Well… Maybe. When it comes to purchasing a new home, that might not always be true. I recently sat at a settlement where a new Capstone Homes homeowner was completing the purchase of a new home, and they asked me, “where are all the Capstone Homes billboards?”

My answer was a little shocking to them. I said, “not in the price of your house.” A strange way to answer a simple question, but it shows one of the ways that Capstone Homes is a different company.

It’s this simple: any business makes money from the product it sells. The amount of money it makes is what is left after all of the company’s expenses are paid.

What does that mean to someone looking for a Delaware new home? Well, every dollar a builder spends is factored into the cost of the home they sell- YOUR NEW HOME. That includes billboards.

If you drive south on Rt. 1, you will see SIX different builders who have billboards from the time you drive over the Nassau bridge until you hit the five points intersection. That is a distance of about 3/4 of a mile.

There isn’t a Capstone Homes billboard among them.

We don’t have many billboards (we currently have two). At Capstone Homes, we try to keep our marketing costs very low. This way we are able to provide a better home for our clients at a lower price.

We spend less on marketing, and we spend more on things like kitchen cabinets and HVAC equipment.

So, you might not be that impressed with OUR marketing. You will be impressed with YOUR standard maple cabinet- which is a full overlay front, dovetail drawer and plywood box cabinet. No other builder in our price range even comes close.

You’ll also be impressed with YOUR Bryant heating and air system. We don’t use brands like York, Goodman or Amana. These systems are poorly rated by consumer reports. Bryant is a top rated system. This is all a part of Capstone Homes’ EnergySmart program. We focus on cost of ownership. No one else does.

It’s your choice… you can buy a billboard, or you can buy a better home for less money.

Capstone offers a great mix of new homes in Longwood Lakes- from small ranch homes to grand two story homes. All of the Capstone Homes feature EnergySmart technology which uses smart home concepts to make a Capstone Home less expensive to own for years to come.

Capstone’s long standing idea of providing significant value in new homes now comes to the Millsboro area. Capstone Homes is able to provide new homes that represent a better value because of Capstone’s dedication to low overhead and high sales volume. Longwood Lakes is available for preview at our Long Neck Shores community. For more information call 302-945-5531.

At Capstone homes, we don’t build new homes in 60 days for a number of reasons. Those reasons begin with our approach to building a new Delaware home. First, we allow for each buyer to customize a new Capstone Home. When we say customize, we aren’t simply talking about the list of options that a purchaser can select; we mean that we allow for custom tweaks to our floorplans so that your new Delaware home fits for you. We rarely build the same house twice, but we usually start with out “stock” floorplans. Our homes are not designed for “standardization and speed”- our homes are designed to be enjoyed for years to come. Our homes are designed to suit your lifestyle.

We live in a world today where I can walk into a coffee shop and instruct the barista to customize my coffee to my exact specifications. This is a $3-$4 dollar item that many people buy every day.

At Capstone Homes, we don’t understand how the same principles can’t be applied to a new home. You shouldn’t have unlimited custom options on your $4 coffee and limited options on your $400,000 dollar house. That’s insane, but that’s also how it’s done in our industry by builders who place a premium on “standardization and speed”.

That’s not what we do at Capstone. We emphasize quality and value. We emphasize making sure we deliver the new home people want to own.

Our approach means that we don’t build your new home with panels. One major way to expedite the building process is to have the wall sections built in panels in a factory. These panels are then shipped to the site, and assembled by the framing crew. This allows the house to be framed much more quickly than a “site built” house.

A new home with wall panels under construction. Notice home the lumber of your new home is treated by a builder that values speed.

It also means that your house needs to be built with a sledge hammmer. That’s right- it is inevitable that one of the factory built panels won’t exactly line up with the site built foundation. When the walls won’t fit, then the walls are made to fit. This is where the sledge hammer comes in handy. Your new home just gets pounded together until it “works”.

At Capstone, your house is uniquely yours, and we frame it on site. This is a slower process, but we think the quality is there. At Capstone, we think taking 30 more days to build something that you will enjoy for decades is wise.

We aren’t the fastest production builder… Do you want to live in the fastest built production home?

