Custom homes and small commercial buildings, ground up. One schedule, one crew, one number to call. The owner is on the site every milestone.
No. 01 · What we build
Your lot, your plans, our crew. We work from architect drawings or help you adapt a stock plan. Foundation, framing, mechanicals, exterior, interior, finish, landscape coordination. One contract from groundbreak to keys.
QuoteStandalone retail, office, professional services. Up to roughly 8,000 sq ft. Site work, foundation, shell, fitout if you want it as one job. We coordinate with civil engineers and the county on stormwater and ADA.
QuoteWorkshops, pool houses, barndominiums, ADUs, garage builds. Slab, framing, mechanical, finish. Permitted and inspected just like the main house, no shortcuts because it is "just a shop".
QuoteNo. 02 · Why hire a small builder
Tommy walks the build every milestone. Not a project manager, not a foreman.
Average crew tenure. The carpenter framing your house has framed dozens.
Every change is documented, photographed, fixed price, signed before work.
No customer portal, no ticketing system, no third generation of phone tag.
No. 03 · What it actually costs
Site, soil, finish level, and lot access drive cost more than square footage. The brackets below are what real LaGrange and surrounding county jobs are landing in this year. The walkthrough is free and you get a real number in writing within seven days for new construction.
$200 to $375 / sq ft
$140 to $220 / sq ft
$80k to $250k+
Eight months from a flagged corner stake to handing my mother in law the keys. The pre construction meeting set every expectation. None of them moved.
Owner, Pine Mountain · Custom single family, 2025
No. 04 · How a new build runs
Lot review, soils review, plan review, budget. We help you choose finishes inside a real budget envelope so the contract price actually holds.
Permit pull, septic and well coordination if needed, driveway, erosion control, clear and grub, layout. We manage the engineers and the county on your behalf.
Footers, slab or crawl, framing to dry in. Roof on, windows in, the house weather tight before mechanicals start.
Plumbing, electrical, HVAC rough in. Insulation. We coordinate inspections and stay on top of the inspectors so we are not waiting a week between sign offs.
Drywall (the family specialty), trim, cabinetry, counters, tile, paint, flooring, fixtures. Weekly walkthrough so you can sign off as we go.
Final inspection, certificate of occupancy, walkthrough with you, punch list. Written warranty handed over the same day as keys.
No. 05 · Recent new builds
No. 06 · New construction FAQ
No. We help vet lots before you buy. We can walk a property with you, flag drainage and septic risk, and give you a directional cost number on the build before you commit to the land. Saves people a lot of grief.
We have relationships with several local architects and a small library of stock plans we have built before. You can also bring your own architect or your own plans. Either way works.
Six to twelve months typical for a single family home, depending on size, finish level, and weather. We give you a working schedule at contract and update you weekly. We do not start what we cannot finish.
We work with several local construction lenders and we can introduce you. The mortgage is your business, but the draw schedule, lien waivers, and inspection coordination are ours.
Both. For most clients we sit between architect and homeowner, translate scope, and price the build. If you want a single contract for design and build, we can structure it that way.
Standard one year on workmanship, two year on mechanicals, ten year structural. We give you the exact terms in writing before you sign and we honor them, no third party warranty company in between.