Most people assume their home is a safe space. But what if the materials in your walls, the air you breathe, and even your daily shower are slowly impacting your health? At Dilworth Homes, we’re rethinking the way homes are built—from the waterproofing behind your tile to the air you breathe in every room. Because code-compliant isn’t the same as healthy.

Why are we still hot mopping showers in 2025?

I’ve seen brand new $4–5 million homes with state-of-the-art everything… and then they hot mop the shower pan with tar and roofing felt. The VOCs released during installation are so bad you have to evacuate the house—and they keep off-gassing for years. Every hot shower reactivates it.

At Dilworth Homes, we don’t do that. We use Schluter waterproofing systems—zero VOCs, better performance, and a healthier home from the inside out.

If your shower was built over layers of toxic tar, what’s it doing to your body every time you step in?

After being hit with a $35,000 gas line installation fee on a recent project, we decided to rethink how we power our homes. The result? All-electric homes powered by solar, equipped with efficient heat pumps, induction cooking, and smart tech. It’s a smarter, healthier, and more resilient way to build—without relying on outdated gas infrastructure.

At Dilworth Homes, we believe a truly great home does more than look good—it makes you feel good. That’s why we design and build every home with health in mind: cleaner air, low-toxicity materials, and smarter systems that support long-term well-being. In this post, I break down what goes into building a healthy home—and why it’s worth it.

We spend a lot of time in our homes cooking, cleaning, showering and breathing. Quality housing is an important determinant of good health. It’s easy to overlook some of the most basic things we can do to our homes that will greatly improve our health.

Spec homes (short for speculative) are houses that are built by a builder with the intent to sell upon completion. It’s speculative in the sense that the buyer is unknown. There is a bit of faith that goes into this type of investing; if you build it, they will come. The bet is that after you purchased the land, designed, permitted and built the house, a buyer will purchase the home for a price that will pay for everything and make a profit.

What is an Accredited Investor and why is it important?

A modern air-tight home needs mechanical fresh air ventilation to keep its occupants healthy. This is a deep dive into how to get fresh air into your house through a controlled, filtered system no matter what kind of climate you live in.

If you’re interested in investing in real estate, but don’t have the time, experience or patience to deal with all the management challenges it brings, a real estate investment syndication might be the way to go.

A preferred return in a private real estate investment syndication is the minimum return an investor must receive before the Sponsor/Syndicator can earn their fee.