General Contractors Houston for Construction Contracting

A High Performance home is also known as; Green Building, Sustainable Construction and represents an industry movement toward building homes that require less energy consumption and / or the use of environmentally safe products. The home will have been either been newly constructed or completely renovated to have incorporated the most energy effective construction practices and energy efficient products. These energy efficient products and practices are merged into a process to yield less consumption of natural resources like water, electricity, propane and natural gas. There are many theories and practices which result in different levels and ranges of high performance housing. They can be as simple as increasing the SEER's on your HVAC system to solar powered homes with battery storage capabilities and backup generators. The later example is referred to as a Net-Zero Home. The concept of a Net-Zero Homes is based on the best practices of energy efficient bui...

It is fairly common knowledge that if you keep up with home product replacements and home improvements such as a new roof and painting your home when needed, you will optimize your home's value when you sell. It is also commonly understood that certain types of remodeling projects can also increase your home's return on investment better then others. The best financially performing renovation projects are kitchen remodels, bathroom remodels, a new roof and new windows. These types of generally accepted remodeling practices are very good rules of thumb but do not always apply as the best performing home remodeling solutions for older period luxury homes in metro Houston. Period vintage Houston homes are often in a class of their own. They have special economic factors that newer homes in outlying areas are not exposed too. We will examine these factors and discuss some special remodeling projects that can optimize and increase your older home's ROI.   We will restrict ...

  The process of selecting a home site, interviewing home designers and general contractors is a huge time consuming and complicated process for anyone including the most experienced home building clients. This is never more true than for customers that are pursuing their vision of a custom "one of a kind " luxury home. This is principally due to the challenges of developing a trustworthy design team (designer, general contractor) that is like minded in their design goals and can function as a team. The design teams purpose should be in transforming their clients dream like image into a functional and purposeful product. Developing functional and tailored living space is both a science and art. It is a very subjective process that is dependent upon the owners ability to articulate their visions and lifestyle needs, which is the basis of a custom "one of a kind " luxury home. The success of the design project is contingent upon trust, open communi...

Pre-Design Phase Design Build - Feasibility Study  Discuss and help establish the goals, objectives and priorities of the owner  Existing conditions, problems and concerns  Explore and create architectural action plan for Design Opportunities and Possibilities  Establishing Budget range of investment  Project Timeline and Construction Schedule  Logistic considerations   Design Phase Design Phase - Concept Design  Review of all photo images and review of Owners goal, objectives and priorities  Development of the Architectural Design Concept sketches and floor plan outlines consistent with clients needs and budget  Development of the Architectural Elevation Designs consistent with clients needs and budget  Site visit to confirm home layout if necessary  Review Budget Confirmation +/- 25%  Owner provides approval to concept drawings and approval to move Preliminary Drawings Design Phase - Preliminary Design  Develop Concept Draw...

Why should I trust your company? Marwood Construction works very hard to earn and maintain our clients trust. We have been serving clients and investors since 2002 without any unresolved issues or serious disputes. We also have never had a claim dispute filed with the BBB. We take great pride in our companies reputation of dealing with clients with the foremost in integrity. We are an accredited NAHB / GHBA general contractor as a Graduate Master Builder and Licensed Certified General Contractor, CGC045381. What happens when we find unexpected financial surprises discovered during remodeling? Unfortunately there is no assurances that we can provide our clients that when we uncover unwanted conditions that there will not be conditions that require unseen repairs or updating. If we included the cost of all the anticipated repairs that could go wrong, our remodeling prices would reflect over charging our clients if these conditions did not materialize. Will your work crews clean up ...