This year, the Schell Brothers CAD Team decided to enter Habitat for Humanity’s second annual ReStore re-do Competition. Our team, whose name is short for Computer Aided Design, draws every single home that Schell Brothers builds and prepares each floor plan before construction begins. We wanted to get out of the office and take on […]
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Schell Enters Habitat for Humanity Competition
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March 20, 2019
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I blame all of the people I meet in my model for my current approach to cutting grass…or lack thereof. Everybody I meet wants to get away from cutting their grass, and it must have worn off on me because my mindset is the same. There are a number of landscaping companies out there in […]
How many times have you left our model homes and thought, ‘I want my house to look just like that!’ Or, how many times have you stepped out to one of our amazing courtyard spaces and said “this is exactly what I want.” I know I have! Our courtyard is one of my favorite spaces in our […]
Dog Days of Summer at James Farm Ecological Preserve
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August 30, 2016
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Dog Days of Summer at James Farm Ecological Preserve The months of July and August are often described as the “Dog Days of Summer.” Here at the beach it’s hot, the busy, tourist season is in full swing, and it’s often hard to tell whether life is slowing down or speeding up. However, along the backroads […]
Discover the Trails of Delaware: Junction and Breakwater Trail
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July 6, 2016
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We used to leap from railroad tie to railroad tie, balance for a few paces on the rails themselves, and attempt to push each other off the decaying bridges and into the water below. Now the railroad ties are gone and a crushed stone path known as the Junction and Breakwater Trail lies in its place. The […]
12 Days of Christmas Celebration for Toys for Tots
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December 20, 2013
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From December 2nd to December 13th, Schell Brothers had the privilege to work with Delmarva Broadcasting and Eagle 97.7 in the first ever 12 Days of Christmas Celebration! For 12 days straight, 12 hours a day, Eagle 97.7’s morning show personalities Petch and Paula were stationed right out front of our office collecting all kinds […]
After reading posts on Citydata from people searching for a new home in Delaware, all I can say is “Wow”! One woman described her experience as “scary”, another asked the forum for advice on different builders citing “nightmares” she was having after reading bad reviews. The reality is, these emotions are not unusual. For most […]
The healthy soils and mulch products that Harvest Garden Pro contributed to the Sussex County Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build represent the ultimate in sustainable landscaping products. In addition to donating these sustainable materials, Harvest Garden Pro has generously responded to the call for monetary donations with their contribution of $50,000.00, placing them in “rare […]
State of the art trussing technology is instrumental in designing and manufacturing today’s gabled roof designs, sturdy walls and flooring. To meet modern day creative design challenges, the progressive and innovative thinkers at Concord Truss design and build trusses at their 45,000 square foot facility in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey. It has achieved the reputation […]
Tuesday night, in the VIP tent at the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Sussex County build, local business owners Katherine and Damian Birl, and their children, Colin, 12, Sophia, 9, and Gavin, 6, treated folks to an evening of their Smokin D’z real pit BBQ. “We know Dale (Dunning). When we order too much food, or cook […]
