On November 6, 2010, over 130 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Chatham County (NC) Habitat's 99th and 100th home. These homes are located in the Chatham Oaks neighborhood, a community of 15 homes featuring TightLines Designs. TightLines has been working closely with Chatham County Habitat over the last several years [...]
We're excited to announce that the Cooke Street Community has been honored as a recipient of the 2010 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Community Appearance. The community is also celebrating their 2nd annual Cooke Street Carnival, dubbed "House Party in the Street", on October 16. The Sir Walter Raleigh Awards awards celebrate projects [...]
It was great to see our old friends and make new ones at this year's NC Affordable Housing Conference. This year's conference entitled "Housing Works" was a huge success. The annual conference is hosted by the North Carolina Housing Coalition, the Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas, and the North Carolina Housing [...]
TightLines has been working for the last several months with Habitat for Humanity of Chattanooga, Tennessee to complete a custom townhome triplex design. Based on the F-series plan, the triplex features a Charleston-inspired two story design featuring large open living and dining areas, spacious kitchens, and private master bedroom [...]
TightLines Designs is very excited to introduce five new one-story "Bungalow" houses. These homes have been thoughtfully designed to offer you new floor plans with charming Bungalow and Craftsman inspired elevations. Please take a moment to check out our new designs! Cameron Halifax Jackson Jones Wharton New two-story "Bunglalow" homes are [...]
Haven Custom Homes, a high quality modular home supplier, now offers the "New Bern" a 1441 square foot 2-story, 3-bedroom, 2 bath, narrow lot home design that is part of Haven's new Value Collection. Click here to view the floor plan. Contact Haven Homes for more information. [...]
Make sure you register for the upcoming North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference "Housing Works." The conference will be held September 16 & 17 at the Raleigh Convention Center and draw more than 700 attendees committed to providing safe affordable housing across our state. TightLines Designs is a proud sponsor [...]
At TightLines, we love hearing from people who call one of our house plans home. Laurie Ficker recently built her first home in Maine and chose the Winslow I as a house that fits her needs and her budget. Laurie documented the process of constructing, finishing, and furnishing her TightLines home [...]
TightLines Designs has partnered with ENERGY STAR® and Building Performance Engineering (BPE) to offer home plans that are Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR. For an additional fee of $250, any plan can be reviewed and approved by an accredited HERS (Home Energy Rating System) rater at BPE. Approved plans are [...]
TightLines Designs has developed a new "Green Opportunities" page that will now be included in all of our construction drawings. This page includes information and resources to help you build your homes that are healthy for you (and your wallet) and the environment. Topics include: Green Certification Site Qualities [...]