Featured Premium Partner: Markraft Cabinets

Posted on September 22, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

As a leading coastal Carolina homebuilder, we believe that our homes must be leaps and bounds above the competition in all aspects. While we’ve honed our proven process to homebuilding, it is still a complex undertaking that requires us to work with the best. Our homes come together with the help of our premium partners. At Hagood Homes, we only work with the best vendors in their respective fields.

Meet Markraft Cabinets

Markraft Cabinets specializes in cabinets and countertop design. Since 1985, Markraft Cabinets has been an industry leader, expanding to four locations throughout Carolinas and Tennessee. One of the things we love most about Markraft Cabinets is its commitment to extraordinary service and its goal to be a champion in the hearts and minds of its customers. Its staff doesn’t just aim to satisfy customers – they strive much higher – they intend to amaze them.

Product Selection: Style & Options

During the selections process, our buyers have a one-on-one design consultation. At this time, selections are made to further personalize the countertops, cabinetry, colors and finishes featured in the kitchen. Our team is able to make recommendations to ensure that their kitchen selections flow with the rest of the home and bring harmony to their space.

Markraft Cabinets offers thousands of styles, colors, hardware, and cabinet-feature combinations for buyers to choose from. While shaker style is one of our favorites, Markraft Cabinets also offers transitional, bevel, and more traditional styles. Buyers can choose from over a dozen stain finishes or upgrade to painted cabinets. A more recent trend that we’re seeing is a two- or three-tone color combination of paint and stain.

Included Features

The kitchen created by Hagood Homes have many extras and upgrades that come standard. Some of these include oversized islands, under-cabinet lighting and tile backsplashes. A few cabinet features that we include standard are a double trash pullout cabinet with a drawer on top and a pegged dish organizer. We also include light rail molding and cove crown molding on all our cabinets.

Some of the more popular cabinet feature upgrades include a three-drawer bank (which is very popular under a flat cooktop), rollout trays, and a spice pullout (which is nice to have beside the stovetop).

We’ve also worked with Markraft Cabinets to develop shiplap and shaker base molding island details that are durable for this highly trafficked area. All of these quality features as well as island legs, valence and furniture base come standard in a Hagood home. Buyers are sure to find the right cabinet and countertop design that fits their style.

Quality that Stands the Test of Time

Standard construction for all cabinets includes:

Backs: 3/8” furniture hanger rail on 3/8” furniture board back
Tops & bottoms: 3/8” furniture board with natural maple
Shelves: 3/4” furniture boat with natural maple
Toekick: unfinished furniture board
Natural maple laminate exterior
Solid wood
Dovetail drawer with undermount
Full extension guides
SoftTouch IHC self-closing mechanism

All of the drawers that Markraft Cabinets installs in Hagood homes are wood full extension dove-tail, soft close wooden drawers. They are rated for 100 pounds, ensuring a stronger quality of construction.

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Looking for a coastal Carolina homebuilder? Let’s Chat!

We know what today’s buyers want, and we can help bring your vision to life. We’ve been building custom homes throughout the Carolinas for more than 20 years. Our proven process and numerous customer testimonials are testaments to what buyers can expect in a custom Hagood home. If you’d like to learn more about our custom home building services or want to discuss modifying an existing plan, we’d love to connect! Please fill out the form below, and one of our sales managers will be in touch soon.

Building with Peace of Mind: Virtual Tools to Monitor Your Home Building Progress

Posted on September 1, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

From the footings to the final touches, our new construction home building application allows seamless communication and updates to homebuyers every step of the way.

At Hagood Homes, we are proud to present Buildertrend, an award-winning platform that is designed specifically for homebuilding. It’s a web-based application that is used by top homebuilders across the country. Watch our tutorial below on how we use this application to guide you through the building process.

Buildertrend is another example of Hagood Homes’ superior level of service to our homeowners. It is a tool we use to outline and organize the homebuilding process. Click here to learn more about our coastal Carolina home building process.

No matter where you are in the world, as a Hagood homebuyer you’ll be able to experience your home’s construction daily and without driving to the worksite. It’s available to you through any electronic device, whether you’re using an Internet browser or the Buildertrend app on a mobile device. Click here to view an instructional video on BuilderTrend.

