Happy As A Clam

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The Challenge

“Happy As A Clam” is the latest in a long line of successful design/build custom homes delivered by RBC Homes in the Sandbridge Community of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The challenge with this home was to design and build a home to serve the dual intended purposes of our client. The client’s desire was to have the home built to serve initially as an investment property to be rented on a short-term basis to vacationers, with the express intent upon retirement to use the home as a permanent residence.

Our Solution

Understanding the client’s objective, as well as the unique differences between investing in a short-term rental beach home and a permanent residence; we set about the task with client participation, of designing a home which would initially serve the wants and needs of renters but that would later serve as the client’s permanent home. Respecting code requirements, including setbacks and height restrictions, we were able to design a home which more than adequately serves the needs of short-term beach renters and the needs and wants of our client in approaching retirement years.

Consider for a moment, what needs and wants you might want in your permanent beach residence, and what needs you would want as a short-term renter of a home at the beach. There most definitely are pronounced differences. To start, in a permanent residence you would want a garage or two; a primary suite with a large walk-in closet; likely, neither of these items would be of importance to the short-term beach vacationer.

To maximize rental income, we were able to design the home with eight nicely sized bedrooms, each with its own well-appointed full bathroom. Additionally, and to minimize the cost of maintenance, the home was designed with a maintenance free exterior which includes beds of plantings accented by no maintenance river rock versus typical mulching of planted beds, and the use of synthetic turf versus grass which would require the installation and frequent use of an irrigation system.

To minimize utility costs and avert exposure of heating & cooling components to the harsh environmental elements present in coastal living conditions, our client opted to install a fully enclosed geothermal heating and cooling system with all components located inside of the home or underground (wells) and protected from the debilitating effects of wind driven sand and salt air.

Thinking ahead to retirement and full-time occupancy by the owner, the home is outfitted with a 2-car garage, and a primary suite featuring a full bath with over-sized shower, relaxing soaking tub, and large walk-in closet.

This valued client is, as they aptly named their home, “happy as a clam”.

There are great builders, and then there are exceptional builders; RBC Homes is easily in the exceptional category!

hey have exceeded expectations at every step of the process and created an absolutely stunning beach house for our family to enjoy for many years to come. From our very first meeting, we knew they were the builder for us. Their staff consists of friendly and courteous professionals whose attention to detail is evident during planning and execution of the design, as well as the building and decoration phases of our project. David Whitley, the owner, was both patient with us by answering all of our questions, but still transparent with the reality of this project even before we closed on a property or had a signed contract in place. Being part of the Sandbridge Beach community themselves, David, and his wife, Pat Whitley, along with the rest of the RBC team welcomed us into this thriving community and treated us like neighbors/friends long before it actually became a reality. We cannot say enough about the team at RBC Homes, and we highly recommend contracting them for your next building or renovation project. We are so grateful and appreciative to be part of the RBC Homes family!

John and Terry Donnelly
Sandbridge, VA

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