For more than 125 years, four generations of the Schilling family have built custom homes and handled remodeling projects for Northwest Indiana families. Today, Richard and John Paul Schilling lead the family-run homebuilder, which limits its annual projects to provide hands-on oversight and also lets customers bring their own blueprints. Schilling builds in its own communities as well as on customers’ lots, with a process that keeps homeowners involved from the first conversation through the final walkthrough.
Beaver Mountain Custom HomesFive generations of the Clark family’s building tradition stand behind Beaver Mountain Custom Homes, a family-owned company founded in 1982 in Deposit, New York. Known for site-specific homes shaped to the Northeast landscape, Beaver Mountain guides clients from early design through construction with an integrated process and a long record of more than 2,500 completed buildings.DEPOSIT, NY
Spring Valley MillworkFamily-owned and family-run since its founding in 2001, Spring Valley Millwork brings multiple generations and long-tenured craftspeople together in its Sinking Spring shop. The company is known for working through the quirks of construction projects, from tight spaces to historic reproductions, while serving builders and homeowners across the region.SINKING SPRING, PA
Alliance HomesFounded by Andrew Romanowski in 1989, Alliance Homes builds craftsman-inspired custom homes throughout Western New York. The Hamburg-based builder completes about 30 homes a year, including its personalized Build on Your Lot program, and guides buyers from in-house AutoCAD design and site planning through construction and post-closing service. Its homes are designed without cookie-cutter limitations, with careful attention to energy performance and the details that make each home fit its owners.HAMBURG, NY
May's Custom Cabinets and Remodeling LLCFounded by Don May in 1974, May’s Custom Cabinets and Remodeling is a family-owned shop that designs and hand-builds fully custom cabinetry in-house. Now operated by Don’s son David and grandson Matthew, the company also takes on kitchen remodels, additions, and custom homes, carrying projects from design through delivery and installation. Its work is built around fitting each piece precisely to the homeowner’s space and needs.NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH