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The right colors... ![Custom Home Building: Why the Weather can be Your Friend or Enemy](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/Kurk%20Homes%20Custom%20Builder%20Modern%20Farmhouse.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) June 27, 2019 ## [Custom Home Building: Why the Weather can be Your Friend or Enemy](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/custom-home-building-why-the-weather-can-be-your-friend-or-enemy) Building a custom home is a big decision and an even bigger investment. Any delay in the construction of your new home is... ![Questions to Ask Your Builder](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/IMG_0050-1-1.png) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) March 18, 2019 ## [Questions to Ask Your Builder](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/questions-to-ask-your-builder) When you plan to hire a builder, it's not surprising that you will have questions. You might even have a lot of them,... 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