Custom Builders

“[Brush Creek Ranch] represented about 60% of our business doing everything from greenhouses for them to working on their shooting ranges to remodeling commercial kitchens- all kinds of stuff.” Grub is quick to point out that while providing other key services, they have plenty of room to build new homes. “We have built a lot of homes. There is a lot of demand in our valley for new homes so over the last couple of years we have been more geared towards that.” “I would say that in the last year, we have taken on probably 80% homes and only 20% has been smaller projects,” Grub calculates. BUILDING KEY RELATIONSHIPS ALONG THE WAY Grub is first to admit that it has been a bit of a rough ride over the last couple of years for some contractors as the construction sector has at times do a little bit of everything and do not do the same thing over and over again.” With the ability to offer several construction options, the work that Custom Builders undertakes offers a sheer variety that the local competition may find difficult to match. “Every year is unique and there are some years where we don’t build homes but rather take on remodels and insurance jobs such as [fixing damage] from fires and floods or reroofing houses, siding or [installing] new windows, and this becomes our bread and butter,” Grub offers. “Then there are years that we do almost all new homes and in the last couple of years we have done a lot more commercial work.” Adding a commercial building focus to its construction portfolio represents working on some high-profile projects including the Brush Creek Ranch. 6 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 04