Category: California home builder

In the natural world mold serves a valuable role, helping decompose dead organic matter: fallen trees for example. Inside the home, however, it’s anything but healthy. Mold produces allergens, irritants, even toxic substances, and can cause serious health problems. Mold spores can be found almost anywhere; these aren’t harmful in themselves. The problems arise only where they can find a moist place to grow. So, the key to preventing mold? Controlling moisture. Control Moisture, Prevent Mold Interior Sealing We take care to seal all the wall joints and penetrations comprehensively at Clarum...


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Adhesives are everywhere. Cabinets and counters, sub-floors and carpets. Paints and stains. Bath tubs, moldings, baseboards... Each of these elements requires adhesive or caulk for installation. In fact, few other building materials are so common as adhesives. Yet most of the adhesives used in a conventional home are highly toxic. At Clarum we call that a problem. Invisible as the Air you Breathe Many adhesives use volatile emulsifiers to give them a liquid texture during application. After drying, these volatile organic compounds (VOCs) slowly evaporate at room temperature – bringing...


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What does insulation do? It maintains the living temperature you like best, of course! However, there’s more to it than that. What else does insulation accomplish? What are the passive design standards for insulation? And how does Clarum approach this? Allow us to give you a tour. What Insulation Does Insulation regulates temperature by preventing thermal bridging and unwanted air flow. Thermal bridging is when heat passes through solid objects, leaking in or out of your house. With a strong thermal resistance (R-value), insulation slows down the loss of heat. It also prevents drafts. Most...


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NOTE: This is a two-part series. Click here to read part 1. You can also download our complete Guide to High-Performance Home-building. Choosing Your Custom Home Builder You've spent hours tearing out pages of homes magazines and pouring over plans. You're ready to build your custom dream home. It's a huge investment of your money and time. The question remains: Who is going to build it? To help with your selection, we've put together 10 questions for you to ask potential home builders. We went over the first 5 questions in Questions to Ask Your Builder - Part 1 of this 2-part series. Below...


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Note: This is a two-part series. Click here to read part 2. You can also download our complete Guide to High-Performance Home-building. Choosing Your Custom Home Builder You know you want to build a new custom home and you know where you want to build it. Now it's time to pick a builder. What to look for exactly? Here is the first of a 2-part series that provides you with a series of questions you can ask any potential builder. You can read the next 5 questions in Questions to Ask Your Builder - Part 2. These questions will help you better understand their operation, level of experience,...


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 Custom Luxury Home in Monterey Bay, CA Clarum Homesbuilt a beautiful Carmel mission-style custom home on the fairway of the Bayonet & Black Horse Golf Courses in Monterey Bay, California. This single-story three bedroom 2,600 square-foot home was constructed with cutting-edge, energy-efficient features. The house is filled with elegant, rustic finishes – not to mention, that it’s surrounded by the Monterey Cypress trees and the open space of the golf course. Click here to see more of our California custom luxury homes. Talk to Clarum Homes about building your custom luxury home....


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