Service · Design
Construction ready blueprints drawn around your lot, your budget and how your family actually lives.
Custom home design at South Texas Builders means your floor plan is drawn from scratch for your family and your lot, not pulled from a catalog. You work directly with our in house drafting team through concept, revisions and construction documents. Design takes three to eight weeks depending on plan complexity, and your blueprints are included free with the purchase of your new home.
Four stages. Nothing is skipped and nothing happens out of order.
stage 01
We sit down with your inspiration photos, your lot dimensions and your budget. Room count, how you cook, whether you want the primary suite split, where the afternoon sun lands, all of it goes into the brief before a single line is drawn.
stage 02
Our drafting team develops the first floor plan concepts. You see them, you mark them up, and we talk through the trade offs, because square footage moved into the kitchen has to come out of somewhere.
stage 03
We revise until the plan is right. Changes at this stage cost drawing time. The same change after framing costs demolition, so this is where we want you to be difficult.
stage 04
Once the plan is approved we produce the full permit set: foundation, framing, elevations, electrical. This is the package your city reviews and your crews build from.
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Permits, prices and site conditions change from county to county. Start with yours, or go straight to your city.
The Fully Loaded standard here runs $115 to $120 / sq ft, and custom home design works the same way it does everywhere we build. Every city below has its own page with local permitting, pricing and site conditions.
The Fully Loaded standard here runs $120 to $130 / sq ft, and custom home design works the same way it does everywhere we build. Every city below has its own page with local permitting, pricing and site conditions.
The Fully Loaded standard here runs $115 to $120 / sq ft, and custom home design works the same way it does everywhere we build. Every city below has its own page with local permitting, pricing and site conditions.
The Fully Loaded standard here runs $130 to $145 / sq ft, and custom home design works the same way it does everywhere we build. Every city below has its own page with local permitting, pricing and site conditions.
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We’re the Vasquez family. We have been trying to build our home for three to four years. I just wanna say thank you to South Texas Builders and their team for making this dream come true.
Thank you South Texas family for making our dream come true.
We want to thank South Texas Builders for building our dream home.
From the very beginning, from signing the contract, designing the blueprints, and choosing every detail, their team guided us through the entire process.
We want to thank South Texas Builders for building our home.
They evaluated our lot for free, explained every step, and designed a floor plan that fit perfectly on our property.
We can honestly say this was the best decision we’ve made for our family.
South Texas Builders made the process of building our first home much less intimidating than we expected.
We came in not knowing much about construction loans and they connected us with a lender the same day.
We are so grateful for this team.
Nosotros construimos nuestra casa en Mission con South Texas Builders y fue la mejor experiencia que pudimos haber tenido.
Llevábamos años ahorrando y cuando finalmente llegó el momento, queríamos hacer las cosas bien. El equipo nos explicó cada detalle del proceso, los permisos, los planos, las selecciones de materiales.
We built our home in Mission with South Texas Builders and it was the best experience we could have had.
We had been saving for years, and when the moment finally came we wanted to do it right. The team explained every detail of the process to us, the permits, the plans, the material selections.
Building with South Texas Builders was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made.
They knew exactly what the lender needed and kept us informed at every stage.
We are the González family and we built our home with South Texas Builders after a friend recommended them.
What stood out from day one was the honesty, they told us exactly what was included in the contract, what was not, and what everything would cost. No surprises.
Thank you to South Texas Builders for turning what felt like an overwhelming process into one of the most exciting experiences of our lives.
The blueprint design process with the team was creative and fun, they really listened to what we wanted.
We moved to the Rio Grande Valley from out of state and knew we wanted to build rather than buy.
South Texas Builders was recommended to us and from our very first call they were professional, knowledgeable, and patient with all of our questions.
The answers people ask for before they book a call.
Yes. We are not a production builder with a fixed catalog. Every home starts with your vision, your family’s routine and your lot.
You control the floor plan and layout, the architectural style, the exterior materials and facade, every interior finish, and special features from walk in closets to outdoor kitchens to energy efficiency upgrades. Your blueprints are created collaboratively with our drafting team and are included free with the purchase of your new home.
Both. Most clients start from scratch and we draw a one of a kind plan for their lot and their family. That is the popular path and it is the one we are built for.
We also keep a library of plans refined over three decades of building here. They can be used as is or modified, room sizes adjusted, features added or removed, layout reworked. Starting from an existing plan shortens the design phase. Either way the final blueprints are produced by our team and included free with your home purchase, with no separate architectural fee.
Modern and contemporary, traditional, ranch, Mediterranean, farmhouse, transitional and barndominium, you can see finished examples of each in our project pages rather than taking our word for it.
Ranch and single story remain the most built here for practical reasons: a low profile handles wind well, a wide plan stays accessible for decades, and roof mass does real shading work. But if you bring photos of something else, we will design toward it.
Three to eight weeks, depending on plan complexity and how quickly decisions get made. Week one is the discovery meeting. Weeks one to three are concept development. Weeks two to five are refinement rounds. Weeks four to eight produce the construction documents for permit submission.
Clients who arrive with a clear vision and respond quickly often finish in three to four weeks. The single biggest delay is not drafting time, it is waiting on decisions.
Changes go through a written Change Order. You submit the request, we assess the impact on materials, labor and schedule, we give you a document showing the cost adjustment and any timeline impact, and nothing proceeds until you sign it.
Timing is what decides the price. Changes before framing is complete are usually straightforward. Changes after drywall, moving a wall, relocating plumbing, carry demolition and rework. That is why we push hard for decisions during design, when a change costs drawing time instead of concrete.
Next step
The first conversation is free and carries no obligation. Tell us where you are and we will tell you honestly what the next step should be.
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