Custom Home Construction · Houston, Texas
Built for
How You
Live
Not a floor plan from a catalogue. Not a spec house in a subdivision. A home designed around the way your family actually lives — and built by a principal who stays until it is exactly right.
18+
Years of craft
140+
Projects delivered
$1M+
Luxury tier expertise
100%
Client satisfaction
Defining True Custom
What Custom
Actually Means
The word “custom” has been worn thin by the residential construction industry. In Houston, it can mean anything from a fully bespoke build on your own lot to a modified plan from a builder’s catalogue. The distinction matters — and the price difference reflects it.
At Kirby Taylor Homes, custom means custom. Your architect, your lot, your program, your selections. Built once, by the principal, to a standard that defends itself.
True Custom — Kirby Taylor Homes
- —Your lot, your architect, your program
- —Fixed-price after full pre-construction planning
- —Principal on site every week without exception
- —Every material selected specifically for your home
- —One of a limited number — never one of dozens
Semi-Custom Production Build
- —Modified floor plans from a standard library
- —Upgrade packages and allowance systems
- —Project managers between you and the principal
- —Catalogue finish selections within approved tiers
- —Dozens of simultaneous projects across a division
Riverview Residence — New Construction
Scope of Every Engagement
What Every Custom
Build Includes
Every Kirby Taylor Homes custom build is a fully managed engagement from site evaluation through post-completion warranty. The following are not upgrades. They are the standard.
01
Architectural Collaboration
Seamless coordination with your chosen architect — or we introduce you to Houston’s finest residential designers. Full document review, value-engineering input, and constructability guidance before ground breaks.
02
Site Evaluation & Due Diligence
Soil conditions, drainage patterns, utility access, setback restrictions, deed covenant review, and preliminary grading analysis — all surfaced before design locks so cost implications are known, not guessed.
03
Fixed-Price Contract
After full pre-construction planning, a fixed-price contract for the complete scope. The number you sign is the number you pay — exclusive of client-directed changes. No allowance gaming, no contingency padding.
04
Material Selection Management
Every specification — from structural lumber to finish hardware — reviewed by Kirby before ordering. Trade samples, lead time tracking, and material substitution recommendations when supply requires adjustment.
05
Licensed & Vetted Subcontractors Only
Every trade carries a 20-year working relationship with Kirby personally. Licensed, insured, and held to a standard that reflects on our name. No bid-and-bolt subs, no one who has not demonstrated their craft on our sites before.
06
Weekly Progress Documentation
Written reports and milestone walkthroughs at foundation, framing, mechanical rough-in, drywall, and substantial completion. You never lose the thread of your build — we hand it to you, in writing, every week.
07
Full Permit Management
Every permit application, inspection coordination, and regulatory submission from ground-breaking through certificate of occupancy. You focus on your home. We manage the City of Houston.
08
Specialty Spaces — In Scope
Wine cellars, custom staircases, built-in library systems, home theaters, sport courts. These are not specialty-contractor referrals on your project. They are part of the scope, coordinated under one contract, by one responsible party.
09
Post-Completion Warranty & Relationship
We remain your first call after key delivery — for warranty items, trade referrals, and questions that surface as you settle in. The relationship does not end at completion. Our next project usually comes from the referral of the one we are finishing now.
Addison Residence
New construction — Brick Colonial, 4,200 sq ft, 14 months to delivery
From the Portfolio
A Colonial Built for
a Modern Family
The clients came to us with an architect’s drawings and a clear vision: a traditional brick colonial that looked as if it belonged to its neighborhood but functioned as a modern home designed for two children, frequent entertaining, and a husband who works from home. The kitchen-to-outdoor-living connection, the dedicated home office with direct entry, the custom wine room finished to the standard of the rest of the home — all resolved in a single coordinated build managed personally by Kirby from lot clearing to final walkthrough.
4,200
Square Feet
14 mo
Build Duration
Before We Build
Don't Have
a Lot Yet?
We Can Help.
Many of our custom build clients come to us before they own the lot. We are not real estate agents — but twenty years in Houston means we know what makes a buildable site, what a deed restriction can quietly cost, and which neighborhoods support which kinds of homes.
We are happy to walk a property with you before you commit. Engaging us early often saves clients more than the cost of the home itself.
✓
Preliminary Site Assessment
We walk prospective lots and provide honest, builder-perspective input on soil, drainage, utility access, and cost-to-build implications — before you close.
✓
Covenant & Deed Review
Houston’s historic neighborhoods carry deed restrictions that directly affect what you can build, how large, and in what style. We review these before they become post-purchase surprises.
✓
Architect Introduction
If you do not yet have an architect, we introduce you to the Houston residential designers whose work and process align well with our build standards and your architectural vision.
✓
Budget Framework Before Commitment
A realistic construction budget range for your target site and program — before you sign a builder contract. Enter the process with eyes fully open.
Understanding the Investment
What Your Custom
Home Investment Delivers
Custom home builds vary by size, specification level, site complexity, and finish quality. The following frameworks reflect what clients in Houston’s most desirable neighborhoods typically invest with Kirby Taylor Homes.
$800K – $1.4M
Refined Custom Home
3,000–4,500 sq ft of fully custom construction in Houston’s established neighborhoods. All mechanical systems new and to current code, premium material selections throughout, custom cabinetry, outdoor living integration. The homes people slow down to admire from the street.
$1.4M – $2.5M
Architecturally Ambitious Build
4,500–7,000 sq ft with complex architectural features, statement interior spaces, full outdoor kitchen and entertainment, specialty rooms — wine cellar, home theater, sport court — and premium stone and hardwood throughout. For families with a specific vision and the investment level to realize it without compromise.
$2.5M – $5M+
Legacy Estate Construction
7,000+ sq ft estate construction with full interior design coordination, imported material sourcing, pool and landscape integration, smart home systems, and architectural detail at a level that places the home among Houston’s finest private residences. Built once, to endure for generations.
Custom Quote
Guest Homes & Ancillary Structures
Detached guest homes, pool houses, studio spaces, and ancillary structures built to the same standard as the primary residence. Quoted individually after site assessment and program review. Often the most design-satisfying projects we take on — and the ones our clients’ guests never want to leave.
The Home You Are Imagining Is Buildable
Let's Find Out
What Yours
Will Take
A complimentary conversation with Kirby. No commitment, no sales process. We will tell you honestly whether your vision aligns with our approach — and if it does, exactly what to expect next.
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