McDowell

2759 sq ft | 4 Beds | 3.5 Baths | One Story Home | Accessible Home

The McDowell is a one-story Arts and Crafts home with flexible, accessible design options and timeless curb appeal. Brick-based tapered columns, exposed eave corbels, and bold window trim highlight the exterior, while large front and rear porches invite outdoor living.

Inside, three separate bedroom wings offer exceptional privacy—including a guest suite with full bath and walk-in closet. The owner’s and guest suites can be customized with aging-in-place features like zero-threshold showers and wider doorways.

An open great room and island kitchen anchor the home, complemented by a walk-in pantry with optional scullery cabinetry, a spacious mudroom, and garage storage.

Send Me the McDowell Flyer and Pricing:

We’ll send you the floor plan flyer so you can view the layout and key details.
As a next step, we’ll prepare a personalized 10-page construction package that outlines everything included in your custom home — ready to review together at your convenience.
You’ll be surprised by how much comes standard with Travars Built Homes.

Travars Built Homes builds in 12 counties across central North Carolina—including Chatham, Durham, Wake, Lee, and Alamance—offering true customization and personal attention. Every plan can be tailored to your lifestyle, land, and vision, with craftsmanship and care at every step.

*Plans are illustrative and may reflect optional features. Floor plans and renderings are copyright ArchitecturalDesigns.com & Architect

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Tivoli

2763 sq ft | 3-4 Beds | 2.5 Baths | One Story | Accessible Home

The Tivoli is a spacious, thoughtfully designed one-story home offering comfort, style, and accessibility. Its exterior features multiple eaves and a low-profile roofline that add architectural interest, with the option to include a large screened porch for outdoor enjoyment.

Inside, the accessible layout includes generous turning radius space in key areas such as the owner’s suite, bathroom, and laundry. Available features include a zero-threshold shower and roll-under vanity, making this home ideal for aging in place or accommodating mobility needs.

The split-bedroom design includes two secondary bedrooms with a shared full bath, along with a private home office or optional fourth bedroom. The island kitchen opens into a large living and dining area, creating a seamless space for gathering and everyday living. The oversized garage includes additional storage space for added functionality.

Love The Tivoli? Let’s Talk About Building It:

The flyer includes the layout and plan information.
From there, we’ll prepare a detailed 10-page construction package that outlines your build — ready to review when you are.
You’ll be amazed at what’s already included in every Travars Built Home.

This home can be built on your lot and customized to meet your specific needs. Travars Built Homes builds throughout central North Carolina—including Chatham, Wake, Orange, Durham, Alamance, and Randolph counties—delivering quality, flexibility, and personal service from start to finish.

*Plans are illustrative and may reflect optional features. Floor plans and renderings are copyright ArchitecturalDesigns.com & Architect

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Universal design. Aging in place. Accessible: Laundry room checklist for your new construction home

Posted by Travars Built Homes on August 29, 2020

Looking for a universal design / aging in place laundry room checklist for your Chatham County new construction home? Find everything you’ll need in a new, aging in place home, from doorway widths to accessible features and layout recommendations.

Experts at Travars Built Homes are certified to build aging in place style new homes. Contact us to get started on next steps for your universal design new home.

Appliance configuration

When you choose your appliances, it’s important that they be front load, for easier loading. We strongly suggest getting a matching pedestal from the appliance manufacturer. Or ask your custom home builder to create a 12-15” platform for the equipment to sit on. Stackable appliances are not universal, as neither appliance will be at the ultimate height to avoid bending and stretching.

Size

Your builder will look for a way to have a 36” wide doorways and 5 foot diameter of open space in front of the washer and dryer. If the laundry is located along the hallway, it will need to be at least 4′ wide.

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Location

Keep your laundry room on the main floor for accessibility, unless your home will have an elevator.

Storage

Cabinetry over the top of the washer and dryer may not be as useful to you as cubbies or shelves at an accessible height. Check with your builder about reconfiguring the laundry room if necessary, to allow for the kind of storage you need.

Convenience

Some plans allow for a washer and dryer in the owner’s suite closet. Others can be built with a door from the owner’s suite or closet directly into the laundry room, which also has another entrance. Tell your builder what your needs are – some plans can be modified to relocate the laundry room or add extra doors.

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Task Management

Consider where you will be doing the laundry, as well as where it will be folded and put away. Do you need a table in the laundry room? Countertops can be built at varying heights. Hanging rod? Pull down ironing board? Sitting area? Your builder will take a look at the plans, to make sure there’s knee room and a 36” wide circumference, for full accessibility.

All of these features can be designed and built in for accessibility by a custom home builder.

Lighting

A universal, aging in place feature that’s important in your laundry room and throughout your home is appropriate lighting. In addition to LED lighting, ask your builder for extra lights if there are areas where you need additional illumination. Consider motion detector lighting for convenience when your arms are full so lights can operate automatically when you come and go. If there are work stations, think about under cabinet lighting, flexible track lighting, or even natural light from windows or doors.

Flooring

One way to help eyesight in an aging in place design is to change flooring color in the laundry room to differentiate from surrounding areas. There are a lot of great tile choices in a huge variety of styles and colors when you work with a premium custom home builder. Consider cork, too.

Talk with an experienced NC builder

Make sure to talk with a custom home builder experienced with universal design who is flexible enough to meet your goals in design/building your home with the features and convenience you need. Contact Travars Built Homes to get started.

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2759 sq ft | 4 Beds | 3.5 Baths | One Story Home | Accessible Home

Send Me the McDowell Flyer and Pricing:

2763 sq ft | 3-4 Beds | 2.5 Baths | One Story | Accessible Home

Love The Tivoli? Let’s Talk About Building It:

Looking for a universal design / aging in place laundry room checklist for your Chatham County new construction home? Find everything you’ll need in a new, aging in place home, from doorway widths to accessible features and layout recommendations.

Experts at Travars Built Homes are certified to build aging in place style new homes. Contact us to get started on next steps for your universal design new home.

Appliance configuration

Size

Your builder will look for a way to have a 36” wide doorways and 5 foot diameter of open space in front of the washer and dryer. If the laundry is located along the hallway, it will need to be at least 4′ wide.

Location

Keep your laundry room on the main floor for accessibility, unless your home will have an elevator.

Storage

Cabinetry over the top of the washer and dryer may not be as useful to you as cubbies or shelves at an accessible height. Check with your builder about reconfiguring the laundry room if necessary, to allow for the kind of storage you need.

Convenience

Task Management

All of these features can be designed and built in for accessibility by a custom home builder.

Lighting

Flooring

One way to help eyesight in an aging in place design is to change flooring color in the laundry room to differentiate from surrounding areas. There are a lot of great tile choices in a huge variety of styles and colors when you work with a premium custom home builder. Consider cork, too.

Talk with an experienced NC builder

Make sure to talk with a custom home builder experienced with universal design who is flexible enough to meet your goals in design/building your home with the features and convenience you need. Contact Travars Built Homes to get started.