Jimmy Tanghongs doesn't want his homebuyers to ever have to paint their houses, fix the roofs or pay an electric bill.The independent builder is putting the finishing touches on a Frisco prototype home that promises to be virtually maintenance-free.Plus, it will make its own electricity.Tanghongs hopes the house will be a hit with consumers."This is a worry-free home," said Tanghongs, an engineer who migrated into the real estate business. "It has a nearly 100 percent masonry exterior — there's very little wood."The metal roof is 60 percent lighter than asphalt shingles and lasts 75 years."Built out of limestone blocks in a "Texas modern" style, the four-bedroom, 3.5-bath house has about 3,600 square feet.It's in a neighborhood of traditional brick houses just south of U.S. Highway 380."No one is building modern homes like this," said Tanghongs, who plans to launch a line of the houses. "There is no other homebuilder out there that builds a maintenance-free, energy-free house in this style." Continue reading...

Texas Modern House Doesn't Need Paint, Shingles Or Electricity
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