often encourage prospective clients to make a few job site visits at our homes under construction as well as other builders they may be interviewing with to get an understanding of how they are being managed. Are safety measures in place? How are materials being stored? What is the quality of workmanship from the trades? Does the builder take steps to protect materials? Even without a ton of construction knowledge most clients can quickly figure out which builders truly take pride in what they are building. And if you happen to come across the electrician using a laser level to drill their wire holes through a stud wall then you probably just found a builder you want to work with. Because if their trade partners pay that much detail to something that gets covered up later, then you know you are in good hands. #canalfrontcustomhomes #canalfrontbuilders #delawarecustombuilder #lewescustombuilder #rehobothcustombuilder #keepcraftalive
Take a few minutes to explore our recently renovated website. We are thrilled with the results! A big shout out to Tracy Southard at OceansWild Design executing on our vision, and to our amazing photographers: Krista@atlanticexposure and Laura Navarre Photography. #canalfrontbuilders #canalfrontcustomhomes #delawarehomebuilder #lewescustombuilder #rehobothcustombuilder #lewesde #rehobothbeachde #designbuilddelaware
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We couldn't have timed this one any better. Move in day for Mo & Rob at their new beach home in Clifton Shores. From the early planning stages, all Rob talked about was his wish for a flag pole. Today he proudly raised their Eagles flag to kick off Super Bowl weekend. Fly, Eagles Fly!
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A birds eye view of two custom homes we built in the community of Hawkseye. These were the final two developer lots in the community to be sold. Although there had been several contingent offers over the years some unique challenges prevented others from moving forward. The lots were wooded, sloping to rear property line where a wetland area existed. We were able help our clients envision the potential of what the sites could be with a concrete retaining line bordering the rear property lines and importing between 80-100 loads of fill dirt on each lot to bring them up to grade. The final results turned out amazing! #canalfrontbuilders #canalfrontcustomhomes #lewescustomhomebuilder #rehobothcustombuilder
Making great progress at our beach front home in Clifton Shores on Primehook Beach. Our clients are thrilled with their views and are looking forward to seeing all of the finishes come together over the next two months.
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A peek behind the walls and ceilings of a home with our "standard" insulation package. While we occasionally have clients elect to have their entire house insulated with spray foam, this approach features a few different types of insulation dependent on the location. We have found this to be the best bang for the buck approach while providing superior energy efficiency, air tightness, sound control and improved indoor air quality. The walls utilize R-23 Blown-in-Blanket (BIBS) insulation. The band board areas which are one of the leakiest spots in a home use R-21 Open Cell Spray Foam. The walls of the lower level entry level which in this home falls near a flood zone use R-21 Closed Cell Foam. This is a piling house with a cold floor ceiling, we use R-21 Open Cell Foam on all cold floors areas standard. With this hybrid approach to insulation we routinely achieve blower door air tightness test results between 1-2 ACH50. Working with an experienced trade partner like Delmarva Insulation goes a long way. #canalfrontbuilders #canalfrontcustomhomes #behindthewallsmattter #lewescustombuilder #rehobothcustombuilder #insulation
