Managing Projects on Budget and On Time

As a homeowner, we realize you want to choose a builder who has the experience you need, who will deliver the quality and craftsmanship you want, and who will treat you and others associated with your project fairly and professionally at every point along the way.

Listed below are a few reasons Howell Custom Building Group may be the right choice for you:

PreConstruction/Design and Build Services

Preconstruction Services – these are the services we offer at the beginning of the design process, well before construction begins. It is our way of helping you and your designer get accurate construction technique, material and cost information to weigh your options before your new construction or house remodel breaks ground.

Preconstruction Services Chart

Design and Build - When a smaller scale project warrants it, we offer professional in-house design and build services giving you the convenience and consistency of working with one firm from start to finish. Design and Preconstruction Services are included in all our design and build contracts. This is a streamlined process, giving you the reassurance that your construction and design team are completely in sync.

BuildSmart Estimator

Using BuildSmart, we have averaged less than 1% variance between our final estimated and actual construction costs.

Every builder will make some effort to estimate a project's costs, but most cannot afford to spend the time it takes to estimate a project to the level of detail necessary to actually be useful. Having a background in project management with one of the world's leading global technology corporations, Steve Howell recognized early on how the strategic use of technology could improve efficiencies in his home building business. As a result, he developed a proprietary software system called BuildSmart which:

  • Estimates costs with unprecedented accuracy
  • Provides the complete cost of a project up front, resulting in fewer change orders once the project is under construction
  • gives designers and homeowners the flexibility of seeing how their material and design choices affect the overall cost estimate allowing them to tailor the project to their budget.

Green Building

We are Certified Green Professionals (CGP) with the National Association of Homebuilders. This exclusive designation indicates that we are knowledgeable about strategies for incorporating green building principals into homes using cost-effective and affordable options.

Managing Projects on Budget and On TimeTimber Framing

In addition to conventional framing, we have specialized expertise in timber frame construction, a form of sustainable design and construction that has been in practice much longer than green home building has been in vogue.

Warranty Services & Insurances

Since the company's inception we have only had to perform Warranty repairs on less than 1/4 of 1% of our work, in spite of proactively contacting customers at 6 month, 12 month and 24 month intervals.