Watch Your Dream Home Come to Life

Here are just a few of the benefits our new home construction app provides:

Updates and daily logs with progress photos
Review checklists
Timelines and schedules of the construction process
24/7 access to architectural plans of your home
Real-time communication with commenting and private-messaging features

Carolina Home Builders: Building with Peace of Mind

When building the home of your dreams, you know what you want and what you don’t. We understand how important it is for all key team members to be involved and on the same page every step of the way. Peace of mind is what our new home construction app provides. It allows for seamless communication between everyone involved in the project — the vendor and construction crew, the project manager, the selections coordinator and of course you, the client.

What Our Buyers Say About Their Carolina Home Building Experience

“Building a custom home certainly has its challenges and ours was no exception. Hagood has worked with us to satisfy our concerns that came up along the build process and after completion.”
~Mark Binkley and Karen Small from Middlesex, NJ

“The Hagood Team provided outstanding customer support throughout the entire process of building my first house. This process went so smoothly because of their unending customer service and meticulous attention to detail.”
-Col. (US Army Retired) Tom McCarthy

“Hagood was the only builder we interviewed with who from the start met almost every thing that we had on our wish list and were able to satisfy our wish list completely. When we asked for modifications to our house plan, they were easy to work with to get it done. We loved the attention they gave us during the home research process and the ability to work with us effectively from afar.”
-Tom & Nancy Pane

Carolina Home Builders

As a premier Carolina homebuilder, we pride ourselves on staying on top of the latest innovations and communications to improve the home buying and building process. If you are interested in learning more about our homes and our building process, please contact us today!

Top Modern Farmhouse Features

Posted on August 14, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

As a top home builder in NC and SC, many of our customers are seeking farmhouse design with modern twists. Farmhouse design is warm, relaxing and full of character. While this style has evolved over time, it continues to balance modern sensibilities with design elements that are reminiscent of the past.

Our farmhouse features are in tune with natural elements but executed in a clean and stylish palette. They are hearty but maintain sophistication and style. Read on to learn more about our most requested farmhouse features in our Carolina custom homes.

Most Popular Farmhouse Features

Expansive Covered Porches

Nothing elicits the nostalgia of a southern farmhouse quite like drinking a glass of cold lemonade while sitting in a white rocker on a large, open porch. Expansive covered porches are something we incorporate into many of our home designs. With southern climates being so mild and outdoor living growing in popularity, large covered outdoor areas are among our most requested features. However, we veer away from traditional wood floor planks and use more durable materials, such as brick or shell concrete.

Exposed Beams

Exposed wood beams are a natural element that creates a striking architectural detail to your home. It’s almost always one of the first things guests comment on when entering a home. Exposed wood beams are stunning but don’t overpower a home’s overall design aesthetic. They give spaces a rustic feel, but also a sense of grandeur.

Rustic Wood Flooring

Many of our flooring options have a rustic, weathered look but are built with durability in mind. Today’s flooring technologies let buyers achieve a lived-in look that will stand up to the test of time.

Shaker Cabinets

White shaker cabinets are the ideal choice for farmhouse style because of their brightness and effortless design. They help unify a space and bring balance to a colorful island or backsplash. Incorporated with other details like shiplap or rustic pendant lighting, they can help set off your kitchen design.

Sliding Barn Doors

In years past, these doors were used on the exterior of barns for entry and exit. Today they are often used as interior sliding doors to save space and add a decorative touch. With thousands of door styles to choose from and unique hardware options, we can elevate an interior entry to a style that is truly your own.

Interested in Custom Homebuilding? Let’s Chat!

We know what today’s buyers want, and we can help bring your vision to life. We’ve been building custom homes throughout the Carolinas for more than 20 years. Our proven process and numerous customer testimonials are testaments to what buyers can expect in a custom Hagood home. If you’d like to learn more about our custom home building services or discuss modifying an existing plan, we’d love to connect! Please fill out the form below, and one of our sales managers will be in touch soon.

The Hagood Family

Posted on August 7, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

The day you choose to purchase a Hagood home, or make the decision to grant us the honor to build the home of your dreams you become part of our family. Being part of the Hagood family is so much more than living in a brand new beautiful home, meeting new people in a new neighborhood or getting to know the Hagood team through the building process- it is a connection that you will carry with you throughout the rest of your life. The Hagood family is a group of people with an array of backgrounds, experiences and various walks of life but they uniformly share specific common values.

The Hagood family is comprised of individuals that not only value superior customer service and high quality homebuilding materials, they value integrity and the solid reputation that Jim and Troy Kenny have instilled into each team member and each home for over 20 years. Members of the Hagood family appreciate the passion that goes into each detail of their home and can actually feel the difference in Troy Kenny’s unique home designs and special features. This collection of people not only believes but also has experienced that a Hagood home lives larger, lives better and improves their lives.

