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		<title>What&#8217;s Behind The Walls!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most annoying things for any homeowner is to hear the floor squeaking underfoot. To prevent this, we do several things: First, we use TJI Floor joists which don’t bend, warp, or twist which causes the sub floor to move up and down. Second, we use glue and nails to initially secure the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/26/whats-behind-the-walls-5/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Behind The Walls!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before the cellulose insulation gets blown in the walls, the electricians review the wiring plan and check each wire in the wall to make sure that they are shielded from possible nail or screw when the drywall gets hung. This Oakland County custom home (near Birmingham and Bloomfied) should be complete in May. The careful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/25/whats-behind-the-walls-4/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Behind The Walls!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before the cellulose insulation gets blown in the walls, we take extra care to seal up any possible penetration to the outside where cold air could get between the walls. We foam, caulk, and cover all possible sources of heat leakage. This Oakland County custom home (near Birmingham and Bloomfied) should be complete in May. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/24/whats-behind-the-walls-3/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Behind The Walls!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we continue to show you the progresses on this custom home we designed and are building in Bloomfield Village, we are at the drywall stage with about 4 months to complete the interior.  This Oakland County custom home (near Birmingham and Bloomfied) will be ready for the new homeowners during May, as promised, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/23/whats-behind-the-walls-2/</link>
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		<title>The Way Things Used To Be</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just came across a copy of the January 1941 issue of THE AMERICAN HOME magazine.  As I was looking through it I noticed several advertisements that pertained to home building. One of them was for Pella Windows.  They served a lot of custom home builders.  Architects used them because they had the famous “roller [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/17/the-way-things-used-to-be/</link>
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		<title>The Morning Room – Maybe The Best Room In The House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In England they call it a morning room.  Some people call it a breakfast room.  It is really the informal family dining room.  Some of the clients for whom we have designed homes in the Bloomfield Birmingham area communities of Oakland County think it’s one of the most practical and pleasant rooms in a house. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/17/the-morning-room-%e2%80%93-maybe-the-best-room-in-the-house/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Behind The Walls!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we continue to show you the progresses on this custom home we designed and are building in Oakand County of Sylvan Lake (near Birmingham and Bloomfied) we are showing you the start of the rough heating and plumbing which gets us closer to insulation and drywall.  As you watch these videos of this cottage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/16/whats-behind-the-walls/</link>
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		<title>New Custom Home Idea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are not homes our design and build new and renovation typically would build.  Most of our work is in the Oakland county communities of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and Sylvan Lake. But these were so stunning we though you would like to see them.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/08/new-custom-home-idea/</link>
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		<title>Just For Fun!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally we will come across some very unusual design ideas for building practices.  Here are a few very “custom” construction techniques that we thought you might enjoy seeing.  We assure you the homes we design and build would not pattern anything you see here.]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/03/just-for-fun/</link>
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		<title>More Updates &#8211; Progress On Sylvan Lake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the third group of videos showing more framing progress on the lake front home in Sylvan Lake, Michigan (Oakland County).  This is a home we have designed and are building.  It is a very traditional &#8220;cottage style&#8221; home, perfect for the area.  Sylvan Lake is a beautiful Oakland County lake near Birmingham, Bloomfield [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/01/29/more-updates-progress-on-sylvan-lake/</link>
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