Custom Homes

Size Matters: What Square Footage Do You Need?

The square footage you want vs. the square footage you need: Bigger houses offer more bedrooms, bathrooms, living spaces, and bonus rooms: i.e. a home office, crafts room, playroom, or game room. Smaller houses are more affordable to heat, cool, furnish, and are much easier to clean. Given these tradeoffs and the obvious allure of […]

Best Overall Award at 2017 Parade of Homes!

RKBA Parade of Homes Winner The Racine Kenosha Builders Association awarded Hagen Homes the award of Best Overall at this year’s Parade of Homes. We are honored to have been chosen for our work on the Morefield Model. Thank you!

RKBA Parade of Homes 2017

The Racine Kenosha Builders Association’s (RKBA) annual Parade of Homes allows builders and their trades to showcase their work. Saturday and Sunday, September 9th-10th from 12:00 pm-5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday, September 16th-17th from 12:00 pm-5:00 pm Parade of Homes Info 40612 92nd Street Randall,  WI (Kenosha County) Find more information in the image below […]

How to Save Money when Building a Home

Saving Money on Your New Home Always get more than one bid and check your potential contractors’ references. Compare the fine print of the quotes and ensure their past clients were satisfied with their work. If they don’t provide references right away, ask for them! A confident, reputable contractor will be willing to provide references. Building […]

How Long Does It Take to Build a Custom Home

You might be asking, how long does it take to build a custom home? Well, the answer varies. The amount of time it takes to build a custom home in Kenosha depends on the size and complexity of your design as well as variables like weather and the market. The time it takes just to [...]

5 Signs You’re Ready to Build a Custom Home

Are You Ready to Build a Custom Home? Everyone daydreams about one day building their perfect home. It’s fun to imagine your kitchen, game room, or finished basement! The question is, how do you know when it’s time to bring your dream home into reality? How can you be sure that you’re ready to build […]

10 Important Tips for People Building a New Home

Top 10 Custom Home Building Tips Choose your building property carefully. Talk to the neighbors and research the land itself. Property boundaries, property taxes, and school districts are all factors that should be considered when choosing the location for your home. Shop around for financing. Don’t settle on the first bank to offer you a loan. […]

Choosing the Right Property to Build On

Custom Home Building from the Ground UP! Your home needs a solid footing. If the land you’re looking at has been filled in at any time in the recent past, it could be difficult to find solid, undisturbed ground to rest the footings of your home on. Without a solid footing, the ground will continue to […]

Winter Home Building

Don’t let the cold Wisconsin winter put a blanket over your plans for a new house! Hagen Homes continues all building and construction work throughout the winter months. Learn more about building in the winter here! Building in the Winter From our new ranch homes and one-story homes to our two-story homes and fully custom-designed […]

Custom Cabinets and Hardware

At Hagen Homes, all our kitchen and built-in storage designs are custom-made for every client, including the cabinetry and hardware. Custom Staining We can get any type of wood and combine it with any stain, color, and type of hardware to bring together the custom home you’ve been wanting. In Kenosha and the surrounding area, […]