Barbers Ink Bastrop County Construction Pact

Last week we shook hands with Nalle Custom Homes, a prominent regional residential custom builder, on the construction of our new home in The Arbors subdivision outside the city of Elgin in Bastrop County, Texas. Nalle is one of the largest, if not the largest residential custom builders in the county, even though their reach extends farther than Bastrop county.

Pictured is me shaking hands with owner Tilghman Nalle (pronounced "Tillman Nawl") in their downtown Elgin Office.

After nearly a year long process, Nalle was chosen based not only on their detailed cost-effective proposal, but also on their reputation for quality and timeliness. Equally important, Nalle was able to help us, in a very diplomatic way, consider material selections and construction methods more prevalent in Central Texas. In other words, they helped us de-California-ize our design concepts in exchange for methods of equal quality, but more appropriate for Central Texas, without making us feel like outsiders.

It also didn't hurt that we were able to visit many of their completed and in-process homes that clearly demonstrated they love what they do and are good at it. Check out the gallery of homes at their website http://www.nallecustomhomes.com/.

Now we're just waiting for our new but larger lot to close escrow so we can start the permitting process. Just think, the first delay is "owner caused"! We are more than ready and look forward to getting out on the parcel and finally visualizing where the house will actually sit.

The picture at left is Karen greeting Owen Nalle. He heads up the company's office and administrative efforts while Lee Nalle (seen with me) keeps his boots dirty in the field.

We are very glad to have found a respected company with a quality resume of well-built homes that added value to our design-build process. We sincerely appreciate all the bidders efforts on our behalf. We know that a responsible bid/proposal takes time and costs money. However, we feel we have made a decision that is clearly in our best interest.

Now it's time to put down the pencils and make some dust!