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Incorporating The Island Into Your Custom Home

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Incorporating Roatan Into Your Custom Home

When visiting the Island for the first time, prospective homeowners are often impressed by the unique architecture of their hotels, restaurants, and other local establishments. This impression can be used as inspiration when designing their custom home. Whether that home is built on Roatan or back in the US/Canada. So how can you incorporate Roatan’s atmosphere into your home?

Remember What Island Living Is All About

Everything about tropical home style revolves around relaxed living and being far more connected to one’s local environment. Think windows for air flow, comfortable furniture for lazing, and warm, soft lighting. The accessories and overall style of your  home should evoke a feeling of casual luxury; whisking you away to an island in a warm climate.

Install Exposed Beams

Many tropical homes and buildings feature tall vaulted ceilings – often showcasing wooden beams beneath their palm ladden roofs. This aesthetic can be assimilated into your own custom home, with a contemporary twist. Maintain the high ceiling, but opt for a flat surface featuring exposed wooden beams built with Roatan Mahogany. You can even use Roatan’s Mahogany or Teak to fully Not only will this add depth and detail to your home, but will cause the interior to appear both spacious and serene.

Hard Flooring Is Essential

Whether you enjoy marble, tile, or hardwood – solid flooring is essential to the tropical home style. Accent or area rugs can be incorporated to add both design and comfort, while the flooring itself brings the surrounding nature inside. This integration of the indoor-outdoor environment is a pillar in tropical homes.

Other Details To Consider

If you are fully committed to enjoying Island vibes at home, there are plenty of other details you can include in your custom home. Enhance your backyard with a natural pool. Opt for a more open floor plan by removing barriers between the kitchen and living room. You can also take advantage of the natural light by using large windows and doorways. And the best part? All of these details not only benefit your home, but benefit you! 

Your custom home is a long term investment! If you are looking for more custom home building advice, feel free to contact us today at +504-9660-1679 or victor@treasureislandconstruction.com.

How To Decide On A Floor Plan

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Choosing A Floor Plan

It doesn’t matter if you’re constructing an apartment, a condo, or a two story house. Designing your home’s floor plan is one of the most significant choices you will make. After all – you’re going to LIVE here! Ultimately, the flow and layout of your rooms will depend on your lifestyle. And you will want the plan to take advantage of all the incredible things Roatan has to offer. We’ve put together 5 tips to help you decide on a plan right for your family.

Your Floor Plan Should Suit Your Lifestyle

Some people enjoy sprawling, open floor plans. Others prefer to have private spaces tucked away, with bedrooms on opposite sides of the home. Evaluate what your lifestyle and your overall needs are. Decide on both how these things may change over time, and what your non-negotiables are. 

Will You Be Entertaining?

Similar to lifestyle, you should consider how often you will be entertaining company. Perhaps you want to host craft nights, or plan to rent a portion of your property for additional income. These things will determine whether your foyer immediately welcomes and showcases others into your home, or if the halls usher them to a sitting room somewhere else. Leaving the rest of the property an intriguing mystery.

One Story or Two?

A single-story home enjoys a certain level of quietness two stories do not. Overhead foot traffic can be cumbersome for some. Aside from the noise, you may be thinking you don’t want to always walk up stairs. However, multi-story homes offer sprawling vistas of Roatan’s green hills and turquoise water. Plus, the second story offers the ability for more privacy with separated living areas.

Does Your Home Need To Be Accessible?

Perhaps you have a friend or family member who needs extra space or additions for maneuverability. Or you have children who need space to run around. Consider that any load-bearing wall will not be able to change in the future. Thinking ahead is essential.

How Much Living Space Is Outdoor Living Space?

A premier floor plan always includes a leisurely space for outdoor living. Especially on Roatan! Consider pergolas covered in climbing tropical vines. Sitting areas adjacent to the infinity pool overlooking the Caribbean. Outdoor amenities not only boost your home value, but do wonders for your quality of life.

Deciding on a floor plan can be fun and frustrating at the same time.  Assess your family’s lifestyle and your preferences to how you enjoy living.  With patience, your dream home floor plan will be easier to find than you think! Looking for more custom home building advice? Contact us today at +504-9660-1679 or victor@treasureislandconstruction.com.

Choosing A Façade For Your Custom Home

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How do you want to feel when you are walking up to your newly constructed home? Believe it or not, your home’s façade sets the tone for how not only you, but others, will feel when they see it. It should be both a focal point, and a blended attribute within the surrounding landscape. For this reason, deciding on a façade for your custom home is extremely important. We’ve put together some expert advice to help you get started!

Things To Consider.

Location matters. If your custom home is being built in a coastal area, selecting a facade that complements the landscape is ideal. Think of attributes that represent vastness and flow, such as large windows. Whereas if you are building in a busy city or village, you may opt for a more contemporary and private facade. Think sharp lines and corners, simultaneously using cool neutrals to soften the hard edges. 

