One builder, one contract, one point of contact.
From the first walk on the lot to the day you get the keys. Here’s exactly how it works.
Site Walk
We start by walking your lot with you, or walking a lot you’re considering buying. This is where we tell you straight what the site will actually take — access, utilities, grade, permit path, all of it — before you’ve spent a dollar on design.
Design
Once we know the site can support what you want, we move into design: drafting, engineering, and the real work of turning an idea into a buildable plan.
This step is billed. We want to be upfront about that, because we don’t think it should feel like a hidden cost — it’s real work, done by real people, whether or not you end up building with us. You’re paying for a plan that’s actually yours, not a sales pitch dressed up as a freebie.
If you already have an interior designer, or want one, we’re glad to work alongside them — we have a few we enjoy working with and are happy to recommend. If you’d rather not bring one in, that’s just as easy: we sit down with you directly and dial in the design together.
Contract
With a design in hand, we put together the build contract — one contract, covering the actual construction from groundbreak to closeout. This is where the number gets real, because it’s built off your finished design and your actual site, not a rough guess.
Permits
We pull what needs to be pulled. In Whitefish city limits, that means navigating the city’s process, including elevation review in some neighborhoods. Out in Flathead County, most sites don’t require a building permit at all. City and county rules aren’t the same, so we sort out which apply to your site early — before it can turn into a surprise mid-project.
Build
This is where Les and the crew take over — framing, siding, trim, tile, all of it, done by the same people who’ve worked together since day one. We bring in licensed trades for excavation, concrete, drywall, roofing, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing. Everything else, we build ourselves, on-site.
Closeout
We finish what we start. Punch list, final walkthrough, keys in hand — and Les is still the person you’re talking to, same as day one.
Design and construction under one roof
A lot of builds go sideways because design and construction are two different companies with two different sets of incentives. We keep it under one roof so nobody’s pointing at someone else when a decision needs to get made.
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