Custom Home Builder in Utah County | Blackbird Construction

What you are really buying

Most custom home problems are money problems wearing a costume

Plans are easy to fall in love with. They are expensive to price. Here is how it usually goes. An architect draws the house you described. Months later you learn what it costs. Then you spend six weeks cutting the house apart to afford it.

Blackbird works the other way around. We set the budget first. Then the plans get drawn to fit it. You learn what things cost while changing them is still free. That is the whole point of hiring one company to draw the plans and build the house. It is also why the number you sign is the number that holds.

Start with a budget conversation

Great room with a long low fireplace, open to the kitchen beyond

How a Blackbird home gets built

Four stages, and one person answers for all of them

You are not handed off. The person who priced it is the person who builds it.

1. Your lot and your budget

First we find out what your lot will allow. Then we price the house you described. Then we see whether those two numbers can meet. All of it happens before you spend a dollar on design.

2. Plans and engineering

The plans get drawn against the budget, not apart from it. We sort out the framing, the heating, the wiring, and the yard work on paper first. That way the crews are not solving it out in the dirt.

3. Permits and planning

We hand the plans to the city, get the approvals, line up the crews, and set a schedule with real dates. This is the quiet stage. It decides whether the loud stages go well.

4. Building and finishing

Framing through the last coat of paint, inspections, your walkthrough, and the small fixes at the end. One number to call the whole way. Danny answers it.

What is included

What Blackbird handles on a custom home

The lot and the shell

Digging, foundations, framing, roofing, windows, and siding. Nobody ever photographs this part. Everybody feels it.

Heating, wiring, and plumbing

Furnace and air conditioning, wiring, pipes, and the small wiring for internet, cameras, and speakers. We lay it all out during design so the ceilings and walls actually work out.

Inside finishes

Cabinets, trim and built-ins, tile, stone, floors, and paint. Each one gets a real dollar amount set aside up front, so the choices you make later do not quietly blow the budget.

Outside and the yard

Driveways, patios and walkways, decks and covered outdoor space, and shaping the ground so water runs away from the house. See outdoor living.

Permits and inspections

We file the plans with the city and the county, fix whatever the plan reviewer asks for, and book every inspection. You do none of it.

Keeping the budget honest

A budget broken out line by line, clear dollar amounts for the things you have not picked yet, and any change priced before the work happens instead of after.

Recent work

A finished Blackbird home

Back of the house at dusk with the inside lit and a covered upper deck — Back of the houseAt dusk

Kitchen with white oak cabinets and a white waterfall island — KitchenWhite oak and stone

Tall entry with an open stair and a glass rail — EntryOpen stair

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Questions

Building a custom home in Utah County

Do I need to own a lot before I call you?

No. Calling before you buy is often the better move. A lot can look like a bargain and still hide tens of thousands of dollars of extra work. A steep slope, a hard driveway approach, bad soil, or a long run to reach water and power will all do it. We would rather look at the lot with you than price around it later.

Do you work with my architect, or do you have one?

Either one works. If you already have an architect and plans, we price them and build them. If you do not, we can draw the plans and build the house under one contract. That is usually faster, and it keeps the budget honest, because the builder is in the room while the choices are being made.

How long does a custom home take?

It depends on the size, the lot, and how fast you make your choices. Anyone who gives you a number before seeing your project is guessing. What we can tell you early is a real range for your plan and your lot, including how long your city takes to issue a permit.

What does a custom home cost per square foot?

Cost per square foot is the most misused number in construction. Two houses of the very same size can differ by double. It comes down to the lot, the ceiling heights, the windows, and how nice the finishes are. We would rather build you a real budget, broken out line by line, which is free. An average will just be wrong for your house.

Will you tell me if my budget does not fit my plan?

Yes, and early. That talk is uncomfortable once. Avoiding it is expensive. If the house you are describing does not fit the number you have, Danny tells you before you spend money on design. Not eight months later when the bill arrives.

Custom homes across Utah County

Provo Orem Lehi American Fork Pleasant Grove Springville Spanish Fork Alpine Highland Mapleton Saratoga Springs Eagle Mountain

Tell us about the house you want to build

Bring a lot, a plan, a Pinterest board, or nothing but a number. The first conversation is free and it is with Danny.

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Custom home builder in Provo and Utah County