Looking for a Custom Home Builder Austin?

Looking for a custom home builder in Austin and the surrounding area of Texas? Then Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes is without a doubt the custom home builder you are looking for. Our personal, tailor-made approach ensures a carefree experience in building a house yourself. Regardless of whether you are building a house yourself for the first time or for the third time!

Why choose the best custom home builder in Austin?

There are many custom home builders to be found in and around Austin. Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes is located in Austin, TX and mainly builds luxury homes and villas in and around Texas. Finding the right custom home builder is often a search. That is why we would like to list for you why we think you should choose us:

From architect to executor: Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes guides every process from A to Z. We employ our own architects and designers, but are also the executing party. custom home builder and architect together! In short: a custom home builder who arranges everything for you from A to Z.

Customisation: We love quality and find it important that the personality of the client(s) is reflected in the home to be built. That is why we have in-depth discussions with our client(s) to find out what drives someone and what suits their lifestyle. You can contact us when you have no idea yet of what you want to have built, but also when you have already thought it out in detail.

Realistic cost picture: How much does it cost to build a villa? We get this question very often. Of course, there is no standard answer to that. However, we can calculate everything down to the dollar before we start building. This is possible because we are not only the custom home builder, but also the executor. This way, you will not be faced with financial surprises, because the prices of materials have suddenly become more expensive, for example.

Custom home builder who guides you: we guide you throughout the entire process. You have one contact person in the preliminary phase and one contact person during the construction of your villa. This makes the collaboration accessible, transparent and very pleasant.

Does a custom home builder also apply for permits? A question we often hear. Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes arranges everything and knows which paths to take thanks to 45+ years of experience in the contracting industry.

Custom home builder for sustainable construction and specialist in the latest sustainable innovations? Then you have come to the right place. We look ahead and build according to the latest sustainability requirements, but also respond to legislation for custom home builders that will be important in the future. Heat pump, solar panels and maximum insulation of your home? That is self-evident to us.

Architect and Custom Home Builder in One

Because we are a custom home builder and architect, you can be sure that the design for your new-build home will be personal and fitting. You get to know our architects well and that creates a bond. This is always reflected in the final result. They visit your current home to ask questions about how you use spaces, but also to see what is valuable to you in the home. Some elements are self-evident to you and you no longer see them, but are important details for the architect to include in the design. Think of a favorite reading corner in a certain sunlight at a certain time of day, how the kitchen is situated or a spot out of the wind in the garden.

Is Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes only a new construction custom home builder or do you also do renovations?

This is a question we often get. We are specialized in villas and detached houses and the custom home builder for luxury villa construction in Texas. As a custom home builder, we are active in Austin and far beyond. You can contact us for the shell construction of your home, but also for a fully furnished villa with a landscaped garden that you do not have to do anything yourself. It depends entirely on your wishes and budget.

Is Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes a luxury custom home builder in Austin?

A luxury custom home builder in Austin: it is up to you whether you think we are or not. In general, we do not think that we are the luxury custom home builder in Austin or Texas, but that we charge honest and transparent costs for building something very beautiful. Those who opt for quality and customization will of course see that reflected in the price. It is a great advantage that the price with us is actually the price and you will not be faced with unforeseen costs of building your villa afterwards.

What should you pay attention to when choosing a custom home builder?

We are happy to give you some honest advice if you want to build on a plot yourself or are thinking about it. There are a lot of custom home builders to be found, but how do you know if you choose the right one? The following points are useful to keep in mind when you go 'shopping' for a custom home builder in Austin and surroundings.

How does the first meeting with the custom home builder proceed?

How are you treated as a future client? Do you leave a phone number, but are you not called back at all? Then you already know what time it is. Do you always get someone else on the phone when you call the custom home builder? That is also not very pleasant and does not give a good first impression. It is important that you are taken seriously immediately and that your question or request is handled carefully.

Take a good look around the custom home builder's office

Often, during an initial meeting, you will have a first impression of the custom home builder and the company's working methods. It is best to meet the custom home builder at the office, because you can learn a lot from this. Does someone have their affairs in order and has attention been paid to details at the office? This often also says something about how this custom home builder will approach your project. Is it a back hall with a messy desk? Then this also says something about the custom home builder's priorities.

Is there a click with the custom home builder?

Does the custom home builder really listen to your wishes? Does he or she ask a lot of questions? Often questions to which you do not immediately know the answer? This means that a custom home builder wants to know what your wishes and expectations are. This also shows that it is an experienced party, who has learned a lot from previous projects. In other words: a lot of experience is a plus.

Does the custom home builder's portfolio appeal to you?

Have you seen what the custom home builder builds? And does it match what you have in mind for your dream home? Then it is a perfect match. A good custom home builder can build in any style, but it gives confidence when an experienced custom home builder can show examples of what he or she has built before.

How quickly can a custom home builder start building?

The waiting time for building a villa is sometimes not bad. Always ask about this in a conversation with a custom home builder, because then you will know whether it makes sense to talk further. Some custom home builders can only start building after 1 or 2 years after signing the agreement. Staff shortages and rising material prices mean that building sometimes takes a long time. Therefore, also ask whether a custom home builder employs their own professionals or whether they work with hired workers.

Can the custom home builder realize your wishes within your budget?

Coming to a predetermined budget is always a challenge. The budget you use for building your own home depends on how realistic your estimate of the costs is and what your housing requirements are. An experienced custom home builder will ask you to map out all your requirements in advance, will look at them critically and will calculate this. In this way, a custom home builder can estimate fairly quickly in the process whether your budget is realistic in relation to your housing requirements.

The right choice: a matter of feeling

Last but not least; choosing a custom home builder is also a matter of feeling. Do you have a connection with the people who work at the company? Is the custom home builder transparent about the costs and expectations? Sometimes you can't put your finger on it exactly, but with a certain custom home builder you have the feeling that the people are committed and passionately want to build the home of your dreams. Is the feeling and the price right? Is everything on paper and in your opinion correct? Then you have found your custom home builder! This is how you come to a custom home builder well prepared.

Are you going to have a first conversation with a luxury villa construction new construction custom home builder? Then it is useful to have the following in order:

Your budget: what can and do you want to borrow or pay for building your own home? Make sure you have figured this out in advance, so that you have a realistic picture of your financial position.

What building style do you choose? Search for pictures of homes you like on Pinterest or in architecture magazines. Also fun: get inspired by the Netflix series The World's Most Extraordinary Homes and other series about architecture and interior. Also look at the website of the custom home builder and see what has been built before. Maybe your perfect home is among them in a slightly different color!

Make a wish list. What are your housing needs? Put them in order of priority on a list, so that you don't forget anything when you talk to the custom home builder.

Create a mood board. A mood board can be about interior, but also about building style and living wishes. With this you show a glimpse of your dream world. It is up to the custom home builder to turn your dream into reality.

Read more about the working methods of custom home builder Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes in our website!

Talk to Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes and come by

Call us and make an appointment to come by. We would like to invite you to our office to get acquainted and find out if the client and custom home builder are a match. Our telephone number is (512) 261-0444.