Top Reasons Homeowners are Choosing Deconstruction and Rebuilding Over Buying a New Home

Last updated 10 months ago

Finding a home with the right number of bedrooms, on the right lot, and in the right location is nearly impossible. If you’re tired of looking for the perfect home, you might decide to upgrade your current home or even tear it down and start anew. Here are a few of the top reasons why homeowners may choose deconstruction and complete home rebuilding:

Low Home Prices on Distressed Properties
With home prices and lending rates still way down, many ambitious homeowners are taking advantage of the favorable purchasing environment by buying cheap properties, tearing down the existing houses, and building new ones in their places. Often times, this is also an excellent way to avoid paying impact fees assessed by many municipalities on the construction of a new home on an undeveloped piece of land.

Free and Reusable Materials
If you were to build a new home from scratch, you’d have to spend thousands of dollars on materials alone. Deconstructing your old home first, however, may give you plenty of salvageable materials for your new home. This isn’t just good for your wallet, but for the environment as well.

Irresistible Lots
Have you ever toured a lackluster home that was on the perfect lot? So have millions of others. Instead of hanging their heads and moving on, some of these intrepid homeowners purchase the lot anyway and build a beautiful new home on the property. After a few months of construction, they have the perfect home on the perfect lot.

Opportunity for Full Customization
No home will ever be perfect unless you make it that way. That’s why thousands of homeowners have jumped at the opportunity to start from scratch and redesign their new homes in such a way that matches their precise wishes.

If you’d like to learn more about deconstruction or complete home remodeling, contact Timberlake Building & Renovations. We’ve been building beautiful custom homes in Maryland since the 1960s. Call us today at (443) 837-3105 to get started on your ideal home immediately.