I know living a healthy lifestyle and making sure your family is safe and healthy is a priority for you.   And I know that some healthy lifestyle choices you make probably come pretty easy to you.  But other parts of living a healthy lifestyle seem daunting and even unattainable, like living in a home that enhances health and wellness.  

We are wrapping up our series on 'How to Begin a Wellness Home Build' with some guidance on choosing the right contractor for your project.  Choosing a contractor can be a tricky task!  Not all contractors are created equal.  Some contractors are much more experienced in building durable, energy efficient, healthy homes than others.

Want to know why so many home building projects go over budget?  Your first guess might be a bad grasp on how much there is to spend, or how much things cost, or maybe that material and labor costs seem to keep going up.  And honestly, all of these problems do make a project go over budget.

But one of the biggest reasons that projects go over budget is because there is a lack of an integrated design team and integrated design process.  

"Doesn't a healthy home cost more to build than a regular home?"  If you have had this thought, please raise your hand.  You are not alone in that assumption!  The truth is, health and wellness focused homes can cost more to build, but they don't have to!  

Living in a healthy home is vital for your family's health and well-being, and I do not want the misconception of a high price tag to be what keeps you from building your wellness home.

When you are starting to plan a renovation or new home build, the very first step is to understand what you want to achieve with your renovation or new build and why.  Determining your purpose will help guide the design and give you a clear path to a successful finished product.

What are the best countertops for a healthy kitchen?  I get asked this question all the time.  And I had to ask myself this question when I started planning my own kitchen renovation.  I did a TON of research to get this question answered.  And what I found is that there is no such thing as a perfect countertop.