Construction expertise

A custom home at Devco U. runs from site studies and design through permits and construction with one team. Erik leads the build phase in the field, where the drawings turn into foundations, framing, envelope and finishes.

The same people who priced the work are on site to build it, so the decisions made in design hold up when the house goes up.

Residential construction is organized into four in-house phases: foundation and structural work, the building envelope and exterior, mechanical, electrical and plumbing coordination, and finishes through closeout.

Each phase has a set sequence and a field lead who answers for it, which keeps one phase from starting on a problem left by the last.

Architectural design at Devco U. moves from site studies, code and zoning analysis and schematic design through construction documents, coordinated with structural, civil, MEP and energy consultants. Interior planning covers layouts, materials and lighting.

When a homeowner brings their own architect or interior designer, Erik works with them through construction so their intent reaches the finished rooms. Permitting is handled in-house, from entitlements and plan checks to final sign-off.

Budgets start before construction does. Feasibility studies, detailed budgets, constructability reviews and value engineering find the risks and the costs while they are still on paper.

Because the trades are in-house, budgets draw on the company’s own crews and costs rather than a stack of outside bids.

Project management covers scheduling, procurement and reporting from the first plan to the final inspection. Clients see where the project stands at each milestone.

With the trades on the company’s own team, the schedule is set by the builder rather than by a chain of outside subcontractor calendars.

Quality is checked as each phase closes, while the work is still open to see, not only at the final walk-through. Erik, as Field Operations Principal, signs off the work in the field.

Clear reporting means clients know what was checked and what comes next, with no surprises at the end.

Devco U. performs its own construction trades instead of handing each one to a different subcontractor. Engineers, architects and builders work as one coordinated team under one roof.

That is the meaning behind True Custom Builder: direct control over quality, schedule and cost, with the people who plan the home building it.