What’s This Home Really Going to Cost Me? One of the biggest questions we hear from people when building a house is “What will this home really cost me in the end?” In our industry, there are different approaches to creating contracts and billing extras. We like to ensure homeowners compare apples to apples. At […]
The Upgrade In your homeowner life cycle, we recognize that you will likely enter a stage where you are looking for a more out of your home. You may be at that place where you are moving past just focusing on your needs, but are now exploring your wants as well. Perhaps your family is […]
The Essentials series of Brost homes features smart and simple design. These are homes made to fit all of your needs without a lot of excesses. We see so much versatility in the homeowners who choose from our Essentials portfolio. People from all stages of life can picture themselves in these homes, from young couples […]
At Brost Developments, we are a third generation family business and we understand the stages a person goes through in life and home ownership. In today’s world there are many family dynamics and we want to work with you, whatever stage you are at, whether it’s your first home or you are empty nesters trying […]
Building Forward isn’t just something we say at Brost Developments, it is in everything we do.
David Glenn is a home improvement expert. He occasionally freelance writes about real estate tips, home maintenance and DIY home repair. We will be featuring blog entries from him on our site from time to time. When you are out on your home buying expedition, there are many topics and concerns that must be considered. […]
Did you know that we can custom design a home for you, right from the blueprint concept phase? Often, we speak to people who are discouraged because they can’t seem to find a home design that is just right for them. They’ve been on online, flipped through ours and other builders’ floor plan portfolios and […]
The well-known Chinese General from antiquity, Sun Tzu, said “Know your enemy…” and in the case of housing construction, the primary enemy is water. In our part of the world, there are very few outside factors that can do more damage to your home in both the short term and long term than water, including […]
If you’ve ever built a custom home, you’ve been there. You’ve picked something that you loved, like a unique granite pattern or an awesome siding colour, only to find out that it wasn’t originally quoted and will result in the dreaded “upgrade charge”. This does happen and is something that you need to prepare yourself for when […]
Have you ever found yourself driving down a tree lined road on the Hill or in Riverside, passing schools, cafes and boutique shopping and thought to yourself, “Wow, I wish I lived here!”? Only to turn your head and see the rows and rows of 60-100 year old homes and realized that you weren’t quite […]