Maintenance is also an important element to consider. Ask yourself how much effort you are able to put in to ensuring your facade maintains its appearance. Some will simply require powerwashing now and then. Others require more laborious upkeep, with  landscaping or staining.

Your home should represent you. When it comes to adding your personal touches to your façade, think about the materials that particularly stand out to you. All the key elements involved – including the style, look, materials, colors, features, lighting and landscaping – should tie together with one another to create a story about who you are and how you love to live.

Lastly, you will want to consider the interior style of your home. The exterior should invite and ease people into your home; there should be some sense of consistency. If the two clash, details that would otherwise enchant may suddenly seem out of place. 

The Perfect Façade For Roatan.

Homes on Roatan require special consideration so that they not only blend in well with the environment, but also have the longevity to last when braced against the elements. Color palettes that bode well on West Bay’s Iron Shore consist of soft whites, taupes and beige. Paired with accents of natural wood and neutral colored texture. Another option features darker wood and other deep, natural tones to create a façade that truly echoes the look and feel of the landscape. If you are renovating, the addition of exposed stone can quickly and easily lift a traditional façade from dated to modern and clean!


We hope these tips help you create a home that looks relaxed and welcoming, while still evoking a feeling of timeless elegance. Looking for more custom home building advice? Contact us today at +504- 9660-1679 or victor@treasureislandconstruction.com.

Custom Home Building Tips

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You have officially made the decision. It’s time to move to Roatan and upgrade your living space! While there are plenty of options to choose from, you have decided to build a luxurious customized home – offering you the freedom and flexibility to create a space that fits all your wants and needs. Treasure Island Construction is there to support you throughout this process. Which is why we have created a list of our top custom home building tips to help you along the way!

Select The Ideal Location

You’ve heard it before and you will certainly hear it again: location, location, location. While you certainly can’t go wrong with any of the beautiful places in Roatan, there are certain areas that boast more amenities and conveniences than others. We recommend spending some time on the island before committing to a certain area. Once you’ve decided on a lot, we also recommend taking the time to see which areas get more wind, sun exposure, shade, etc. After all, you will want to make sure your home plays to the strengths of the land.

Choose an Experienced Team

It goes without saying, but selecting the appropriate team of experienced architects and builders is vital to achieving your dream luxury custom home. You know your ideal design better than anyone else, so you should have individuals on your team who can bring it to life. Ask plenty of questions and research portfolios of previous work to gain a sense of the work your architect and builder have done before.

Be Involved in the Floor Plan Process

Though your team of custom home building experts is a trustworthy crew, you’ll still want to be a part of the blueprint design process so you can achieve your desired floor plan. Your architect and builder will be able to provide wonderful insight into the layout of your home based on the space you have, but you ultimately have the final say in any decision. This is your opportunity to create the elegant beach home of your dreams, so being involved in the planning process is key to ensuring you get everything you want. But also remember to heed their advice – after all, this is their area of expertise!

Why A Metal Roof Is Ideal For Your Roatan Home

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Why A Metal Roof Is Ideal On Roatan

Building a customized home in paradise is easily one of the most exciting times in your life as a homeowner. From choosing charming decorative details to thoroughly thought out floor plans, you will have your fair share of decisions to make. One of those decisions can be which roofing material is the best option to not only complement your home, but withstand the high demands of Roatan’s climate?

Enter The Metal Roof

Metal panels have surged in popularity thanks to their durability, high performance, and comprehensive range of colors and styles. But these environmentally friendly roofs have been popular on Roatan for decades! The people of Roatan knew that metal roofs were unmatched when it came to their ability to sustain high UV exposure, salty air, tropical temperatures, and the high gust from trade-winds. So what other reasons make a metal roof ideal for your custom Roatan home?

Metal Panels Are Solar Ready

Many homeowners are concerned with how sustainable their homes are. This is especially true on an island with limited resources, where you truly see the impacts of your everyday decisions on the environment. For this reason, many homeowners are beginning to lean towards cleaner energy options, such as solar panels. If you are looking at installing solar panels on your home, a metal rooftops’ natural heat conduction and stronger structure makes it a far superior choice of roofing material.

Withstand Tough Weather Conditions

Metal roofs are renowned for their durability. High winds? No worries. Wildfire? The roof will still be there. Salt exposure? An aluminum roof can better resist corrosion and rusting from saltwater than other roofing materials combined. And with the proper paint finishing, metal roofs can even withstand high UV exposure with minimum fading. Meaning your roof may easily look as good today as it will in 20 years.

Low Maintenance

Perhaps everyone’s favorite aspect of a metal roof: it looks good without trying! Aside from a yearly cleaning (bi-yearly is better) you won’t need to do much to maintain your metal roof. Meaning more time snorkeling Roatan’s incredible coral reef or sipping Monkey Lala’s by your infinity pool overlooking the iron shore.

Wondering what other materials you should consider using in your custom Roatan home? Our local experts will be happy to help you out! Contact us today at +504- 9660-1679 or victor@treasureislandconstruction.com.