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Home Highlight: Boos Family Dream Cabin on Ten Mile Lake

October 10, 2024
We post a lot on our website about different aspects of building a custom dream home, from finding a lot to how long the design/build will take to what the overall process looks like and lots of other aspects of home-building and home-owning. We also share photos of our work in the gallery (Really great-looking […]
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Indoor Air Quality for Your Dream Home

June 10, 2024
Homebuilding has evolved a great deal over the decades, to the point where the type of dream homes we build in the Brainerd Lakes area are now much more air-tight than houses used to be. To be clear, we’re not here to slander home builders of the past. They were skilled, too! But materials, tools, […]
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Smart Homes: The Benefits of Using New Technology

May 13, 2024
Smart home construction principles remain mostly the same as they ever were: strong foundations, straight walls, well-insulated, built to last. But these days, a “Smart Home” is one that leverages the internet and modern technology to put control of your home’s features on your smartphone. Any home can be made into a smart home using […]
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Lake Home Architecture

September 13, 2023
When it comes to building dream homes on any of the Brainerd Lakes Area’s many wonderful lakes, there are lots of choices to be made. One of the early choices will relate to architectural style. It’s important to note that lake homes are a little bit different from any home on any street. It’s the […]
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Featured Home - Balance of Design and Land

October 20, 2022
This featured property (some details have been concealed to maintain the privacy of the owners) posed an interesting problem. Or an interesting opportunity, might be a better way to put it. Located on a small, picturesque peninsula that almost curls back in on itself, creating a sort of small, natural bay, even identifying the best […]
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We Design and Build Minnesota Lake Homes

July 24, 2020

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Why Choose Dotty Brothers for Your Minnesota Lake Home?

Deciding on a builder for your Minnesota lake home is a big decision. You're not just hiring a builder, you're starting a partnership.
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An Escape from City Life on Ten Mile Lake – Lake Country Journal Featured Dotty Brothers Build

January 29, 2019
STEVE AND ERIN ADAMS WANTED THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – a condo in downtown Minneapolis, to enjoy all that city life has to offer, and a northern Minnesota lakeside retreat to escape to whenever they wished… Pick up the October/November issue of Lake Country Journal, or subscribe online @ lakecountryjournal.com to read the full article.
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Mission Lake Residence – Our Details Have Details

September 24, 2018
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Crosslake Residence

June 28, 2018

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Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Phone: (218) 568-6160
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