Our Process

An easy to follow process to bring your ideas into reality

Meet - Plan - Build

Sabo Custom Builders is a full-service home builder. We help homeowners build the very best home that they can afford. Our commitment to quality starts with our people, and we make sure everyone who works for us or with us believes in doing only the best work. We are a general contractor with a team of project managers, assistant project managers, trusted sub-contractor partners.

The best way to get started is through our contact form. We'll be in touch within one business day to talk further and see about scheduling a meeting. 

What to expect in each phase of your custom home build:

Phase Who You Work With Agreement What Happens Outcome
Meet Owner Ed Sabo, for the entire meeting phase None required
  • Overview of Sabo Custom Builders, our philosophy, and the benefits of working with our team
  • Open dialogue about your needs, wants, and commitment level to the project
  • Review of project scope and location
  • Review of budget expectations and project viability
  • Review of your timeframe to start and complete the project
We both know whether scope, budget, and timeframe align and whether we're a good fit
Plan Owner Ed Sabo and potentially one project manager, along with the architectural designer, engineer, and energy consultant Pre-construction services agreement
  • Design work begins with the architectural designer, engineer, and energy consultant
  • We plan the design within your target budget and help you keep to it
  • Our trade partners, vendors, and staff begin pricing the project
  • We write detailed project specifications
  • We create a proposal with fixed-price items we can commit to and allowances for finishes, based on historical data, designer input, and your input
A fixed-price contract
Build A project manager and a selections coordinator, for the entire build phase Construction contract signed and building permits issued
  • The project schedule is completed
  • Design and most finish selections should be complete
  • Project managers handle a handful of projects or fewer at a time and visit the job site daily
  • We work repeatedly with many of the same suppliers and sub-contractors, who we consider part of our team
  • Work outside the contract can be discussed verbally or by email, and our change order process captures any changes to scope and schedule
  • Daily communication through our BuilderTrend client portal
Your new home, built to your plans

Building a Quality Custom Home – What You Need to Know

- by Ed Sabo –

There are few things as personal as your home. Making the choice to build a custom home can be one of life’s most rewarding adventures. Without the right information, it can also be filled with unforeseen problems and delays. We want you to have the best possible experience in your home building process.

Building a Quality Custom Home - What You Need to Know, by Ed Sabo, is an essential resource. 

Over the years Ed has had numerous conversations and has been asked countless questions about the things you need to know before building a custom home. For Ed, it’s simple and straightforward because he's been a part of the residential homebuilding business since he was a kid. It’s what he knows best. But if you’ve never built a custom home or are considering building another one, then this book is for you. It provides the answers you need to make informed decisions.

This book guides you step-by-step through the “must-know” issues of building your dream home. Packed with wisdom and practical knowledge, Ed puts his years of experience to work for you by revealing the home-building secrets that could save you headaches, heartaches, and thousands of dollars.

Download the book here (for free):

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Book by Ed Sabo, Building a quality custom home - what you need to know
Building a Quality Custom Home - What You Need to Know
by Ed Sabo

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We’ll listen to your goals and plan a time to meet if it sounds like we’re a good fit.

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Collaborate - Plan - Build

You'll have fun during the design-build process while we transform your ideas into reality.

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Love Where You Live

Feel the pride and joy of living in your ideal home and location.

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MAILING ADDRESS:
Sabo Custom Builders, P.O. Box 701007, Houston, TX 77270-1007