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April 25, 2025 Jack Home Construction Post in How To Build With Us,New Homes,Remodeling

10 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Floor Plan for your New Home

Building a new home is exciting, but choosing the right floor plan can feel overwhelming. At Jack Home Construction, we believe your home should fit your life. Here are 10 helpful tips to guide you through selecting a plan that’s…

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March 11, 2025 Jack Home Construction Post in Home Value,New Homes,Remodeling

Building with Confidence: How New Policies Benefit Home Construction

Recent government policies, including an executive order boosting U.S. lumber and timber industries and new tariffs on imports, have raised questions about the future of home construction. While change can feel uncertain, these developments actually create opportunities for homeowners and…

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March 5, 2025 Jack Home Construction Post in New Homes,Paint,Remodeling

Interior Design Trends For 2025
Transform Your Home with Jack Home Construction

As we step into 2025, interior design is embracing a balance of functionality, sustainability, and bold aesthetics. At Jack Home Construction, we’re here to help you bring the latest trends into your home with expert craftsmanship and innovative solutions. Whether…

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August 13, 2024 Jack Home Construction Post in Basement,Footings,In Progress,New Homes

New French Country Home Build!
Exciting Progress

The foundations are laid, the basement is complete, and the framing for the first floor is up. This elegant two-story home will feature an elevator connecting the basement to the top floor, ensuring convenience and accessibility. A standout feature of…

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March 26, 2024 Jack Home Construction Post in Kitchen,New Homes,Remodeling

The Butler’s Pantry
The Renaissance of Butler's Pantries: A Timeless Addition to Modern Homes

In the realm of home design, some trends come and go with the seasons. However, amidst the trends, many features resurge in popularity, captivating homeowners with timeless charm. One such feature is the butler’s pantry. Once a staple of grand…

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February 9, 2024 Jack Home Construction Post in Bathroom,Historical,New Homes,Remodeling

The Timeless Allure of Transom Windows

Elegance Illuminated: The Timeless Allure of Transom Windows Welcome to the world of architectural sophistication. Here our focus is on the captivating world of transom windows. We just received an order of transom windows for a new home we’re building.…

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January 26, 2024 Jack Home Construction Post in New Homes,Remodeling

LP Smart Siding Could Be The Siding For Your Home
A Closer Look at Treated OSB Board with Coating

At Jack Home Construction, we’re always on the lookout for materials that bring together durability, aesthetics, and ease of installation. One such standout in the realm of siding is LP Smart Siding, gaining traction for its unique combination of treated…

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August 3, 2023 Jack Home Construction Post in Bathroom,New Homes,Remodeling

The Allure of Freestanding Tubs in Modern Bathrooms

A trend that is currently growing in popularity is incorporating a standalone bathtub into your bathroom. We’ve recently installed several of these tubs for our clients. Adding a freestanding tub to your bathroom not only enhances its style and elegance,…

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June 15, 2023 Jack Home Construction Post in electrical,New Homes,Remodeling

Wafer Lights
An Emerging Practical Lighting Solution For Homebuilders

Wafer lights, also known as slim LED recessed lights, have become increasingly popular in new residential homes due to their slim and low-profile design that allows them to blend seamlessly into ceilings and walls. These lights are typically made with…

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March 9, 2023 Jack Home Construction Post in Bathroom,Fireplace,Kitchen,New Homes

Home In The Woods At The Peninsula

We finished building this beautiful home built in the scenic Peninsula subdivision at the Lake of Egypt in May 2021. This one story home is complete with three bedrooms and two baths, a mud room, and a utility room. There…

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February 9, 2023 Jack Home Construction Post in Flooring,New Homes,Remodeling

Discover the Benefits of LVT Flooring: A Flooring Solution On The Rise

LVT, or luxury vinyl tile, has become one of the most popular flooring options for commercial spaces such as airports, hotels, schools, hospitals, and more. More importantly, its use in the residential market has increased dramatically in recent years. We…

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October 6, 2022 Jack Home Construction Post in Basement,Bathroom,Decks,Entertainment Centers,Fireplace,Kitchen,New Homes

New Home With A View Of The Lake

We recently finished building this new home on the Peninsula on the Lake of Egypt. This home has two stories, which include a main floor and a finished walkout basement. It’s complete with a three car garage, upper deck, a…

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April 1, 2022 Jack Home Construction Post in Designing Your Home Series,New Homes,Remodeling

Designing Your Home
Pattern Six: The Flow Through Rooms

Background To This Series In this series of blog posts, we are using the design patterns found in the book Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design by the authors Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara Winslow. All three of…

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July 1, 2021 Shawn Jack Post in Designing Your Home Series,New Homes,Remodeling

Designing Your Home
Pattern Five: Parts In Proportion

Background To This Series In this series of blog posts, we are using the design patterns found in the book Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design by the authors Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara Winslow. All three of…

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June 10, 2021 Shawn Jack Post in Bathroom,New Homes,Remodeling,Tile

We Recently Finished This Modern Shower
At The Peninsula Near The Lake of Egypt

We built this shower in one of our new homes on the Peninsula area near the Lake of Egypt. This shower has a clean, modern look, with white subway tiles accented by small hexagonal tiles in the shower shelf and…

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May 6, 2021 Shawn Jack Post in Designing Your Home Series,New Homes,Remodeling

Designing Your Home
Pattern Four: Capturing Light

Background To This Series In this series of blog posts, we are using the design patterns found in the book Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design by the authors Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara Winslow. All three of…

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April 8, 2021 Shawn Jack Post in Designing Your Home Series,New Homes,Remodeling,Roofs

Designing Your Home
Pattern Three: Sheltering Roof

Background To This Series In this series of blog posts, we are using the design patterns found in the book Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design by the authors Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara Winslow. All three of…

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March 2, 2021 Shawn Jack Post in Designing Your Home Series,New Homes,Remodeling

Designing Your Home
Pattern Two: Creating Rooms Outside And In

Background To This Series In this series of blog posts, we are using the design patterns found in the book Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design by the authors Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara Winslow. All three of…

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February 25, 2021 Shawn Jack Post in Decks,Flooring,Footings,New Homes,Roofs

New Home In The Peninsula!

