American Heritage Homes

As a custom home builder focused on "on your lot" home building, we don't develop land or carry an inventory of lots to build on. Our customers come to us with land they are looking to purchase - or have purchased - in and around Central Ohio. Having been in business for over two decades, we know that building a new home is exciting and sometimes unpredictable. Other than our families, there may not be anything more personal and emotional in our lives. We understand the value in ease and convenience, and we do our best to make the process of building your new home as enjoyable and simple as possible.

Highlights: Poured Concrete Foundation Walls, 2x6 Wall Studs at 16 OC, All OSB Exterior Sheathing, Andersen Windows, Granite Kitchen Countertops, Undermount Kitchen Sink, 95% Gas Furnace Lennox, 14 Seer Lennox Air Conditioner, Sherwin Williams Low VOC Paint, Wire Closet Shelving, Upgraded LVT/LVP Flooring, And So Much More. Homes are priced as shown on our brochure here and described here and per our list of Included Features. Our homes do include a foundation. We endeavour to put our best foot forward by showing and pricing our homes with the exterior features that really make each one special.

We have over 40 unique custom pre-designed plans and hundreds more custom designs that we enjoy sculpting to our clients needs. We're working on new custom designs and ideas every day. In fact, virtually every home we've ever built has been customized in some way to meet our clients needs. We have been doing it since 1995. Unlike most home builders, we don't stop there. Based on your needs, we can literally start with a blank sheet of paper and put together a unique plan just for you. At American Heritage Homes we have Architectural, CAD and Interior Space Planning design professionals on staff and ready to turn your ideas into reality.

Traditional, commonly used trusses have a very shallow heel height - which is the distance, vertically, from the top of the wall to the undersuface of the roof sheathing - usually only just over 4. It is impossible to adequately insulate and allow for the needed airflow from soffit vents in a 4"-5" heel height. So when you talk with custom home builders, if they don't talk about raised heel trusses for energy efficient homes, you should be concerned. You can pretty much consider the corners created by ceiling and wall where non-raised heel trusses rest as un-insulated and a major energy loser.

Geothermal Heating and Cooling relies on exchanging energy with the ground, ground water or bodies of water. In the Central Ohio climate, the ground several feet below the surface maintains a constant temperature year round of about 55 degrees fahrenheit. Geothermal systems are more efficient that tradition heating and cooling systems because you are not "creating" heat or cold, just movingthe energyfrom one place to another. To accomplish this efficiently and to turn chilly 55 degree ground water or soil into warm 72 - 90 degree air, a geothermal heat pump is required.

In a typical home, most of the utility costsgo to heating the home in the winter and cooling it in the summer. Building a super-insulated high performance house reduces those costs dramatically. We install an Advanced Heating, Cooling and Ventilation package in every energy efficient American Heritage Home. To start, your HVAC system is custom designed for your homeaccording toACCA Standards. Equipment is sized properly. We don'tuse outdated "Rules if Thumb" that often result in poorly performing systems that cost to much to run and don't provide comfort.