Listen to Jim Kenny, owner of Hagood Homes, share what home means to him and the inspiration that drives him and his wife Troy to passionately continue to lead and influence the homebuilding industry in the coastal Carolinas:

Hagood Story – Why Jim Enjoys Building Homes from Hagood Homes on Vimeo.

Contact us today to learn about building with Hagood Homes, and join the Hagood family that has been steadily growing for over 24 years. Whether it be a custom design or a neighborhood plan, we design our homes in-house so that Hagood Homes is a part of the process from the start. Meet our Hagood team here. Please fill out the form below and one of our sales managers will be in touch soon.

Hagood Custom Home Service

Posted on August 4, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

At Hagood Homes we pride ourselves on providing building solutions that fit our customers needs. From move-in-ready homes to custom construction from the ground up, buyers are sure to find a home solution that works for their time frames, budgets and lifestyles. For buyers who have a very specific vision of what they are looking for in a home, our custom homebuilding service is an excellent option.

Plan Customization Versus Custom Homebuilding

Some builders may claim they offer custom homebuilding when in fact what they offer is customization of a plan in their portfolio of homes. This can be a great option for some buyers. It is often less expensive than custom building. But there can be limitations in the layout or floor plan they are modifying. For example, the location of a staircase or certain entry points to a home may be limited when modifying an existing plan. Buyers may also be limited in certain types of ceiling heights or other structural modifications.

Hagood Custom Homes

When we sit down with clients who are looking to build, we take the time to learn about their vision for the home and what features are important. We try to gain an understanding of how the home can best fit their lifestyle. We also consider their budget to determine if plan modification or custom homebuilding is the best fit for their needs.

For buyers who choose a custom home, the building process is very similar to modifying a plan. Our proven building process takes 33 weeks from curiosity to completion for custom builds. There is a little more time spent drafting the floor plan on the front end of the process. But subsequent stages all get completed in a similar timeframe as when we modify one of our existing plans.

During construction we rely on our network of preferred vendors to bring our custom homes to life. From plumbing and HVAC to cabinetry and appliances, our vendors provide a huge selection of options that custom homebuyers can choose from. Below are some examples of premium customizations that our clients have featured in their custom homes. From unexpected architectural details to stunning outdoor living areas, our custom homes exude luxury.

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Interested in Carolina Custom Homebuilding? Let’s Chat!

We’ve been building custom homes throughout the Carolinas for more than 20 years. Our proven process and numerous customer testimonials are testaments to what buyers can expect in a custom Hagood home. If you’d like to learn more about our Carolina custom homebuilding services or to discuss modify an existing plan, we’d love to connect! Please fill out the form below and one of our sales managers will be in touch soon.

Healthy Hagood Homes: Advanced Framing Technology

Posted on July 28, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

Advanced framing, or Optimal Value Engineering (OVE), combines several methods of reducing the amount of framing required in a home without compromising the home’s structural performance while also increasing thermal resistance. As we all know, a structurally sound home is vital to the sustainability of that home. This is why structural integrity should be considered first and foremost when implementing advanced framing techniques. The good news is that there are several safe and easy ways to implement advanced framing techniques that every buyer should consider when buying a new home.

Why Is Advanced Framing Important?

Advanced framing reduces the amount of structural components, typically wood, needed to construct a home. In the home building science world, the sum of the structural components in a wall assembly is referred to as the framing factor. The fewer structural components in a given wall assembly, the lower the framing factor and the more room there is for insulation. If you can’t tell where we’re going with this, the more insulation a home has, the better the home performs and the more comfortable it is for you. A typical home without advanced framing has a framing factor of roughly 0.25, meaning that 25% of the wall is composed of non-insulating material such as wood studs. By implementing advanced framing practices, Hagood Homes can reduce the framing factor by as much as 10%, and in this case less means more!

Benefits from a reduced framing factor include higher R values in building assemblies, better HERS scores, and larger utility incentives. By combining the benefits of high quality insulation and advanced framing, homeowners are able to enjoy a more comfortable and higher performing home while builders insulate their margins from reduced lumber and labor costs.

Insulated Corners

Traditionally, the intersection of exterior walls were framed either solid or with a dead air space that cannot be insulated. As a result, this has developed the nickname “cold corner” due to its lack of insulation. Hagood Homes does the best practice alternative that is commonly referred to as a 3 stud, or “California” corner. This simply re-organizes the stud layout to maximize the insulated area, leaving a pocket for insulation to fill the corner. Alternately, a 2 stud corner can also be used to the same effect by using drywall clips or a nailing edge in place of the third stud.

