TightLines Designs is pleased to announce the addition of a brand new design to its portfolio! The new G-series design is a 2-story home that is historically inspired and features a Queen Anne style. With a total of 1240 square feet, this home includes large living and dining areas [...]
The City of Greenville Community Development Department has started the next phase of development on its West Greenville 45-Block Revitalization Program in downtown Greenville, North Carolina. The City has described the $13.8 million project as an effort "to remove unsafe and unsightly structures, provide street and utility improvements, increase [...]
TightLines Designs and the Allen Temple Community Economic Development Corporation (ATCEDC) are pleased to announce that construction is complete on a groundbreaking community outreach residence in the Sterling neighborhood of Greenville, South Carolina. ATCEDC Family Outreach Coordinator Sandra Bullock has moved in to her new home ‘Whitney I,’ which [...]
Chatham Habitat for Humanity’s Chatham Oak community is in the final stages of construction. Construction is currently underway on two TightLines Design homes: the Warren and Jill. The ground-breaking mixed income community is located in Pittsboro, NC and situated on five acres of land. Homes are being made available [...]
On March 16th, TightLines staff attended the 9th Annual Urban Design Forum hosted by the NC State University College of Design. The Forum included the Natural Learning Initiative’s Growing IN Place symposium, which featured leading industry experts presenting on a variety of topics including the promotion of livable communities [...]
Phase 1 of the City of Raleigh's infill redevelopment project State Street Village is nearing completion, with the 25th and final home expected to close within just a matter of days. Non-profit affordable housing developer Builders of Hope has acted as the builder for the project using an innovative [...]
by Lindsay Locke, Director of Business Development at TightLines In its January/February 2012 issue of REALTOR magazine, the National Association of REALTORS identified affordable housing in central city and core suburb areas as real estate's likely 'sweet spot in 2012.' According to article contributor Brian Block, broker-associate with RE/MAX [...]
Space Case, written by Wanda Urbanska for Natural Home & Garden magazine, makes the case for “customizing your spaces to your lifestyle”. She features our principal architect and owner, David Maurer, and a recent Raleigh home renovation case study. At the suggestion of Maurer, the renovation utilized the home’s [...]
Doors and Windows This was probably the easiest and quickest task. I installed weather-stripping at the casing of all my exterior doors and along the bottom of the doors. My single pane windows, being almost 100 years old, did not sit firmly and tightly at the bottom of the [...]
Caulking and Spray Foam Insulation They say it’s the little things that count. Don’t underestimate the value of properly sealing openings, even the smallest of ones. Air migrates through the smallest of cracks, so it’s really important to pay attention to this detail. When I was in the attic [...]