[Update: See the finished house in this post here!] This is a home we are currently building in the Peninsula at the Lake of Egypt. It is a three bedroom house with three baths, a mud room, and a utility…

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February 4, 2021 Shawn Jack Post in Kitchen,New Homes

Would You Love An Open Layout Kitchen?

These are pictures of the finished kitchen of a home that we completed in 2020. It is an open layout where the kitchen, dining table, and family areas are all in one large room. The can lights are strategically placed…

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November 5, 2020 Jack Home Construction Post in Designing Your Home Series,New Homes,Remodeling

Designing Your Home
Pattern One: Inhabiting the Site

This is the second post in our “Designing Your Home” series. This series is about helping future home owners know what elements to keep in mind when designing their new home. The same principles apply for remodeling or adding on…

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July 30, 2020 Jack Home Construction Post in Flooring,Kitchen,New Homes

New Home In Marion!

We just completed building this new home in Marion! Here you can see the foyer, living room, and kitchen area. Some notable features are the beautiful floors, shiplap on the foyer walls, a farmhouse style kitchen sink, a stunning backsplash…

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October 31, 2018 Jack Home Construction Post in Decks,Flooring,Kitchen,New Homes

New Home South of Benton

Featured for display on our blog today is one of the homes we completed this year. Located just south of Benton, Illinois, this small 1800 sq. ft. house will make for a comfortable life after retirement. With two bedrooms and…

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July 20, 2017 Jack Home Construction Post in Bathroom,Fireplace,Flooring,New Homes

Campbell Hill Home

Our first completed home this year was for a single man in Campbell Hill.  A custom designed country home with a walkout basement and a wrap-around rear deck. The first floor on top of the basement includes a full kitchen,…

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A view of the front of the house.

February 16, 2017 Jack Home Construction Post in Bathroom,Kitchen,New Homes

New Home Completed!

The couple we built this house for just moved to the area. They wanted their new house to be the same layout as their old house was. So they gave us the plans from their old house, and we rebuilt…

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November 15, 2016 Jack Home Construction Post in Bathroom,New Homes

Lovely Little House

We’ve just completed one of our projects! This little 264 sq. ft. of luxury can almost be considered a house, except for the fact that it lacks a shower and kitchen. We built this on our customer’s property a short…

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October 31, 2016 Jack Home Construction Post in New Homes,Roofs

The Future of Roofs

Take a look at this article. Could this be the future of roofs? Tesla’s Solar Roof Will Be Cheaper, Tougher, and Better Insulating Than a Normal Roof http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/tesla-unveils-solar-roof-and-powerwall-20-pictures-specs/#/4  

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August 4, 2016 Jack Home Construction Post in Basement,How To Build With Us,New Homes

How To Build With Us: Part 4
How to Design a Home With a Budget – Unfinished Basements

  Unfinished Basements In Part 3 of this series How To Build With Us, we began to look at how to design a house with a budget in mind. We discussed how a home has both areas of expensive and…

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April 28, 2016 Jack Home Construction Post in How To Build With Us,New Homes

How To Build With Us: Part 3
How to Design a Home With a Budget – Square Footage

  In Part 2 of this series we talked about what the process is when you build with us. Now we will talk about the different ways you can save money when designing your home with us. So, you are…

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February 10, 2016 Jack Home Construction Post in How To Build With Us,New Homes

How To Build With Us: Part 2
The Process of Designing Your Home With Us

Now that you have learned from Part 1 of this series that the designing of your home with us is without charge, you’re probably wondering what’s next. What is the process of designing your home with us? How To Begin…

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February 2, 2016 Jack Home Construction Post in How To Build With Us,New Homes

How To Build With Us: Part 1
First, Get Help Designing Your Home, At No Charge

Note: post updated 7/15/2024   If you need help with your house plan, we will help you design your home for free. That’s right, free. It is a free service that we have cheerfully provided for our customers for fifty-five…

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September 14, 2014 Jack Home Construction Post in Bathroom,Kitchen,New Homes

The Future of Countertops

Saw this article online today and thought it was interesting…  the future of countertops! Goodbye, Granite: The 6 Hottest Countertop Finishes http://dishwashers.reviewed.com/features/goodbye-granite-the-6-hottest-countertop-finishes?utm_source=TB_paid&utm_medium=cpc  

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June 6, 2013 Jack Home Construction Post in New Homes

Building two new homes at The Peninsula on the Lake of Egypt

The Peninsula at the Lake of Egypt is a very large and beautiful development.  We have been building there since the Fall of 2012.  Like most lots on the waterfront at the Lake of Egypt, it can be difficult to…

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10 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Floor Plan for your New Home

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Building a new home is exciting, but choosing the right floor plan can feel overwhelming. At Jack Home Construction, we…

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How To Build With Us: Part 4
How to Design a Home With a Budget – Unfinished Basements

August 4, 2016 Jack Home Construction Leave a comment

  Unfinished Basements In Part 3 of this series How To Build With Us, we began to look at how…

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How To Build With Us: Part 3
How to Design a Home With a Budget – Square Footage

April 28, 2016 Jack Home Construction Leave a comment

  In Part 2 of this series we talked about what the process is when you build with us. Now…

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