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At Shaw Building and Design, we are frequently asked if we offer prefabricated or “prefab” homes. While these homes are usually cheaper to manufacture, this reduction in cost comes with a [...]

A custom home is likely the largest purchase a person will make in their life. Beginning costs like land and permitting through final costs like furnishing and landscape can vary widely based on [...]

Lindal Frank Lloyd Wright Imagine Series featured in The Wall Street Journal We at Shaw Building and Design are proud to be a Lindal Partner and offer congratulations to our friends at Lindal for [...]

Why Build a Lindal Cedar Home? Why Build a Lindal Cedar Home? Quality Lumber: Lindal uses a kiln-dried, premium-grade Western red cedar in all of their homes. The high-quality precut wood is [...]

Modern Farmhouse Trends  The modern farmhouse trend has been increasingly popular. We finished a modern farmhouse in the winter of 2019 and it included interior farm doors, white cabinetry, [...]

  We love to support our local Stoughton Community! On July 30th was the 22nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing. It took place on a beautiful Tuesday morning at the Stoughton Country [...]

PROS: LOW MAINTENANCE DURABLE RETAINS COLOR WON’T ROT OR DENT ECO FRIENDLY WEATHER RESISTANT NON-COMBUSTIBLE LOWER HOME INSURANCE RATES SOUND PROTECTION TEMPERATURE CONTROL ENERGY EFFICIENT [...]

The term “Net Zero” applies to a building with zero net energy consumption and zero carbon emissions annually. Zero energy buildings are independent from the energy grid supply. Energy is [...]

Why You Should Choose Shaw Complete transparency: Shaw prides themselves in being completely transparent with their clients. For example, Shaw provides all their potential clients with a detailed [...]

Today’s Modern Bathroom The “Modern Bathroom” is always changing and we find it important to keep up with the latest trends. Here is our take and what we found on the most [...]