One of the tougher parts about building your own home is translating all of the ideas and dreams you’ve always had in your head to...

One of the hardest parts about building a new house or doing a major remodel is making sure that you do it without any regrets. Who wants...

With the summer months on the horizon, many of our clients are thinking about ways that they can enjoy the exterior of their home during...

It’s no secret that the thought of a home construction project can bring on anxiety for just about anyone. Building or remodeling the...

I thought we could have some fun on the blog this week and get a little off-topic to talk about some spring-break travel goodness. The...

1. How Long Does It Really Take to Build a New House? So often we get calls from potential clients who are considering building a new...

Did you hear the news? Today is the first official day of spring! It’s about darn time if you ask me. It makes me so happy to know that...

When it comes to designing your new house or your remodel project, let’s face it – the laundry room probably doesn’t get the attention...

Just like the world of fashion, the building industry has its own fads and trends. In recent years, the open concept floor plan has...

Us Wisconsinites, along with so many others living in the upper Midwest, are bracing ourselves for some record-breaking cold coming our...

If you ask me, choosing a kitchen countertop for your new home or your remodel project is exciting. A countertop can totally set the tone...

Designing your new home can be fun for everyone in your family – even the kids! A goal that I had in mind as we were building was to...

When it comes to home building, nobody likes feeling any regret. I think part of the anxiety that comes along with building a new house...

It may sound cliché, but starting your home on a good foundation is a crucial first step in building. This means making sure that your...

Happy Halloween everyone! With the thought of getting lots of visitors to your front porches tonight, I figured that this was the perfect...

If words like “backfill,” “zero-step entry,” and “granular fill” aren’t in your vocabulary yet, they will be once you build a home!...

My favorite space in our home is, without a doubt, the 3-season room. It’s the type of space that you might not even know that you need,...

One thing that I decided right away for this blog is that I want to be sure that I do NOT write boring content. So here I am getting...

One of the most common phone calls to the Sockness Builders office is someone calling to say “I’m not really sure what to do here, but...

First things first, I want to introduce myself. My name is Erin Weberpal. I’ve been working at Sockness Builders part-time since 2011...