Capstone Homes is pleased to introduce the Marquette floor plan to the Capstone Homes family. This home has features that you don’t expect from Capstone Homes, but the quality and value is exactly what you expect from Capstone Homes.

Entering the foyer a formal dining room that opens back to the great room and breakfast nook. The angled kitchen island allows for great gatherings and lots of storage. The breakfast area fits any table and has optional cabinets. The spacious owner’s suite has a luxury bath and huge walk-in closet.

Capstone has included a three car, tandem garage, a walk in pantry, and a huge laundry room. You need storage, and the Marquette has it.

The Marquette is currently available in Holland Mills, Bay Landing, and On Our Lot.  A Marquette is under construction in Holland Mills.

Capstone has great communities throughout Sussex County, and Capstone is happy to build on your lot.

For someone who is looking for Lewes real estate at a great price and has small children, Henlopen Landing is very child friendly at feeds into award winning elementary and secondary schools in the Cape Henlopen School district.  Henlopen Landing is a great choice for a new Delaware home.

Capstone builds in a number of desirable communities in the coastal Delaware region.  Capstone Homes builds in one of the premier DE retirement communities- Henlopen Landing.  Henlopen Landing is located near the wonderful coastal Delaware town of Lewes. New DE homes by Capstone Homes in Henlopen Landing start in the low 260’s.

Holland Mills, a new home community at the Delaware beaches located between Milton, Delaware and Lewes, Delaware, features single-family homes on lots that average one quarter acre.  Holland Mills features a tremendous amount of open space, federally protected wetlands, and wonderful natural views.  Holland Mills features a pool and clubhouse that are completed, and Holland Mills will feature 136 homesites when completed.  Capstone began building homes in March 2009.  Capstone builds seven different floorplans that start in the low $210’s.  Cannery Village in Milton is one of the most distinctive communities at the Delaware Beaches.  Cannery Village features a “Traditional Neighborhood Design” which features smaller lots and alley-loaded garages.  Cannery Village also features a dramatic new community center, which, upon completion, will feature an indoor pool, conference facilities, and an exercise center.  Capstone features twin homes that start in the high 190’s and single family homes that begin in the high $220’s.  Pemberton, located outside Milton, features estate sized, wooded lots that are all three quarters of an acre or larger.  Pemberton is a gated community with a dramatic entrance feature.  Capstone builds energy-star rated single family homes from the $260’s in Pemberton.  The Estates at Carriage Springs is a small enclave of large lots located between Milton and Georgetown.  Capstone has wooded lots as large as almost three acres in the Estates at Carriage Springs.  Lot home packages start in the $260’s from Capstone Homes in the Estates at Carriage Springs.

Capstone Homes also builds single family homes on one half acre lots in Milton’s only Geothermal Community- Bay Landing.  Bay Landing is under construction with a late fall new home delivery date.  Delaware New Homes in Bay Landing start in the $230’s.

Capstone is also pleased build in the Milford, Delaware new home market.  A brand new Milford new home community- Fork Landing, is under construction with a spring 2011 new home delivery available.  Fork Landing features a number of water front lots, single family lots, and twin home lots with prices starting in the low $150′s.

Capstone Homes also builds in Long Neck Shores, in the Long Neck area, with wooded and waterview homesites from the $210’s.  Capstone Homes also has a limited number of lots available in Bay Pointe, where homes start in the mid-$260’s.

“We have sold the sample home, we have broken ground on two new homes that are sold, and we have two more new homes to build!” says Scott Dailey, Managing Partner of Capstone Homes.

Bay Landing offers an unrivaled amount of luxury for the price.  The half-acre lots are located in quiet area just off route one near Milton, which is a few minutes’ drive from great coastal locations.

Bay Landing by Capstone Homes is currently the most energy efficient community at the Delaware beaches. Delaware builder Capstone Homes is currently offering a geothermal hvac system with all homes. Experts agree that geothermal is the most efficient way to heat and cool a home.

Bay Landing also recently completed the walking trail through the open space for the community. Bay Landing is one of the few communities in Sussex County to offer a wooded walking trail for the exclusive use of the residents.

