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Your home site is unique; each plot has assets and challenges to be considered during home design. Use existing grades to your favor. If your lot slopes sharply to the side, consider a walkout side basement door instead of the traditional back door. Working with your land, instead of against, saves excavation costs and retains the

By Carol Hazard, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Dec. 05–Mark and Valerie Hubbard saw an opportunity to become more energy-efficient — and benefit from a federal tax credit that expires at the end of the year. They had their attic reinsulated last week and, as a result, they will be able to write off some of the