Fully Custom Homes vs Semi-Custom Homes

In general, building a home is no easy task or everybody would be doing it.  For most families, home building from the ground up will be the biggest endeavor they ever pursue.  If money is not an issue, then the custom homes option is a great option for you.  But like most families operating within a set budget, building a semi-custom home will allow you to have more control over the budget and timeframe of your home.  Focusing those cost savings into finishing touches, minor architectural changes, and really making the home plan unique to your taste.

Advantages of Semi-Custom Homes Building

1. COST SAVINGS: You’re potentially cutting your home budget in half (or more) compared to Custom Homes builds. Semi-Custom plans remove a ton of guesswork to maximize your savings.
2. CONFIDENCE:  Semi-Custom home plans are the known. We build these many times and know that they work. You don’t want to be in a fully custom home for 10+ years to discover an architectural flaw that creates an indoor pool during the rainy season.
3. FASTER TIMEFRAMES:  Custom homes builds are unexplored territory every time and so, even more than the crazy costs, the time frames tend to be unpredictable. But Semi-Custom builds have proven to be much faster, on average only 150 days from framing to finish.

Advantages of Fully-Custom Homes Building

1. FLOOR PLAN: Semi-Custom plans are mostly done and allow for some change. But with Custom, you can take virtually all control over your floor plan and the footprint of your home.
2. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: If you want steel, wood, concrete, etc, the sky’s the limit. With Semi-Custom, various options are available for many things but they will be limited.
3. FEATURES: This in particular is why people go Fully-Custom. Virtually any unique architectural look can be achieved.  You can be as unique as your heart desires.

Fully Custom Homes vs Semi-Custom Homes Comparison Chart