Hill Country Design Build

Custom Home Design & Construction

Hill Country Design Build

Custom Home Design & Construction

About Us

Hill Country Design Build is a client-centered company focusing on custom home design and construction in the Central Texas region. Our focus is on customer service, not project size. We welcome small home projects and remodeling work as well as light commercial construction. We are equally at ease in completing a project's design as we are in working with our clients' architects and designers.

Hill Country Design Build is a small firm located just outside of LBJ's hometown of Johnson City, Texas. We are conveniently located within an hour drive of Austin, San Antonio, Marble Falls and Fredericksburg; and we service much of this region.

Our focus is on client service, providing a boutique service from concept and planning through construction, occupancy and post-construction maintenance. We specialize in building sustainable, energy-efficient homes and work spaces. Alliances with sub-contractors, engineers, architects and designers provide our clients with turn-key service an allow us to scale our team of professionals to the specific needs of our client.

Design services are provided using a 3D computer aided drafting platform and include in-house production capabilities. Clients are able to collaborate remotely via any computer with internet connection to walk through the design of their home as it is being developed.

Project management and implementation is provided by the company's principals, Paul Sumrall and Michael Orsak. We manage a team of project managers tjat [rpvode daily oversight of our company's projects.

Mike and Paul have completed projects including historic building restoration, construction services for light commercial use, and single family dwellings. Additionally, we have completed minor and significant remodeling of homes and offices as well as installation of residential rainwater harvesting systems.

We have managed projects receiving the following awards: Houston Heights Association Community Improvement Award, the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance's Good Brick Award and an AIA Construction and Design Award.

Hill Country Design Build is a member of Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, Hill Country Builder's Association, Texas Association of Builders, National Association of Home Builders, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association and Texas Rainwater Catchment Systems Association.

Our Construction Model

Our 9 step approach puts you in charge of your budget!

Introduction

This is our first contact with a new client, and introduction to our company and construction model

Site Visit

We will meet with you to evaluate your site, discuss your development plans including buildings and infrastructure, and gather helpful information which we will use in creating a Development Budget for your project

Scope

Conversations from our first introduction and site visit will evaluated, and we will set aside time to narrow down a scope of work that you want included in your Development Budget

Development Budget

We will create a comprehensive, detailed Development Budget based on our Scope visit, and a review it in person with you. Don't worry, we often circle back a time or two as our clients reconcile their scope of work and budget

Contract

Once we have an agreed upon Scope of Work and Development Budget, we will enter into an agreement for that work

Design

HCDB will create your home design and construction documents for use in creating a full set of bid documents. If you have your own plans, no worries, we're happy to work with those!

Construction Budget

The final design and bid documents will be sent out for competitive bid to ensure that your project budget is still on track.

Notice to Proceed

With a completed design and construction budget in hand, we're ready for you to issue a notice to proceed with construction and engineering.

Time to Build

It's time to break ground and build your dream! This process can range from 6-12 months depending on project scope.

Our Team

Paul Sumrall
President, is full-time with the company and oversees contracting and administrative management for the firm. His experience in production manufacturing, public accounting, and project management for a union fabricating company spans over 25 years and provides insight into areas of risk management, fiscal responsibility, project coordination and procurement. Paul is active in the community:
Member of: Hill Country Builder's Association, Texas Association of Builders, National Association of Home Builders, Cadillac LaSalle Club Central Texas and serves as Director of Texas Heritage Music Foundation, committee chair of the 290 Texas House Concert series and Secretary of Lambda Car Club International

Cell (830) 708-8865 Office (830) 868-4108 x402 paul.HCDB@gmail.com

Michael Orsak
Vice-President, is full-time with the company and oversees design services, sub-contracting, and field operations.

Mike has more than 25 years of experience including pre-cast concrete design, petrochemical design, home design, and commercial and residential construction management. Mike has recently completed training and accreditation through the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. Mike is a member of: Hill Country Home Builder's Association, Texas Association of Builders, National Association of Home Builders

Cell (830) 708-8870 Office (830) 868-4108 x404 mike.HCDB@gmail.com

Referral Program

Refer a friend and we'll say Thanks!

At Hill Country Design Build we are excited about building homes for our friends and friend’s friends. We’ve developed a New Client Referral Program for friends who send new clients our way. It’s a pretty simple system, really.

If you share our company information with a friend or client, let us know by ‘registering’ them with us below. We need complete contact information for the party you are referring to us, as well as contact information for you. Any additional information about your referral is helpful, such as where they are in the building process, types of architecture, etc.

When you register a person with us with complete contact information, we will send a $25 gift card your way. If the person you refer to us actually sets an appointment and meets with us, we’ll send a $50 gift card to you. And if we enter into a construction agreement with that referral, we’ll send a $350 gift card your way.

Be sure to register your friends here within 48 hours of their referral to qualify!

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