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Tips and Advice For Custom Home Building

Owner-Builder Beware

By Julie@julielaughton.com | July 11, 2023

An owner-builder owns their property and does the construction work themselves acting as a licensed general contractor or has subcontractors do it. When you take on the role of owner-builder it means that you have to follow the same rules as a licensed general contractor would. No one is covered by insurance because you are […]

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Kitchen remodel

Why the Kitchen is the Most Important Room in the House

By Julie@julielaughton.com | July 5, 2023

When I receive calls from homeowners about remodels in Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and on the Balboa Peninsula, it typically starts with the kitchen and it expands from there. Since the kitchen is the most used room in a home and contains a lot of appliances, it’s the space that needs the most updating. As […]

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Working With Homeowners Directly From Conception to Completion

By Julie@julielaughton.com | March 1, 2023

March Design Build Journal Working With Homeowners Directly From Conception to Completion When I began my career in California as a designer, I realized that becoming a licensed general contractor was the only way to help homeowners solve the issues they were having on their home construction projects. Being both the designer and general contractor, […]

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