Just like the world of fashion, the building industry has its own fads and trends. In recent years, the open concept floor plan has becom...

Us Wisconsinites, along with so many others living in the upper Midwest, are bracing ourselves for some record-breaking cold coming our w...

If you ask me, choosing a kitchen countertop for your new home or your remodel project is exciting. A countertop can totally set the tone...

Designing your new home can be fun for everyone in your family – even the kids! A goal that I had in mind as we were building was to purp...

When it comes to home building, nobody likes feeling any regret. I think part of the anxiety that comes along with building a new house i...

It may sound cliché, but starting your home on a good foundation is a crucial first step in building. This means making sure that your ho...

Happy Halloween everyone! With the thought of getting lots of visitors to your front porches tonight, I figured that this was the perfect...

If words like “backfill,” “zero-step entry,” and “granular fill” aren’t in your vocabulary yet, they will be once you build a home! Looki...

One thing that I decided right away for this blog is that I want to be sure that I do NOT write boring content. So here I am getting read...

First things first, I want to introduce myself. My name is Erin Weberpal. I’ve been working at Sockness Builders part-time since 2011 whe...