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BY KRISTIN MARAND
First-time homebuyers, empty nesters and people downsizing for various reasons are increasingly turning to duplexes — but they aren’t the matching side-by-sides you may be imagining.
Dedicated to our mission since 1975 to "provide warranty protection for new homebuyers and support the building industry in its goal to achieve excellence in building standards." We are committed to the equitable resolution of new home concerns and deliver peace of mind with each new home warranty.
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odern-day duplex builders take a unique approach to designing two halves of a whole, each with a distinctive identity.
“They’re not your standard traditional old kind of designs where you have both sides look the same or there’s not a lot of square footage,” explains Jason Jaquet, vice-president of Randall Homes. “When we design a duplex, we try to make each half look individually different; there’s not a mirror image of the one from the other side. It gives you your own identity because, even if you are sharing a common wall and a part of a driveway, you still want to have your home look like your own.” Contemporary duplex designs incorpo- rate many of the most in-demand trends, including nine-foot ceilings, modern kitchens, open-concept great rooms, oversized garages and square footage that ranges from the mid-1,400s up to 1,700 square feet. While duplexes may be narrower than some single- family detached homes, the same high-quality laminate flooring is used throughout to make it feel larger. Open-concept basements with no posts and eight-foot-six ceilings are like a painter’s canvas — ready for anything. “Just because it’s a side-by-side doesn’t mean it can’t meet your wants and needs in a new home,” Jaquet says.
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