A Custom Home is a one of a kind. Designed specifically for a client’s wants, wishes and lifestyles. Each is unique. A custom home is not a customized subdivision house, where only a few changes are possible. It is an individualized new design where the only limitations are imagination and budget. Stockell Custom Homes is truly a custom home builder. We partner with some of the best architects in St Louis. Our team works with our clients and the architect to create a design that reflects our client’s vision and respects their budget.
A luxury home speaks to premium finishes and expert craftsmanship. At Stockell Homes our clients are not limited by small design centers. Our clients visit the best showrooms in the Greater St Louis area or search the world over for just the right finish. There are no limits.
Our expert craftsmanship is well known to many in St Louis. Our first project was remodeling one of the oldest country clubs in St Louis and then the members’ homes and their businesses and so on. Warson, Ladue, Huntleigh, Frontenac, Portland Place – we know craftsmanship. Our roots are Old World Craftsmanship.
A High-Performance Home incorporates the best of everything modern building science has discovered about building homes, so they will last for generations, require less maintenance, have lower utility bills, and are healthier for their occupants.
High-Performance Homes are typically verified or receive a certificate from an organization that has a stringent set of requirements, based on modern building science, that must be met to be certified. A few of these are Energy Star New Homes, Dept of Energy- Efficient New Homes (ENH), US Green Building Council (LEED), The National Green Building Standard (NGBS), Passive House (Phius) and others. These homes are inspected by third party inspectors throughout the building process to document compliance. Once a home is completed, final tests are conducted to ensure the home is performing as designed. These tests include a blower door test to check for air leaks and overall airtightness of the home, HVAC commissioning to ensure the system is working as designed in every room, checking for proper ventilation – bringing in fresh air and expelling stale air from inside to ensure the air in the home is healthy. If a home has not been certified, it is probably not a High-Performance Home. Stockell Custom Homes is a DOE Efficient New Home Builder and an EPA Indoor Air Plus Builder and has won multiple National & Local Awards for Custom Home Innovation.
Some of the Requirements of HP certified homes and their Benefits:
- Water and moisture controls – Lifetime foundation waterproofing, Water-proof house wraps & membranes, Flashings properly installed, gutter downspouts piped underground away from house to a pop-up min 20’ away, all grading around the house to fall a minimum of ¾” for 30’.
- Benefit – no water or moisture problems
- Superior insulation and air sealing – Blown in insulation, spray foam insulation, caulk, air seal tapes & gaskets, etc.
- Benefit – Warmer in the winter and Cooler in the summer. No drafts.
- Lifetime or 50yr min exterior masonry or siding.
- Benefit – low or no exterior maintenance.
- Low or no VOC building components or finishes.
- Benefit – low or no toxic chemical off gassing, creating a healthier indoor environment.
- Right sized HVAC equipment: based on improved insulation and fewer air leaks, smaller equipment is needed. Common Sense Energy Efficiency based on ROI over minimum code compliant systems.
- Benefits – lower cost equipment, increased efficiency, even heating and cooling throughout the home, and lower monthly utility bills.
- Air Filtration, Ventilation, and Humidity Controls: Using great air filters in the HVAC system (MERV 13 or better) dust, dander, mold, pollen and other allergens are filtered out. Using Energy Recovery Ventilators fresh outdoor air is brought in, filtered, and distributed throughout the home and old stale air is removed, at a min rate of 3 full air changes every 24hrs. Using humidifiers and de-humidifiers, the humidity in the house is controlled. Benefits – a healthy indoor air environment. By reducing dust, dander, mold, pollen, high humidity, VOCs, Radon, etc….our clients report fewer allergies, headaches and colds.
Stockell Custom Homes is a Luxury, Custom, High-Performance Home Builder. We have been perfecting the perfect blend of Old Word Craftsmanship with Modern Building Science for 40 years. We would love to invite you to our office to show you what we do and how we do it.
