Our mountains are a very special place with beautiful natural scenery, fresh air, and steep properties. With special planning, your home can take advantage of all of this without costing more. That is my specialty.
Who can visit your property and design your home to fit your needs?
Who can help you set your construction
budget before your plans are done?
How can your builder understand
what you want?
Who can design a cost efficient home?
Who can design a beautiful home for you?
Allow me to introduce myself.
I have completed the following courses:
I am also the organizer of The Mountain Home Show,
a community trade show and web site that promotes the local construction industry.
This show has given me the opportunity to teach and promote better building practices in the mountains.
I am a member of the local, state, and national builders associations.
How to Contact The Mountain Home Show
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The Mountain Home Show is not liable for the accuracy of this information.
Please contact the source of this information with your questions.
Each mountain property is unique.
The slope, the view, and the access are all special to each lot.
A well designed home will look like it belongs right where it is.
Your needs are also unique.
Your home should be designed for your lifestyle.
Even if you have special needs or health problems, your home should make you safe, happy and comfortable.
It should improve your life.
If your home is designed for your property and your needs, you can get more of what you want for less cost.
Most people want more than they can afford.
By careful planning, I can reduce waste to free up more of your budget for what you want.
My program can help you stay within your budget.
By putting everything in writing. Good planning is an excellent way to avoid problems.
It is important to consider the total cost of building and maintaining your home.
For example, some materials might cost more, but save a lot of maintenance costs.
Spending a little extra on energy efficient construction can pay off every month with lower utility costs.
Making your home wheelchair friendly might help you live in your home longer, and would certainly make it more valuable to sell.
Planning for all of this from the start can save you a lot of money.
In my efforts to design the very best home possible for my clients,
I have studied principles of design, how to make your home energy efficient and handicap accessible, how to improve indoor air quality,
and environmentally green design.
But if I were to design your home with these principles alone, I would be forgetting the most important part:
YOU, your plans and dreams, your needs, even your fears and concerns.
To design the best possible home for you, I need to get to know you.
The more I know, the better I can design your home.
My name is Richard C. MacCrea. Since 1987 I have been designing and planning custom homes.
You will find that I am a good listener, and I want to design a home that improves your life.
Perhaps you would like to see examples of some of the projects I have designed.
New Homes I have Designed
Remodeling Projects I have Designed.
My Procedures for Designing and Planning
In the early 1980's I managed the engineering, estimating, and research and development departments for a metal building company.
I have also completed many classes to help me design homes that are more energy efficient, healthy, strong, and durable.
My special interests include passive solar homes, indoor air quality, and all that is included in "green" construction.
Earthcraft House Building Class
Georgia State Energy Code Class
ECO Block Professional Installer and Estimator Course
Pella Window and Door Designer Class
Truss Joist Design Class
Florida State Hurricane Code Class
Other Pages on this Web Site
The Mountain Home Show, Home Page and Site Map (How to find what you're looking for)
Detailed information about the home show (For guests and exhibitors)
Articles (About designing, building and remodeling a mountain home)
The Mountain Model Home (An experimental home that is extremely energy efficient)
The Mountain Model Cabin (A very small mountain cabin designed to sleep four comfortably)
Construction Diary (The joys and frustrations of building these two model homes)
Home Designing and Planning (How to get great plans for building or remodeling your home)
Email Us (Questions about The Mountain Home Show or Your Mountain Home Project)
The Mountain Home Show, P.O. Box 446, Murphy, North Carolina 28906-0446
The Mountain Home Show owes its success to the businesses that participate in the show. They arrange such wonderful exhibits. It is obvious that they take great pride in their work and our show.