New Era Homes is proud to announce the hiring of Trent Gardner to manage sales across the Central Oregon Region. New Era Homes has grown significantly in our 10 years of doing business in Central Oregon. Trent will ensure homebuyers continue to receive hands-on customer service throughout the homebuilding process as the company continues to […]

What’s up with Trusses?

February 20, 2017

Since the late 1970’s, building code for new home construction changed to require stronger roof trusses depending upon the elevation of the homesite. In Bend, Oregon, that required that the trusses increase to hold up to 25 Lbs. of snow load for a limited time without failing. Trusses are designed to hold around 12 – 18” […]

There are lots of happy stories with happy people that built their own homes and survived to tell about it. Yet for every one of those, there are 10 more that later wished they had hired a good home builder. This is the story of Milt and Chris Ritter who decided to build a net […]

You would be hard pressed to find the HVAC system New Era Homes employs in any home under $1M. Once we develop the shell of the home, we install a lifetime HVAC ducting system using a rigid piping system. The most common practice is for builders to use a flex duct system (think Slinky). Unfortunately, […]

Insulation plays a vital role in how a new home performs. The right approach helps maintain consistent indoor temperatures, lowers heating and cooling costs, reduces noise, and protects the structure from moisture and air leaks. Modern building science has expanded the range of materials and methods available for new construction insulation—from traditional fiberglass batts to […]