We met with Schneider Builders (Calvin) to talk to him about house plans after viewing a few of his…read morebeautiful homes. We have been searching for land to build on but haven't been able to find the amount of land in the location we are looking in. In the meantime, we decided to renovate our kitchen while continuing our search. I reached out to Calvin to see if he or someone he trusted could help us with our renovation. He so kindly offered to assist. I have worked with several builders/contractors in the past and can honestly say I have never been so impressed. The attention to detail, quality of work, thoughtfulness, flexibility, and respectfulness from his entire team has been exemplary. When they were finished I wanted them to come back just as friends. I can't wait to find my land to get started with Schneider Builder's on my forever home!

From the owner: Family owned and operated, Schneider Builders is Porter County's premier custom home builder…read more Schneider Builders strongly believes in creating a personal and unique experience for each client and involves them in every step of their home building process. A combination of quality materials, close attention to details, industry expertise, and flawless construction from the ground-up set Schneider Builders apart from the rest.

This company is small but mighty and has stood the test of time in Valparaiso. A professional and…read moreknowledgeable staff providing home buyers and sellers with quality results for years now.

From the owner: Stolpe Real Estate has been helping buyers and sellers all over Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana,…read moreand Northwest Indiana for over 30 years! Specializing in Residential, Commercial, Investment Properties and Leasing.

My house was built back in 1982 by Olthoff I had issues with…read morethe siding When they tote the siding off - the plywood was rotted tthrougj thigh higj ( from water damage) because Oltfoff dud NOT put the moisture barrier wrap on it (they built a house next to me back in 1978 - so I know they used the wrap do, 1992 Olthoff saved hundreds of dollars per house Ehike my housr is ROTTING and I get to rebuild So unethical

Hello my name is Mark. I have worked for Olthof homes for…read more10 years. I was a superintendent assistant. I enjoyed my job and took pride in everything I worked on. I was there from start to finish of the home. I feel the trades took pride in all there work also. My job was to make sure everything was finished inside and outside of the house before closing. That means no issues were there. Olthof homes are good homes, always passed air pressure test. My daughter bought a home in Chesterton and after 5 years still loves her home. That's funny since I worked on her home. I had to retire at age 62 due to medical problems, After hip replacement I am doing great. I am ready to work for Olthof homes again, I am waiting for a call to come back to work,

This will not be my first time buying a home I bought 1 previously. This builder was a lot better…read more Todd always kept me informed throughout the whole process, very polite and structured. If I had any questions, which was rare because of the fact that he told me everything, I would hear from him that day. Trust me people... that is rare for a builder to be prompt. I had an issue after my warranty was up. Todd fixed, or had it fixed within 24 hrs. It was a Sunday... and not a single fee for it.. still to this day think he payed from his own pocket. Again rare.. so I bought a home for 210k. Which would of been. 250k anywhere. Else. Plus tons of extras from a normal builder, but with Lifehouse they were just how he builds..... perfect house... have friends in the trades, they saw nothing and told me that they dont know how Lifehouse could build such a nice home for that price. I had a builder named Todd whom treated me as a friend instead as a customer! Very very happy with everything.!!!!

Good price but a lot of things missed when our home was built.. My family and I have lived in this…read morehouse for little over 2 years. We have decided to finish the un-finished basement ( we did not build this house, we bought it after it was completely built). The best thing about this company is they had the plumbing already there if you chose to finish the basement. But we have noticed that the floor joyce between the basement and main floor did not have proper amount of joycing put in. In all fairness we did not contact him about this, he moves very slow on returning phone calls. We did not want to slow down our process on finishing the basement. Also our hot water heater and furnace unit was installed directly in the middle of our basement.. now that's not the worse thing, but sadly there would have been a lot more open area if they had chose to install everything in the corner like other basements. We have also realized that a few of our steps started to cracked and the steps were not leveled out when installed in the basement. And outside our home we've noticed that our steps have started to crack, now that was a less than a year after living here. We had called and talk to the builder about it.. The builder said read our packet that was issued to us during the walk through. I understand this builder like most builders usually try to build as quickly as possible. If you buy a house from this company make sure you do a walk through slowly, we were rushed through our walk through. In reality if you want something right, you would build the house saying everything you want and you're involved with the build. In reality knowing what is done right and wrong. This builder is hard to get a hold of, you usually have to email him. In the end we are happy with our home, but paying for a ranch that cost over a QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS ( upgraded model) it should be darn near perfect.

Randy Hall is a scam artist, watch your tax credits at closing and have the title company check…read morethem twice. He will lie to save money he deserves to pay!

In 2021, I purchased a home built by Luxor in 2017. Over the course of living here, there's been a…read moremyriad of issues related to poor craftsmanship. 1. Leaky roof. I'm getting water damage in my garage due to poor build quality of the roof and improper installation of the flashing/siding. Builder not willing to honor warranty because I'm not the original owner. 2. Horrible insulation throughout. Super drafty house. I recorded temperatures below 20 degrees F INSIDE during our last storm around the fireplace. My heat was set to 73. They took what seems to be no effort in air sealing the house and used minimal fiberglass insulation. Two bedrooms are always 10 degrees colder in winter or hotter in the summer because they failed to adequately insulate and air seal the joist overhang. 3. I had to screw down the whole subfloor in the entire house due to nail pops and squeaks. In many areas, the nails were an inch off joists for entire sections of the room. Often close enough to the joist to rub/make noise, but do nothing structurally. 4. Poor drywall finishing. I had to repair peeling tape and screw pops in just about every single room. In general, it seems the bare minimum was done when building this house. I can accept that builders make mistakes, but a roof leaking in less than 5 years isn't remotely acceptable. Neither is the fact that they won't stand by their work. I kept my complaints to myself until this recent roof leak. The person I talked to on the phone about getting this covered under a warranty was confrontational after being unwilling to help me. They said it wasn't their responsibility that I'm having issues and that it should have been caught in inspection. The leaky roof was mentioned by previous owners who claimed they had it fixed. Other (livable) issues did show up in inspection, and priced accordingly; however, that doesn't exonerate poor craftmanship. I will also point out that even if the minimum in wall insulation of R15 was what the original purchaser wanted, that doesn't excuse the poor installation of a house wrap resulting in absolutely no air sealing in certain areas of the house. R15 would be acceptable if it were protected from drafts.

