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Custom Luxury Homes in Huntsville, AL

If you truly desire a new home that really suits your lifestyle with a well thought-out layout and is designed around your tastes, nothing compares to custom. Building custom homes in Huntsville AL and the surrounding areas with Rachel Brown Homes guarantees that you will find the perfect location with the perfect floorplan for your family. When you build custom with OUR team you get first class attention and service that caters to your vision and dream of home. Consider us a "Construction Concierge!"

THE EXPERIENCE

have land?

Build your Dream Home with your particular ideas in mind and on your already owned "Piece of Heaven." To schedule a no-obligation meeting to chat with us about the possibilities of on your lot custom homes in Huntsville AL, call today!

looking for land?

Rachel Brown Homes can help you find the perfect place to call "home." We assist in not only seeking out a lot in a subdivision or acreage, we also assist in making sure it’s suitable to be built on and verifying important details like soils, utilities, and septic/sewer availability.

create. don't replicate!

At Rachel Brown Homes, we work with a draftsman to create a home specifically designed to your lifestyle. We work "from scratch" using your ideas and "vision", as well as pictures, magazines, online resources, and Rachel's design skills to assist you with the designing and drawing plans of your dream home.

Walk Away From the "Assembly Line" Design Approach!

"Production Home" Design Centers that “claim” to build “custom” are very limited. Don't be fooled. Rachel personally meets with you at multiple vendor’s showrooms to pick your selections from vast collections of lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures, and flooring just to name a few.

Worried About Your Budget?

Let us worry about the numbers for you! We work diligently to hire the best quality sub-contractors and vendors for the best pricing, and because we pick out all your selections with you, we help keep you in budget while still giving you the “Style” and “Function” you desire.

THE ANSWERS

I don't have floorplans.

Whats next?

That’s the exciting part of CUSTOM building with Rachel Brown Homes. Do you dream of a workshop for your tools? A large closet for your heels? A man cave? We think that's AWESOME. We take your ideas as well as many resources from our floorplan inventory and design with a draftsman exactly what you dream.

Should we buy a lot or land prior to meeting with your team?

If you currently own a lot or land, we will walk your lot to make sure the home we design is situated on your land the perfect way for your lifestyle. We take the burden of site planning and prepping off of your shoulders. If you do not own land yet, we can assist you in locating your desired homesite as well as researching to make sure that the land is viable to be built on.

What if I still have a home to sell?

No problem! We work with many talented real estate agents that can assist in the listing and timing for the sale of your home. On average, our Huntsville AL custom homes take about five to six months to build. We also have excellent working relationships with many lenders who can provide you with exactly the loan that fits your needs best. We believe in teamwork at Rachel Brown Homes!

Will Rachel Brown Homes handle my site work for me?

Unlike some builders that expect you to prepare your site and have it build ready before they start, we do all of that for you. Since every lot is different, as part of your lot walk and quote, we will estimate the costs involved to get your site ready for your new home.

Isn't picking out my design selections and staying under budget stressful?

The most thrilling part of working with Rachel Brown Homes is that Rachel meets with you at every vendor design center and assists you in not only picking out all your design selections like lighting fixtures and flooring, but she stays involved with making sure you stay within your budget and still get the look you have in mind.

Do you have Model Homes or Homes Under Construction I can view?

We always have projects in multiple “stages” of construction. Contact us for a list of homes to view!

How long does it take from start to finish?

Unlike some builders that expect you to prepare your site and have it build ready before they start, we do all of that for you. Since every lot is different, as part of your lot walk and quote, we will estimate the costs involved to get your site ready for your new home.

Do you offer a warranty?

Rachel Brown Homes offers a one year warranty from the date of move-in.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS?

Every home is tailored to our custome’rs specific desires and needs. However, we build by the following standards in most of the custom homes we build

We build monolithic slabs, block and fills and on crawlspace. Our slabs are reinforced with steel rebar. We also use a passive radon system to allow gases (if present) to vent from the foundation.

We frame 2×4 walls 16″ on center.

We encourage engineered roof and floor trusses but we also “stick build” depending on the most logical and affordable option for the design.

30 Year Architectural Shingles.

We encourage R-38 Attic Insulation and R-13 Batts in the Walls.

Radiant Barrier Attic “Foil”.

Low-e Vinyl Windows by such brands as Anderson, Ply gem, Silverline and All-Temp.

We use Tyvek House Wrap.

OSB Exterior Sheathing.

Energy Star Rated Appliances.

15 SEER Energy Star Rated HVAC nits.

Ridge Vents on the roof.

Perforated Soffits.

Kerdi Waterproofing Systems behind tile-in showers.

Tankless Hot Water Heaters.

Custom Cabinets with soft close hinges.

Hardwoods, Tile and Carpet.

On-Site Land Assessment

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Rachel Brown Homes will meet you on-site at a lot or acreage you are considering purchasing (within a 20-mile radius of Huntsville) to help avoid these common pitfalls BEFORE purchasing:

  • Lot topography that does not align with the reality of your budget.
  • Costly excavation or tree removal.
  • Lack of utility availability.
  • Lot size constraints.
  • Lot pricing irregularities.

At the end of this meeting, Rachel Brown Homes will be able to assist you in making a decision to purchase the desired property or not.

Build Awesome With Rachel Brown Homes

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Ready to build with the best design builder in North Alabama? Work with Rachel directly to discuss and design the floorplan of your dreams!

Packages Includes:

  • Lot/Land site visits.
  • Rachel Brown Homes will assist in determining land build viability, including but not limited to soil survey, perc test, utility availability, tree removal and excavation costs.
  • Rachel will work with you and a draftsman/architect (floorplans at your expense) for a fully drafted set of floorplans with the following pages: floorplan layout, exterior elevations, electrical layout, foundation layout, and roof layout.
  • Rachel will share her 18-year expertise in design and style secrets in building your desired dream home.
  • Rachel will also advise in costs associated with the design as well as the lot and land you are building on.
  • Rachel Brown Homes will create a fully detailed estimate for the costs to build your home.