Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was created to help manage and mitigate the many risks that can overwhelm resources of local agencies.  Let’s be clear here, their purpose is not

By Adam Copenhaver, Co-Founder/Owner at CopeGrand Homes, Guest Contributor “What is my home going to cost?” and, “What should I expect my home to cost per square foot to build?”

Small upgrades can make a big difference when it comes to renovating your Charleston kitchen. Whether you have purchased a new house and the kitchen is outdated, or you’ve been

Downtown Charleston is one huge historic renovation project.  On almost every street you will see repair work underway or completed within the last year or so. That is the nature

Just 90 minutes south of the hustle and bustle of busy downtown Charleston SC lies an area that exudes the quintessential essence of the South Carolina lowcountry. Palmetto Bluff is a

Just before the Christmas holiday we held a meeting with new clients.  A nice couple, moving to the Charleston SC area from a northern state and wanting to custom build

Looking outside today presents a typical northern winter scene.  Blanketed in almost 5 inches of snow and icicles dripping slowly in the late morning sun.  An idyllic scene perhaps, except

Drive around the streets of downtown Charleston SC and you will see many examples of the cliché at the heart of our beautiful city – that is, very beautiful, old

Folly Beach SC is a low-lying sea island on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is always in flux and it has continually shifted its shape over hundreds of

Builders are notorious for rejecting materials that might usefully be repurposed.  Whether these materials accumulate in the dumpster as a result of demolition, or as leftover waste of new materials

By Jake Libaire, Guest Contributor When looking at a property with an eye toward adding to what’s already there – whether it’s building a carriage house in the backyard of

If you want to experience a positional conversation then watch a first meeting between client and contractor discussing a new build or major renovation. I call it the “redoubt ”