Where do we begin? From the moment we were introduced to Henry and Kim Coyle in 2003, we were…read moreconfident we were in good hands for making the transition from city-dwellers to suburbanites! As first-time home builders, we relied heavily on Henry's experience and insight into home design and building. All of the decisions and necessary considerations and selections can be overwhelming coming from previous limited condo finishing experiences, but Henry simplified that process and actually made the home building experience fun and exciting, as opposed to stressful and overwhelming. In addition to Henry's own creative and practical ideas, he also valued our input and enthusiastically accommodated our proposals when possible. We couldn't have been more pleased with our custom-built Coyle Construction Company home! Henry's attention to detail and constant home site supervision resulted in a beautiful, comfortable house we were proud to call home for 12 years. We were so happy with his original work that seven years after moving in, we rehired Henry to finish out our basement. Henry truly takes pride and cares about putting his name on every project he starts, and as a result our "lower level" was completed with the same top quality materials and workmanship of our original home. Just as important, the job was completed on schedule and with the utmost respect for our family's privacy and home life during the build out process. After 12 years in our first beautiful Coyle home, our family's needs changed and we wasted no time consulting with any other builders when we were ready to build again. We contacted Henry and he helped us find the perfect floor plan to fit our lifestyle needs and wants. We moved into our second Coyle Custom Home in July 2016 and are extremely happy with the upgrades in both finishes and technology, and extra efficiencies Henry was able to incorporate into our new home. Having now completed 3 major building projects with Henry and Kim, it's easy to highly recommend Coyle Construction Company to anyone considering building a custom home!

From the owner: Coyle Construction Company specializes in custom construction projects. For over 25 years, Henry…read moreCoyle, President and Owner of Coyle Construction Company has build custom homes. Henry personally oversees every element of construction from the design phase to the final closing. We believe that it is a privilege to be selected to build a custom home. Our approach is simple - open communication, hiring only the best subcontractors and working until our clients are 100% satisfied. Details matter in custom construction and we will do what needs to be done to ensure that the client gets exactly what they want, on time and with a fair price. This simple philosophy and unparalleled integrity has helped us to build not just homes, but friendships and achieve a 100% client satisfaction rating. It matters who builds your home. The contractor you hire is a partner in your dream, your story. Please give us a call and find out how we can make that dream a reality.

Do not purchase a home in an Olthof Community where they maintain control of the HOA board. They…read morewill not operate in your best interest. Research the HOA board before you purchase and make sure the homeowners control it.

I am customer and built a new home with Olthof. Our driveway was poured using the wrong mix of…read moreconcrete. We understood that mistakes happen and gladly waited for Olthof to reach out about the replacement driveway they promised us. 2 years later and here I am. No timeframe for replacement and I've spent multiple hours on the phone, email, Facebook messenger, etc trying to get ahold of someone to help. We will hear back and then not see any progress for months until I start pestering again. Our driveway is basically gravel now. It's crumbling and we don't have a solution in sight. I would be weary about using Olthof as clearly they are building too many homes and can't keep up with existing customers.

We were in London when Martins did the rennovations on our home. We didn't know exactly what we…read morewere coming back to. We opened the door . . . and walked into paradise. We felt like we were in someone else's home. Someone who had a lot more money than us! Martins isn't just a builder, or a designer. He's an artist. When you bring someone into your home to change it forever, you have to trust that person. When Martins came by for our first free consultation (something other people had charged us for), he stayed for two hours. He wanted to get to know us, and figure out exactly what kind of home we wanted. To say he cares about his work is an understatement! Other people we looked at charged us for that first visit, came in, took measurements, were out in 30 minutes, and then provided some cookie-cutter recommendations. Besides his off-the-charts talent, he is honest, flexible, responsive and easy and fun to work with... not to mention reasonable. He even provided us with guidance and recommendations to bring the overall costs down. If you're looking to do renovations on your home, that not only are beautiful, but also unique and specific to you and your family, your search is over. Martins Buka will not only deliver, but exceed your expectations!

My family hired the Martin family to do some work on my aunt's house in the suburbs. They were a…read morepleasure to deal with. Reliable and honest. Phone calls were returned and we always felt we were in the best hands. We remodeled our aunt's basement down to the studs and when the job was done, it was AMAZING. Highly recommended for remodeling jobs!

After a pretty lengthy search we finally decided on A. Perry to build our forever home. From the…read moreinitial meeting with Anthony to the preliminary design to the build and the ultimate move-in we were very happy with the entire experience. They were very responsive, had every base covered, made sure we were kept current on progress and, most importantly, provided us with peace-of-mind. We were so happy with A. Perry we contracted with them to finish our basement shortly after we moved in. The basement is now complete and we love it. Would highly recommend them for your build/renovation and would definitely use them again.

A, Perry Homes comes highly recommended. They get consistent good reviews from their clients.read more