Travis Monroe, Author at JAG Development

Travis Monroe

Travis builds custom and semi-custom homes, around thirty a year, ranging from spec builds to high-end homes on a buyer's own land. Twenty-four years in the trade. He is a past president of his regional home builders' chapter and unusually open about the parts of a build that go over budget. He writes for first-time custom-home buyers who don't yet know which questions to ask their builder, and for homeowners about to sign a contract who would like to read it twice first. Custom home builder · Austin, TX

Custom Home Change Orders in Las Vegas: What They Cost, Why They Happen, and How to Control Them

Custom Home Change Orders in Las Vegas: What They Cost, Why They Happen, and How to Control Them

Change orders are part of almost every custom home build in Las Vegas. That’s not a problem. It becomes a problem when you don’t understand what you’re signing. I’ve worked with clients who had a decision that felt small, a door moved, a fixture swapped, a ceiling lifted, end up costing significantly more than expected. […]

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Insulation for a Henderson NV Custom Home: What Works in the Desert and What Doesn't

Insulation for a Henderson NV Custom Home: What Works in the Desert and What Doesn’t

Henderson, NV sits in the Mojave desert at about 1,750 feet elevation. The daily temperature swing in summer can hit 35 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit, from 115 at 4 p.m. down to 75 by midnight. That swing matters more for how your house performs than the peak number. A house that handles the swing well

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Tilt-Up Construction in Phoenix AZ: Is It Right for Your Commercial Project?

Tilt-Up Construction in Phoenix AZ: Is It Right for Your Commercial Project?

Tilt-up is one of the fastest-growing commercial construction methods in the Southwest, and Phoenix is a big reason why. The Phoenix metro added somewhere around 20 million square feet of industrial and warehouse space in the last five years. A significant chunk of that went up as tilt-up panels. If you’re planning a warehouse, distribution

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