Southern Home Design, LLC

01/08/2025

01/08/2025

Every dollar spent at a local business strengthens your community, creating jobs and keeping wealth within the local economy. Yet, chain stores dominate, offering convenience at the cost of community resilience.
Studies show that locally owned businesses reinvest twice as much into their communities compared to corporate chains. The ripple effect is profound: better schools, improved infrastructure, and more vibrant neighborhoods.
How can we shift our spending habits to prioritize local over corporate? What small changes can you make to support the heart of your community? Let’s talk.

01/08/2025

Come on Friday night.
Dinner ar 6pmm.
Meeting begins at 645.

01/06/2025

All of our work is solid wood, quality & custom. Interested in a consultation or quote over the phone ? Send us a dm! It only takes minutes 👊

01/05/2025

New year New Doors! Have a vision ? DM us . We can do most quotes over the phone or DM in a matter of minutes !

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10/02/2024

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09/30/2024

I found this interesting so had to share…

Home Buyer: I want a house built after 1980.
Me: Actually, you don't.
Let me explain.

Newer isn't always better, and this picture sums it up pretty well. The quality of modern lumber is simply far inferior to the quality of lumber they were using to build homes in the early and mid-20th century. Wood quality began dropping on a serious scale in the 1980s due to old-growth timber being almost completely depleted.

Most wood used today is grown very fast - not only can you visibly see the difference in quality, but the newer lumber is more prone to rotting due to a lack of heartwood. Slow growth wood yields much more heartwood, which is the longest lasting part of the tree, whereas sap wood (new growth wood) will rot very quickly. Modern lumber is also a lot more prone to termite damage as it is softer and easier to consume whereas old lumber is extremely resinous and naturally termite resistant. A good rule - as long as the plumbing and electric has been updated, a well-built home from the mid-20th century is a better investment and will likely outlast a newer build.

Credit to the respective author ✍🏼

09/20/2024