Insulated Headers

Many times the correct header size is not calculated and may be oversized, meaning they represent a large portion of the home’s uninsulated wall area. Even worse, headers either have an uninsulated air gap or a piece of non structural OSB in between in order for the header to equal the width of the wall assembly. It is a best practice of Hagood Homes to have our engineers properly size the headers, at a minimum the OSB or air gap should be replaced with a section of extruded polystyrene foam board (XPS), or blue board, although other insulation materials may be acceptable. The insulation can also be installed on the interior or exterior side of the header.

Insulated Wall Intersections

Where interior walls meet exterior walls often results in significant uninsulated wall area because of excessive blocking. In many cases this is a large area of solid framing that provides no structural benefits. A simple method is to install ladder blocking and align it so that insulation can be installed behind the wall intersection, resulting in a significant improvement to the overall performance of the wall assembly. This type of blocking can also be installed vertically as a nailing edge, while leaving a space for insulation.

Selling Your Home? Home Staging Tips + Tricks Webinar by Hagood Homes

Posted on July 17, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

Next Thursday, July 23 from 5:30p.m. until 6p.m. join Hagood Homes for a special Zoom webinar. Nora Ruehle, sales representative for Catherine’s Cove and our certified home stager, will be sharing tips and tricks of the best ways to highlight your home’s most impressive assets to help buyers imagine themselves moving in so that you can sell your house quickly!

Whether you are just entertaining the idea of listing your current home, already have your home on the market or simply looking for new ways to decorate your new home, Nora’s years of experience combined with knowledge of the latest trends that attract today’s savvy buyers will have you leaving our session with ideas to make your home look its absolute best to all that walk through the front door!

Click to join for the special Zoom webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84262444931

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Start Your Home Building Journey

Conscious of our clients’ needs to make their dreams become reality, Hagood Homes has built a reputation to provide certainty and expertise in all areas of the homebuilding process. Since 1996, all our homes have been designed and built with quality and originality in mind. If you are looking for your dream home or planning to retire to the Carolinas, we’d love to assist in your home buying journey. You can reach us by phone at 910-256-8284 or click here to contact us through our website.

Healthy Hagood Homes: Indoor Air Quality

Posted on July 14, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

On average, we spend 90% of our time indoors. Most people don’t realize that the way in which buildings are built, and what’s inside them affect our health and well-being. From the materials used to build the home, to how the home is equipped to guard against things we can’t always see (like carbon monoxide, radon, chemicals, common allergens, moisture, and mold), our homes can have a big impact on our comfort and wellness.

Healthy Homes on the Rise

We understand you want control over your health, and peace of mind that you feel safe in their homes.

How we build a healthy home:

1. Start with High-Performance

There’s a huge amount of overlap between high-performance & healthy homes. In fact, the majority of home performance and green building programs incorporate indoor air quality requirements. Every Hagood Home built is Eco-Select Certified with a HERS Rating.

High-performance isn’t just about energy efficiency, it’s about treating the house as a system, and taking a holistic look at how all the components of the home are designed to interact with each other. Controlling air movement, moisture, ventilation, filtration, temperature, humidity, and heating & cooling systems plays a vital role in creating a balanced indoor environment. Getting these things right results in a more comfortable, durable, and energy efficient home.

2. Add Indoor Air Quality Improvements

How Hagood Homes incorporates certain building practices, technologies and materials to have improved indoor air quality.

Materials

Use low emission products. Eg.- composite wood products (trim, OSB, cabinets), low VOC paints & finishes, low VOC carpet and carpet adhesive, and formaldehyde free insulation.

Plygem single hung double pane argon gas filled with insulated headers.
Insulated raised slab foundations.
Spray Foam Insulation – View our latest blog to learn about Hagood Homes, the industry leader in insulation with spray foam technology.

Here is some information about our foam Foamsulate, as it has received the GREENGUARD certification for application in hospitals and schools.

View the GREENGUARD Brochure

GREENGUARD certified products are designed to define low-emitting materials suitable for environments where people, particularly children and sensitive adults, spend extended periods of time. These environments may include schools, daycares, healthcare facilities, homes and commercial spaces. GREENGUARD Certification is based on criteria used by The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, World Health Organization, and the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).