Bay Landing is Delaware builder Capstone Homes’ newest community.  Luxury homes start in the $230’s.  Visit Capstone Homes in Bay Landing.

Capstone has great communities throughout Sussex County, and Capstone is happy to build on your lot.

For someone who is looking for Lewes real estate at a great price and has small children, Henlopen Landing is very child friendly at feeds into award winning elementary and secondary schools in the Cape Henlopen School district.  Henlopen Landing is a great choice for a new Delaware home.

Capstone builds in a number of desirable communities in the coastal Delaware region.  Capstone Homes builds in one of the premier DE retirement communities- Henlopen Landing.  Henlopen Landing is located near the wonderful coastal Delaware town of Lewes. New DE homes by Capstone Homes in Henlopen Landing start in the low 260’s.

Holland Mills, a new home community at the Delaware beaches located between Milton, Delaware and Lewes, Delaware, features single-family homes on lots that average one quarter acre.  Holland Mills features a tremendous amount of open space, federally protected wetlands, and wonderful natural views.  Holland Mills features a pool and clubhouse that are completed, and Holland Mills will feature 136 homesites when completed.  Capstone began building homes in March 2009.  Capstone builds seven different floorplans that start in the low $210’s.  Cannery Village in Milton is one of the most distinctive communities at the Delaware Beaches.  Cannery Village features a “Traditional Neighborhood Design” which features smaller lots and alley-loaded garages.  Cannery Village also features a dramatic new community center, which, upon completion, will feature an indoor pool, conference facilities, and an exercise center.  Capstone features twin homes that start in the high 190’s and single family homes that begin in the high $220’s.  Pemberton, located outside Milton, features estate sized, wooded lots that are all three quarters of an acre or larger.  Pemberton is a gated community with a dramatic entrance feature.  Capstone builds energy-star rated single family homes from the $260’s in Pemberton.  The Estates at Carriage Springs is a small enclave of large lots located between Milton and Georgetown.  Capstone has wooded lots as large as almost three acres in the Estates at Carriage Springs.  Lot home packages start in the $260’s from Capstone Homes in the Estates at Carriage Springs.

Capstone Homes also builds single family homes on one half acre lots in Milton’s only Geothermal Community- Bay Landing.  Bay Landing is under construction with a late fall new home delivery date.  Delaware New Homes in Bay Landing start in the $230’s.

Capstone is also pleased build in the Milford, Delaware new home market.  A brand new Milford new home community- Fork Landing, is under construction with a spring 2011 new home delivery available.  Fork Landing features a number of water front lots, single family lots, and twin home lots with prices starting in the low $150′s.

Capstone Homes also builds in Long Neck Shores, in the Long Neck area, with wooded and waterview homesites from the $210’s.  Capstone Homes also has a limited number of lots available in Bay Pointe, where homes start in the mid-$260’s.

Capstone is pleased to offer new luxury kitchens in most of our Delaware new home communities. The STANDARD kitchen in most Capstone Homes is now a maple cabinet.  This cabinet has full overlay drawer and door front construction. The drawer fronts are mounted with dovetail joints. The cabinet box is plywood. The drawers and the doors have soft close mechanisms. There are eight standard style and finish combinations. Capstone continues to offer standard 42” wall cabinets on most models, and crown molding is standard in most kitchens as well.

“We don’t know of a builder who is offering this level of quality anywhere near this price,” says Scott Dailey, Managing Partner of Capstone Homes LLC. “This new standard feature clearly separates Capstone from the other builders in Delaware.”

Capstone says that most builders who build at a similar price point offer basic oak cabinets in their standard price. A “luxury” builder might offer maple, but Capstone’s construction features absolutely set it apart from all of the other builders of Delaware new homes.

“When you add this kitchen to all of the energy saving and quality features of a Capstone Home, it really makes Capstone a compelling value as a Delaware builder,” says Dailey.

Capstone has great communities throughout Sussex County, and Capstone is happy to build on your lot.

