Gibson HomeBuilders

The castle is in place and finished all but a little more touch up painting by muralist Jenny Blevins.

PRESS RELEASE

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is an organization of volunteers that become the special ally of a child caught up in the child protective legal system. The CASA volunteer is focused on the child not the courts or family and are there for the child to be their anchor in the system.

Again, this year the builder’s of Parker County have come together for a very special FUN-raising event. CASA'S FOR CASA. Seven area builders are donating their unique custom built playhouses to be raffled off for a small donation to CASA.

Jim built the decking yesterday and Steger Construction arrived at 8am this morning to frame the Castle playhouse. It is now 4pm and they are almost finished. This year the "Dragon's Lair" is a huge two story playhouse. I will attach todays pictures so you can follow the progress with us. This is so exciting. I want one of these in my backyard, supposedly for my grandchildren.
Jean

Parker County Builders Association has stepped up to the plate again this year for CASA. Julie Laughlin, of CASA and Laughlin Homes has asked the builders in the Parker County Builders Association to once again build children's play houses to raise donations for the Parker County Court Appointed Special Advocates Program. The three builders that constructed play houses last year were discussed and a challenge to the builders was sent out.

I am confused by the show with the solar energy people talking about costs. If solar is $6.00 a watt and the power company is 12 cents a kilowatt, I still don't know enough to compare them. My impression is that the total cost of building a solar system is calculated into the cost of generating a watt of power divided by one user. The total cost of a power plant is calculated into the cost of generating a kilowatt (one thousand watts) divided by millions of users.

I have suffered many frustrations trying to get interim financing for custom home buyers who want to build an energy efficient home and when building a spec home for sale. The bank will give the plans to an appraiser, that will look at the location, look at the plans and pull listings of comparable sized homes that have sold recently in that area. The problem is that they cannot put a resale price on monthly savings so they do not include any of the energy saving building practices in their appraisal.

Jim was approached by a person that wanted him to build a house using a VA Mortgage. We had projected a closing date with the title company for the funding. when the title company found out the financing was to be VA they wanted to push out the date for several months. We were told it took months for a builder to be approved by the Department of Veteran Affairs. In less than ONE DAY Gibson Homebuilders/Jim was approved as a VA builder!! They faxed us the acceptance letter and followed it up in a few weeks with an official looking one. Jim credentials are excellent.

It takes a very creative nature to be a custom homebuilder, and constant education as new technologies and old habits constantly collide. Therefore, we at Gibson Homebuilders are proud that Jim Gibson is a Graduate Master Builder, certified by the National Association of Home Builders. That means he has taken the time to learn and refine his craft, home building.

Most of Jim Gibson’s clients seek him out when they are ready to build the home they want to retire in. They differ from younger homebuyers, who are typically most impressed with a home’s finish-out. Instead, Jim’s clients are looking for a home that is the culmination of all their dreams. They want a home that is comfortable to live in, easy to maintain and cost-efficient from the standpoint of utility bills.