View the Foamsulate Brochure

Foamsulate is in numerous federal buildings, commercial projects, and many residential homes across North America. In fact, the American Lung Association featured spray foam insulation in their Health House® project as one of the best building materials to utilize to create a healthy structure for families.

Fresh Air Ventilation

This allows an airtight home to “breathe” and removes particulate matter & chemicals from the home. One of our favorite sayings is “Build it tight, ventilate right”. Supply only ventilation results in 97% cleaner air & exhaust only ventilation results in 70% cleaner air.

There are no vented soffits, ridge vent, and gable vents. This means: no pollen, dust, nor insects.

Learn why Hagood uses superior Trane products:

Hagood goes above and beyond in the rough in stage to ensure homes are efficient as possible:

Filtration

Use anything from MERV 8 to 13 to HEPA filters to remove particulate matter and allergens from the home

Click below to learn about our filtration options:

Control Temperature & Humidity

Proper sizing & design of the HVAC system is critical to maintain comfortable levels of temperature & humidity. This also increases the lifespan of the HVAC system by avoiding short cycling. Room pressure relief systems help maintain consistent temperatures in bedrooms (think dedicated room returns, jumper ducts, & transfer grills). And remember that saying, “build it tight, ventilate right”? We want an air tight envelope and properly installed insulation to keep the air conditioning IN THE house (and outside air OUTSIDE the house).

Learn how Hagood Homes’ thermostat helps to ensure humidity control:

Moisture Management

Practices like sealed crawl spaces, proper grading and drainage, weatherization (aka housewraps, flashing, etc.) help keep water where it is supposed to be– outside of the home.

Hagood Homes builds homes on an insulated raised slab with a 6 mil poly as a vapor barrier on the whole house including porches and garages.

Technology

Some of today’s top manufacturers are leading the change in the healthy home space with innovative technologies to control, and actively manage the indoor air quality of homes

How to use our included thermostat:

HVAC Warranty & Zoning:

3. Finish with 3rd Party Verification

Southern Energy Management provides us guidance on how to build a “healthy home”, followed by 3rd party inspections, testing & verification during the build process. This enables us to tell our homebuyers that we’ve delivered a healthy home with confidence because it’s been inspected, verified, and certified to perform well.
They conduct the following performance testing on each house:

Duct Blaster test – Quantifies the amount of air leaking from the HVAC unit with strict performance benchmarks set by the ecoSelect program.
Blower Door test – Quantifies the amount of air leaking from the home itself (it’s how we measure “build it tight, ventilate it right”) with strict performance benchmarks set by the ecoSelect program.
Ventilation testing – Ensures kitchen and bath exhausts and also the fresh air ventilation system are all operating as intended to promote a healthy indoor environment.

Reach out to your Hagood Home Advisor Clean Effect and UV lighting.

The Benefits of Spray Foam Insulation

Posted on July 10, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

Building new construction homes in Wilmington, N.C. and the coastal Carolinas comes with a ton of great benefits – mild winter climate, proximity to beautiful beaches, and endless sunny days. Unfortunately, the warm temperatures this area is known for can turn your attic into an oven during the summer months. Our spray foam insulation options are the solution to help bring your energy costs down and reduce your home’s carbon footprint.

Open Trusses & Spray Foam Insulation

Paired with our open truss system, spray foam insulation maximizes the space and function in our attics. Listen to sales manager Patrick Wright showcase the finer details that buyers have come to love.

While most buyers opt for open cell spray foam, we do have closed-cell foam available too. Both are excellent options to insulate a home, and one is not necessarily better than another. One of the most significant benefits of open-cell foam is that it expands after it has been applied, meaning it can insulate hard-to-reach nooks and corners in a home. These types of areas can be hard to insulate with closed-cell foam. Open-cell foam is excellent for soundproofing because a single application can completely fill the space between studs. Open-cell foam is also much more affordable than closed-cell foam. Closed-cell spray foam is the best choice for robust insulating where space is an issue. It acts as a vapor barrier, so water and moisture are less likely to get inside the home. We help all our buyers weigh the pros and cons of each type of spray foam insulation to determine which is the best fit for their situation. Ultimately, it depends on where a house is located, what the insulation goals are, and the homebuyer’s budget.

Benefits of Spray Foam Insulation

We choose to use spray foam insulation in our homes for the many benefits it brings to our buyers over traditional insulation.

