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 delivering exceptional customer service, not on project size. We welcome small home projects, remodeling work, and 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's drive of Austin, San Antonio, Marble Falls, and Fredericksburg, and we service a large portion of this region.

We provide a boutique approach from concept and planning through construction, occupancy, and post-construction maintenance. We specialize in building sustainable, energy-efficient homes and workspaces. Alliances with subcontractors, engineers, architects, and designers enable our clients to receive turn-key services and allow us to scale our team of professionals to meet the specific needs of our clients.

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

Project management and implementation are provided by the company's principals, Paul Sumrall and Michael Orsak. We manage a team of project managers who provide 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 that have received the following awards: the 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 the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, Hill Country Builders 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 an 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 be evaluated, and we will set aside time to narrow down the scope of work that you want included in your Development Budget

Development Budget

We will create a comprehensive and detailed Development Budget based on our Scope visit, and 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 making a complete set of bid documents. If you have your 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 to 12 months, depending on the project scope.

Our Team

Paul Sumrall
The President is a full-time employee with the company, overseeing 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, providing insight into areas such as risk management, fiscal responsibility, project coordination, and procurement. Paul is active in the community:
Member of: Hill Country Builders 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
The Vice-President is a full-time employee with the company, overseeing design services, subcontracting, and field operations.

Mike has over 25 years of experience, including precast concrete design, petrochemical design, residential and commercial home design, and construction management for both commercial and residential projects. Mike has recently completed training and accreditation through the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. Mike is a member of the Hill Country Home Builders Association, the Texas Association of Builders, and the 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 friends’ friends. We’ve developed a New Client Referral Program for friends who send new clients our way. It’s a pretty simple system.

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, such as their current stage in the building process or the type of architecture, would be helpful.

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 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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