Over the years construction jobsites have been slathered with so many different types of signs to show who is building the project, who drew the plans and maybe even who the plumber or electrician is. In the past few months, Teton Heritage Builders has completed a new signage program for our Montana jobsites, which show the true craftsmanship and quality of the homes that they sit in front of. The key component to the sign is the masthead THB logo with the main office number attached. … [Read more...]
The 5 Factors of New Home Costs in the Rockies
Teton Heritage Builders has been building in the Rocky Mountains for more than 16 years. Between the 200 years of construction experience in our team we've gained a lot of knowledge about what drives the costs for building a new home and we want to share that information with you. After a survey of our teammates we've narrowed down the greatest factors that influence new home costs in the Rockies to five main categories. Overlooking just one of these factors can lead to a significant … [Read more...]
7 Critical Questions To Ask Your Builder
Selecting a builder for your home or commercial construction project is a very important task. Investigating your options until you can put together the right team to build your project is an important part of the process. We've met with countless people in Big Sky, Bozeman and Jackson Hole during their quest to find the right builder and have fielded lots of great questions. Make sure you take time to ask a potential builder questions to ensure it will be a good partnership. The last … [Read more...]
Top 5 LEED Design Tips for Montana
Teton Heritage Builders built the first NAHBGreen certified home in the state of Montana. It took some extra measures to ensure we achieved the criteria for the certification, but in the end we completed the home at no additional cost to our clients! How's that for service? The end result is a highly energy efficient dream home in Bozeman, MT. I caught up with our staff LEED AP, Ben Jones, on his top five tips for achieving LEED certification in Montana. Here's what he had to say: 1. … [Read more...]
Bozeman Builders Know Geothermal Heat
Bozeman builders Teton Heritage Builders is starting the installation of a geothermal heat pump system in Big Sky, Montana. The first of 24 geothermal wells was just drilled just off the building's garage entrance. As bozeman builders, we understand the varying geology of the mountain folds around here and know importance of the scientific approach to designing a ground source heat pump system. So we are using this first vertical geothermal well to run a thermal conductivity test on the local … [Read more...]