For someone who is looking for Lewes real estate at a great price and has small children, Henlopen Landing is very child friendly at feeds into award winning elementary and secondary schools in the Cape Henlopen School district.  Henlopen Landing is a great choice for a new Delaware home.

Capstone builds in a number of desirable communities in the coastal Delaware region.  Capstone Homes builds in one of the premier DE retirement communities- Henlopen Landing.  Henlopen Landing is located near the wonderful coastal Delaware town of Lewes. New DE homes by Capstone Homes in Henlopen Landing start in the low 260’s.

Holland Mills, a new home community at the Delaware beaches located between Milton, Delaware and Lewes, Delaware, features single-family homes on lots that average one quarter acre.  Holland Mills features a tremendous amount of open space, federally protected wetlands, and wonderful natural views.  Holland Mills features a pool and clubhouse that are completed, and Holland Mills will feature 136 homesites when completed.  Capstone began building homes in March 2009.  Capstone builds seven different floorplans that start in the low $210’s.  Cannery Village in Milton is one of the most distinctive communities at the Delaware Beaches.  Cannery Village features a “Traditional Neighborhood Design” which features smaller lots and alley-loaded garages.  Cannery Village also features a dramatic new community center, which, upon completion, will feature an indoor pool, conference facilities, and an exercise center.  Capstone features twin homes that start in the high 190’s and single family homes that begin in the high $220’s.  Pemberton, located outside Milton, features estate sized, wooded lots that are all three quarters of an acre or larger.  Pemberton is a gated community with a dramatic entrance feature.  Capstone builds energy-star rated single family homes from the $260’s in Pemberton.  The Estates at Carriage Springs is a small enclave of large lots located between Milton and Georgetown.  Capstone has wooded lots as large as almost three acres in the Estates at Carriage Springs.  Lot home packages start in the $260’s from Capstone Homes in the Estates at Carriage Springs.

Capstone Homes also builds single family homes on one half acre lots in Milton’s only Geothermal Community- Bay Landing.  Bay Landing is under construction with a late fall new home delivery date.  Delaware New Homes in Bay Landing start in the $230’s.

Capstone is also pleased build in the Milford, Delaware new home market.  A brand new Milford new home community- Fork Landing, is under construction with a spring 2011 new home delivery available.  Fork Landing features a number of water front lots, single family lots, and twin home lots with prices starting in the low $150′s.

Capstone Homes also builds in Long Neck Shores, in the Long Neck area, with wooded and waterview homesites from the $210’s.  Capstone Homes also has a limited number of lots available in Bay Pointe, where homes start in the mid-$260’s.

If you answered yes to any of the above, then ask this question- are you talking to the right builder?

Maybe not.

At Capstone Homes, we are a local company, and decisions about our homes are made in Lewes.  We don’t have a “corporate” office to whom we must answer.

It just seems to make sense that someone can walk into Starbucks and get a cup of coffee exactly the way he or she wants it.  That coffee is a $4 item. For some reason, a $4 cup of coffee shouldn’t be easier to change than a $400,000 home.

If you can’t make custom changes to your new home plan, then perhaps you need to experience Capstone Homes.  We build fine Delaware new homes that can be built on your lot or some of the most desirable Delaware retirement communities at the beach. We also allow custom changes to our floorplans- at your direction. Come see the difference, and come see why Capstone’s new home sales are up over 100% in 2012.

To learn more about the process, visit our “Your Home, Your Way” page- CLICK HERE

A Capstone Home is built EnergySmart, and it costs less to own than any other new home.

Capstone Homes- better homes.  Less money.

What that means is that a buyer of a “Green” Delaware new home is going to purchase propane heat.

This allows a Delaware builder to have the lowest energy rating score.
At Capstone Homes, we think an intelligent new home buyer will make an intelligent choice about a DE retirement community. We focus on the energy bill our customers will receive rather than the low energy rating we will receive. Why? We think people would rather pay less to live in a new home. That’s why we install Byrant Evolution heat pumps in our new Capstone Homes. Bryant’s Evolution system is a very energy efficient system for a new home, and it runs on electricity rather than propane. In most places in Sussex County, electricity is very affordable.
Cost of ownership- just one of the ways Capstone Homes is different.