Building a custom home is a large endeavor, but it is also a rewarding process so long as you select the builder that is right for you and your project. To help you find that perfect builder, we unlock five secrets we believe are essential to setting a custom home build up for success. We build custom homes in Bellingham, WA, but the below tips can be applied to any . . .

The Spirit of Giving has been alive and well here at Highline this December. We had our annual holiday party for our employees and their families; awarded holiday bonuses to our employees; and have mountains of treats on our breakroom table thanks to the generosity of our clients, vendors, and subcontractors. Perhaps the most fun of all, though, came from our holiday service project – an annual collaboration we do with The Orderly Space. This year, rather than transforming the home of a local family, we selected...

Over the past few weeks, we’ve had a lot of fun partnering with our local libraries to make the excitement of excavation accessible to children in our communities. Though we make financial or in-kind contributions to more than a dozen local organizations each year, our engagement is usually in a behind-the-scenes capacity. With this project, we got to engage directly with the kids who participate in library Storytime programming. It was really special.

We visited the Bellingham Public Library and the Ferndale branch of the Whatcom County Library System where ...

We did it! It has officially been one year since we started our civil division! We thought it best to ask our civil production manager, Levi Nyberg, to respond to our questions about Highline’s first year doing civil work. Though we’ve all been a part of the journey, Levi has been in the thick of it, and we’re extremely grateful for all he has done, and all he continues to do, to make Highline successful in our commitment to our clients, our employees, and the community. Here’s what Levi had to say…

Every week, we get asked about the cost to build. We suspect our honest answers to this question often turn folks away and lose us sales, but we just can’t shake our integrity. In this post, we’ll share tips for how to avoid getting bamboozled and the realities of what you can expect financially.

Why All the Confusion?

Home-building hopefuls often get starry eyed as the result of relying on sources who don’t actually build houses. Let’s take a look at some of the most common sources people turn to for building cost information...

Whether you’re building a custom home or taking on a major remodel or addition, perhaps the most important decision you will make is who will be on your team, guiding you through this journey to make it successful. Who will design your project? Who will build it? We find people are happiest when they have one answer to both of those questions. Say hello to the design-build model.

When Highline started in 2011, we were a small construction company. We worked hard to ...