Solis Builders of Louisiana is a local Custom Home Building Contractor. We are here to build your dream home for you and your family to enjoy for years. Call us today at (337) 852-3628 to get started!

What is a Custom Home?

It is a one-of-a-kind house that is designed for a specific client and for a particular location.  Custom homes allow consumers to control layout, lot size, and accessibility.

Custom Builders

As the name implies, building a custom home is less scripted because there are no pre-defined choices or menus to choose from. With custom homes:

• The home can be built on land you own or acquire land.
• You can supply a floor plan or commission a set of floor plans to be drawn from scratch.
• You can work with a separate architect and builder.
• You can work with the builder before you acquire land or plans and avoid many mistakes.
• You’ll be more involved in the process and have the opportunity to make many decisions.
• You can pick from nearly any product in a category — within your budget, of course – rather than selecting from a defined menu of choices.

Production Builders

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), most production-based home builders:

• Offer home and land as a package
• Offer a range of house plans to choose from
• Allow buyers to select their favorite style/design from a menu in several product categories
• Build homes priced for first-time, move-up, and luxury buyers.
• Often you, you have homes already built (homes sold on speculation – or spec homes) in a subdivision that may be move-in ready, but you have no say in choices.

Why Use a Custom Builder?  Once you select a custom builder, you can supply your own floor plan or work with an architect to design a home from scratch.  A builder can recommend architects.  As a custom-home buyer, you can select most of the details in your home and you can even work closely with your builder to design a floor plan that works around existing trees on your land and that places your windows to take advantage of the best views.

When building a custom home, your choices are nearly unlimited. The main restrictions are your budget and any building code or zoning limitations. If you find the freedom to create a home from a blank sheet of paper exciting, then building a custom home is likely for you.

Because the process of building a custom home is, not surprisingly, truly customized, you’ll typically spend a lot more time designing and constructing your new home than you would if you work with a production builder.

That said, knowing what to expect at each stage — and especially what choices you’ll make and when — can make your custom home process smooth and result in the home you’ve always dreamed about.

The choice is yours!