Tips, Useful Information and Insights from the Contractor.

Hi! Welcome to our website. On this page you will find helpful and interesting information about building, buying, financing, insuring and customizing out your new home and landscaping your property. Also part of the Narby Homes team is Heather Wakeen, Realtor QC Iowa Realty, our builders specialist and sales consultant.

If you have a specific question that you would like to send to us, please email it to us, and we will be happy to respond promptly.

Check back often for more tips for your new Narby Home or call us at 563-386-8765! We are happy to answer your questions and show you homes we have for sale, plans, and lots.

Narby Homes suggestions on

Selecting Your Plans

• Talk with your family. Discuss what each of you want.
• Look at how you live and where you spend most of your time.
• Reflect on homes you have visited. What features did you especially enjoy?
• Consider the features of your land. Where is the sunlight best? Which direction offers the greatest views?
• Browse through building plan catalogs.
• Use the search function offered by online directories of building plans.
• Select a floor plan that most closely matches your ideal.
• Select exterior finishing details.
• Estimate your building costs. Your budget will determine many choices you make in the design of your home.
• Use a home builder to personalize your building plan, or to create a custom design.

• Choose your floor plan first, your exterior facade second. Most plans can be finished in nearly any architectural style.
• It's usually best to purchase your land before you select your building plan. The land establishes the amount of area and the type of terrain you have to build on. Pre-purchasing the land also helps you budget the rest of your project.
• Be sure to budget for landscaping and finishing touches.