Rick Hamilton founded Hamilton Homes in 1987 as an outlet for his need to construct homes that stood out as innovative and unique. His philosophy has always been to build homes and to manage his business with the highest degree of honesty, integrity and professionalism. Rick got his start in the industry in 1971 through renovating and remodeling homes. From that point on, construction became a passion. Bringing a great, old home back to life is truly special in Rick’s eyes. He has the ability to see the big picture, looking outside the box to create a home that looks and feels perfect.
Bringing a diverse background in management, marketing and construction to the table, Rick is able to give Hamilton Homes the edge it needs to make the building experience wonderful while also ensuring our clients receive exceptional value and service.
The decision usually comes down to a few attributes:
Experience, past performance, unique building processes, personality of the builder, and pricing.
Hopefully, you will find that these are exactly the attributes at which Hamilton Custom Homes excels. Below, you’ll find some unique characteristics of our offering. When you are ready, we’d love to have an initial conversation to see if we are a fit for you and your family.
Nothing is more fun than designing a living space that is completely custom to your family’s needs. Forget the restrictions of production home builders’ floor plans and narrow option list. Custom homes allow you to dream! What do you really want your custom home to look like? What really fits your needs?
Unlike other Indianapolis custom home builders, we’ll work to find the best, most cost-effective way to build your custom home. Our partnerships and expertise can make your dreams a reality. Our unique pricing structure allows you to know the final price of your home. You’ll likely find no other custom home builders Indianapolis with this process.
After our plan is defined, now it’s time for Hamilton Homes to get their hands dirty. We employ the best available experts during the construction process. Your home is in good hands and when building your family’s home, with a reputable builder with custom home building expertise.
Is there anything more exciting than moving into a home designed specifically around your family? We don’t think so! Our expert team of home builders will make sure the excitement and anticipation of moving into your new home exceeds your expectations. After your home is built we’ll continue to support you and your new home.
You’ll want a custom home builder that can give you the home you’ve been waiting for. If you’d like to sit down and talk with Hamilton Homes, we are happy to answer your questions and serve as a resource in this process.
We had a choice when starting Hamilton Homes: be like everyone else or revolutionize the way custom homes were built and priced. We chose to revolutionize. A great example is our pricing model. We invite you to compare it to others you may be considering.
Hamilton Homes provides all preliminary work of selections and plans at no cost. You select whatever options you want and all estimates from suppliers are directly shared with the you with no markup – you literally receive the estimates of all selections as if you were buying them directly. You’ll use our relationships and years of negotiating pricing to your advantage as you get discounted wholesale pricing on virtually every selection.
You are free to choose whatever materials you want and we will provide guidance along the way. Before applying for a loan, we will prepare a cost sheet that accurately reflects the true cost of building the home. We do not markup any materials and instead charge a fixed management fee that is the same regardless of the options you select.
We have relationships with several interior design firms that you may interview to find the perfect match. These designers will help you make the best selections throughout your home.
Once we help you with the construction loan process, we set up a construction checking account through your choice of banks that you have full access to for the life of the project. This allows you to see each transaction and where it was spent. Your construction loan does not go into our account . The account is simply a way to create transparency in the construction process by making sure you can see how we’re spending the money you’ve entrusted us with. At the end of every month, we’ll present you with a copy of all invoices so that you know exactly when things are over or under budget. This way, there are no surprises. This is a unique feature of Hamilton Homes and it reflects our desire to provide a seamless, transparent, and stress-free home building process, from initial consultation to move in day.
If you change your mind on an option during the building process (this is common), there are no change order fees. You simply pay the difference in cost or, if the cost of the new selection is lower, you can apply it other upgrades or simply reduce the final price of the home. With other builders, a change order fee occurs and if the cost of the new selection is lower, the money is not generally returned.
An Example:
Let’s say we budget $38000 for a basement and the true cost ends up being $33000, this $5000 difference is now an opportunity to spend on other upgrades or can be used to reduce the final cost of the home.
Our team of experts will help you with the same pricing structured to add-on, remodel, and enhance your home throughout the years.
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If you are looking for the dos and don’ts of building a custom home, Hamilton Homes is happy to help. We have just published a free e-book that is a gold mine of information. Learn about how to choose a custom home builder, choosing a location, securing financing and breaking ground. This e-book also provides tips and tricks for getting your home to be exactly what you’ve always dreamed it would be.
Ultimately, we want our clients to understand that building a custom home is a process. It is important to get as much information as possible before you start building so you can make educated decisions in the process.
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