Lindell Custom Homes · North Texas
Custom homes, built from the stakes up
Scroll to build one house on one lot, in the order we build it. The day count in the corner runs with the footage.
Days 1 to 30 · Slab
A slab made for North Texas clay
Survey stakes, piers drilled below the active clay, plumbing, a vapor barrier and post-tension cables. Our engineer and the city inspect it all before a single truck pours.
Days 30 to 75 · Framing
Walls go up where the lines were
Walls, trusses and sheathing. This is when you walk the rooms for the first time.
Days 75 to 180 · Dry-in, then exterior
Closed in first, then the stone
Roof decking, underlayment and house wrap close the house in, then the black-framed windows go in flashed. Plumbing, wiring and HVAC rough in and pass inspection. Then the masons set the cut limestone and the standing-seam roof and board-and-batten go on.
Days 160 to 305 · Finishes
Finishes you choose with a designer
White oak floors, an 18-foot great room and a limestone fireplace wall. Every selection is priced before it is ordered. Shown here finished and furnished.
Day 330 · Keys
Eleven months later, your keys
A walk-through room by room, then keys, manuals for every system and a one-year check-in on the calendar.
A-101Floor plans
Walk a plan room by room
Three plans we build often. Tap a room for its size and finishes. The photos are from The Bluebonnet, the house in the film. Your plan carries into the estimate below.
Upstairs: two bedrooms and a shared bath, 670 sq ft. This is the house in the film.
C-1Estimate
What a build like yours costs
Size, finish level and whether you own a lot. The real number comes from your plans, and once plans and selections are final the contract price is fixed.
Estimated build cost
$1,560,000 to $1,745,000
- 4,800 sq ft × $330
- $1,584,000
- Site work, engineering, permits and city fees
- from $60,000
- Schedule, stakes to keys
- about 330 days
- Finding and closing on a lot
- 1 to 3 months, before design and permits
Lot not included. We assess your lot for free before you sign.
Sample prices for a fictional builder.
G-2Schedule
The schedule for the house in the film
The Bluebonnet, 4,800 sq ft with Designer finishes: 330 days from the survey stakes to your keys. Design, engineering and permits come first, usually four to six months before Day 1.
- Site, piers and slabDays 1 to 30
- Framing and sheathingDays 30 to 75
- Roof and windows (dry-in)Days 75 to 95
- Plumbing, wiring and HVAC rough-inDays 90 to 125
- Insulation and drywallDays 125 to 160
- Stone, siding and metal roofDays 120 to 210
- FinishesDays 160 to 305
- Driveway, landscape and final inspectionsDays 290 to 315
- Walk-through and fixesDays 315 to 330
- KeysDay 330
- Photo updates every Friday, and a site walk with your builder every month.
- A punch list walk-through, room by room, before you sign off.
- Keys, manuals for every system and a one-year check-in on the calendar.
G-3Warranty
Ten years on the structure
Foundation, framing and roof structure for ten years. Plumbing, electrical and HVAC for two. Everything else, down to the cabinet hinges, for one. The ten-year structural coverage is backed by a third-party warranty company.
G-4Notes
What owners ask before they sign
Do I need my own lot?
No. We can help you find one, or build on a lot you own. We assess lots before you buy, so you know about the soil, the slope and the utilities first.
Will the price change during the build?
Once plans and selections are final, the contract price is fixed. Changes you ask for later are priced before they are made.
How long does a build take?
Most homes take seven to fourteen months from the survey stakes to keys, depending on size and finishes. The Bluebonnet in the film, with Designer finishes, takes about eleven (330 days). Design, engineering and permits come before that, usually four to six months, and the estimate above gives a schedule for your size.
Can I bring my own plans?
Yes. We review them with our engineer, suggest changes that save money and price them line by line.
Which areas do you build in?
This is a concept site for a fictional builder. A real build lists the counties served here.
G-5Site visit
Walk a lot with one of our builders
Walk your lot, or one you are looking at, with a builder. We bring a soil probe and the survey and tell you what it will take to build there.