//Custom Designed Architecture
Custom Homes
Clear answers about your custom built home.
For Homeowners
When you build a custom home, you trust your builder to deliver what was promised. When something goes wrong, we help you understand the problem, your contract, and your options.
Where to Start
Our Four Step Process.
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Colorado Law
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Cost
No cost or obligation to find out.
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Your builder gets notice first.
Your Contract
What was promised matters.
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Timing
Deadlines keep running.
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//Why It Matters
How defects affect your custom home.
Design professionals.
Architects and engineers who designed the home may share responsibility for some problems.
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Hidden problems.
Defects often hide behind walls, under floors, or beneath the foundation until damage shows up.
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A custom home is built under your own contract, plans, and specifications, so what was promised matters as much as what was built.
Your contract matters.
Your construction contract, change orders, and warranties shape what the builder promised and how a claim works.
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Plans and specifications.
A key question is whether the home was built the way your plans and specifications called for.
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//Your Role
What you can do as a homeowner.
Gather your contract documents.
Keep your contract, change orders, plans, specifications, and warranties together.
Document issues you see.
Take dated photos of cracks, leaks, and damage as soon as you notice them.
Get Advice Early.
Colorado deadlines keep running, so it’s worth asking questions early.
Be careful what you sign.
Some builder repair offers include releases. Get advice before signing anything.
//What’s Required in Colorado
Filing A Claim As An Owner.
It starts with our free Four-Step Process, which gives you the facts before you decide anything. If you choose to pursue a claim, Colorado law requires a few steps first.
Four-step process.
We investigate your home, review your plans and contract, and give you a clear, plain-language report.
Notify the builder.
Your builder receives written notice describing the defects before any lawsuit is filed.
Builder inspection.
The builder has a chance to inspect your home and see the problems for themselves.
Builder’s offer.
The builder may offer to repair the problems or pay to fix them. You decide whether to accept.
File the claim.
If the offer doesn’t resolve things, the claim moves forward, and we guide you through each stage.
//Questions Homeowners Ask
FAQs
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Finding out if there’s a problem.
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Not every crack or repair means something was built wrong. Signs that point to a defect include problems that keep growing, repairs that don't last, water getting inside, or major issues in the first several years. Our free inspection is the easiest way to find out.
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It may be. Work that doesn't follow your approved plans, specifications, or building codes can be a construction defect, and it may also be a contract issue. We'll compare what was built to what was promised and explain your options.
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Maybe not, but timing matters. Colorado generally gives you two years from when a defect is discovered to file a claim. It also sets a final cutoff, usually six years after construction was finished, with a possible extension to eight years for problems found late in that window. Because the exact dates depend on your home, it's worth asking us early.
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How the claim process works.
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Often more than one party. Depending on what went wrong, responsibility can fall on your builder, subcontractors who did specific work, or the architects and engineers who designed your home. Our research in Step 2 of our process identifies who worked on your home.
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Arbitration is a private process where a neutral decision-maker decides the case instead of a court. Many custom home contracts require it. We'll review your contract and explain how any arbitration clause affects your options.
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Yes. Colorado law requires that the builder receive written notice and a chance to inspect your home and offer a repair or payment before a lawsuit is filed. You don't have to accept the offer, and we can help you decide whether it's fair.
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That comes up often in custom builds. We'll review your change orders, plans, and communications to sort out what was requested, what was approved, and whether the work was done correctly.
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It can. If you sell, you may need to disclose known defects, and some lenders ask about ongoing claims. We'll talk through what this could mean for you so you can plan ahead.
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Costs and outcomes.
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Nothing. Our Four Step Process is free, and you're under no obligation to hire us afterward. If you decide to move forward, we'll explain our fee agreement in writing before anything is signed.
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The money recovered goes toward repairing your home. After the case, we can connect you with independent construction experts to help plan the work.
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If a claim isn't successful, you don't recover money for repairs. Your fee agreement spells out who is responsible for which costs in that situation, and we'll walk you through it before you sign. That's also why our report covers the challenges of a potential claim, not just its strengths.
//Contact
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Our first conversation is free and confidential.
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Our team has decades of experience helping Colorado custom home owners with construction defects.
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