Energy efficiency – Spray foam insulation helps ensure that our homes are 35 percent to 40 percent more efficient than the average home built in the United States.
Cost savings – The reduced energy consumption translates to dollars saved on your electric bill. An average monthly bill of $200 is cut down to $120!
Eliminates the need for ridge, gable or soffit vents – Spray foam insulation creates a thermal envelope around your home, reducing pockets of hot or cold air in the attic. This means that we do not need to rely on ridge, gable or soffit vents to provide ventilation or reduce heat buildup and moisture.
Improved air quality – The thermal seal created by spray foam insulation means that your home’s interior has less dust, outdoor allergens and pollutants.
Fewer intrusion points for pests – The ventless attic and spray foam seal also means there are fewer opportunities for insects and other critters to get into your home.
Reduced chance of wind-driven rain damage – In our area, wind-driven rain is a common occurrence during peak tropical storm season. Our vent-less attics and spray foam insulation mean fewer intrusion points for wind-driven rain to cause damage to a home.
Improved comfort – The regulated temperature in the attic and crawl spaces increase the comfort and functionality of these areas. In fact, the attic temperature remains within a few degrees of the temperature of the rest of your house. Homeowners never have to worry about an unbearably hot or cold attic again!
Improved sound barrier – Spray foam insulation also helps reduce the level of outside noise that comes into a home. We’ve even had customers who live on busy streets comment on how quiet the interior of their home is, which is all due to the quality construction and premium insulation.

Interested in New Construction Wilmington, NC? Let’s Chat!

With our spray foam insulation options, buyers can rest easy knowing that their home is energy efficient, comfortable and healthier than other standard, code-built homes on the market. We go beyond the minimum design standards to ensure our homes offer buyers better indoor air quality and energy efficiency. If you’d like to learn more about our Hagood Homes or our new construction homes in Wilmington, N.C, or want to discuss a project you have in mind, we’d love to connect! Please fill out the form below and one of our sales managers will be in touch soon.

From Our Buyers: The Value of a Hagood Home

Posted on June 26, 2020 by hagood_homes_dev

Recently Carol and John Sherman built a Cape Lookout in beautiful Compass Pointe. Sales Manager Josh Adams sat down with them and discussed their experience building during the COVID-19 pandemic, the features they feel separates a Hagood Home from the rest and much, much more!

How did you discover Hagood Homes?
We were introduced to Hagood Homes by the Compass Pointe realtor that gave us our initial tour of model homes. We met Josh Adams on that first visit and were impressed by how he sat down with us and asked what we were looking for in a home. Josh was the only builder rep that day that took that extra time to get to know us.

I hear all the time, “we love your homes but feel as though they are out of reach for us financially”. What would you say to that?
I think many folks get that impression because they don’t take the time to compare builders on an apples-to-apples basis. It’s easy to overlook the extra value that Hagood brings to the table. Such features as raised foundations, spray foam insulation, and 10ft ceilings add extra function, efficiency and elegance to a Hagood home.

You interviewed many of the builders at Compass Pointe, what ultimately led to your decision to go with Hagood Homes? Explain your process for narrowing down and ultimately selecting Hagood Homes.
It’s true we spent significant time choosing a builder. We felt as though we owed ourselves that due diligence. After touring many models and reviewing the different base options, we whittled our choices down to 3 builders. We then sent those builders pricing requests based on similar models and our wish list of upgrades. After reviewing the price estimates we got down to two builders and ultimately chose Hagood based on value for our money and the professionalism Hagood had shown during the process.

Carol and John, you built the Cape Lookout without ever stepping into a model, describe that experience for us?
We had toured the Hagood Shackleford Banks model which is the basis for the Cape Lookout design so we were confident that we would be happy with our choice even though we had not seen an exact example.

If you had to narrow it down to the top three reasons for selecting Hagood Homes, what would they be?
1. Spray foam insulation because of the added HVAC efficiency that delivers long term savings.
2. Raised foundation because we live in an area of potential storms.
3. The style and elegance of a Hagood Home sets it apart from all the other cookie cutter homes.

Your home is currently under construction amid the COVID-19 pandemic, how has that been?
Surprisingly, the virus has not had a big effect on our build. We continue to see significant daily progress and are very happy with the communication we get from Daniel our project manager.

How has the overall process been for building your home, working with our sales team, design team, and construction team?
Our experience with Hagood teams has been very good. Communication and understanding the customers’ needs is the key to relieving any process anxiety and Hagood does a good job of it.

Would you recommend Hagood Homes to others? What would be some of the main reasons you’d recommend us?
For anyone that is in the process of choosing a builder, we would recommend Hagood because we truly believe you owe it to yourself to do due diligence and Hagood is truly worth your time and effort.