Homeowner Discusses Custom Home Process

We recently completed a significant custom home project on Lake Travis in Austin. After the crews left, we sat down with the homeowners to discuss how this design-build project went for them.  This project was a unique challenge, in that the lower level of the home was entirely in the floodplain.  So, our design team had to design a home that would sit approximately 20′ out of the ground.  Then, our Engineers and Construction experts had to design and build a luxury home beautiful in appearance that would withstand floods and high winds.  In addition, these homeowners traveled significantly during the course of the project and didn’t even live in the same city.  Let’s hear the homeowners talk about how it all came together.

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