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Summertime Bliss: Tips for Enjoying Your Custom Home

Summertime Bliss: Tips for Enjoying Your Custom Home

Living in a Colby Construction custom home on a lake in southeastern Wisconsin offers a unique blend of tranquility, outdoor adventure, and luxurious living. As the cooler days finally leave and the warm days of summer approach, it's the perfect time to make the most...

Customer Spotlight: Creating a Dream Home

Customer Spotlight: Creating a Dream Home

The owners of Lakeview Home have built with Colby Construction not once but twice. Their experience with Colby Construction was so positive that when they decided it was time to downsize, it was easy to hire them again. “We had already built two homes (neither custom...

Must-Have Features in a Custom Home

Must-Have Features in a Custom Home

Building a custom home offers a distinct range of advantages, and the experts at Colby Construction can help you turn the dream into a reality. Before starting the project, though, you will want to make a list of the must-have features in a custom home that are a...

Avoiding Change Orders When Building a Custom Home

Avoiding Change Orders When Building a Custom Home

At Colby Construction, we aim to make the process of building a custom home as smooth and transparent as possible for our clients. With us, you’re working with a custom lake home builder who will have a collaborative partnership with your architect and interior...

2024 Custom Home Design Trends

2024 Custom Home Design Trends

Your custom-designed home in 2024 will be the same as in years past. A new year means out with the old and in with the new for fresh new looks and designs for your custom home. Read our predictions for the 2024 custom home design trends here.  Colors Green is going to...

A Custom Wine Cellar and Lower Level Refresh

A Custom Wine Cellar and Lower Level Refresh

A beautiful Colby Construction custom lake home on one of the most pristine lakes of southeastern Wisconsin was ready for a lower level remodel and custom wine cellar. The house was built 16 years ago for a young family with three little boys. The lot was perfect for...

Halloween in Your Custom Home

Halloween in Your Custom Home

The temperatures in southeastern Wisconsin are dropping. The trees are turning brilliant colors of reds, oranges, and yellows. Fall is in full swing, and Halloween is around the corner. Bring the festivities into your custom-built home by decorating this Halloween....

Custom Home Fall Checklist

Custom Home Fall Checklist

Fall is a great time to take care of home repair projects before shorter days, and soon, snow, ice, and low temperatures in southeastern Wisconsin make outdoor work more difficult. With cold weather coming soon, take some time this fall to boost energy efficiency...

Fall Transition in Your Custom Home

Fall Transition in Your Custom Home

While there will still be warm days ahead of us in Southeastern Wisconsin, you will feel the air getting cooler as the days of August are numbered. So when do you start the fall transition in your custom home? When do you start transforming your custom-built home from...