Verdict one
Build Ground-Up
The structure is fighting the vision. Ceiling heights, structural lines and a footprint set decades ago are limits you would be paying to work around rather than paying to remove.
Custom home diagnostic · Houston
You love the lot. The house is the question.
It is the most common conversation Stephen Hann has, and the answer is not the same for everyone. Answer a short set of questions about your house, your lot and what you actually want. You will know which one you are looking at before you spend a dollar on drawings.
Start the diagnostic
- Your verdict on screen, plus a copy by email
- About two minutes
- 33 years building in Houston
A builder's read on your property. Not a quote, not a proposal.
33Years building in Houston
4.6 ★From 20+ Google reviews
2002NAHB America's Best Builder
BothGround-up and whole-home remodels
What you get at the end
Two answers. One of them is yours.
Not a brochure and not a price. A verdict on your house and your lot, with the reasoning laid out, so you can tell whether you agree with it.
Verdict two
Whole-Home Remodel
The bones are worth keeping. The foundation has held, the lot has somewhere to go, and what you are describing does not require starting over. It is still a serious build.
Whichever one you land on, your verdict page carries
- The verdict, and whyStephen's read on your particular house and lot, stated plainly and not hedged.
- Your own answers, back on the pageWhat you told us about the property and the wish list, so you can see exactly what the verdict was built on.
- What it means in practiceWhat the village will actually approve, what the build does to your living arrangements, and which spending holds its value on your block.
- What to do nextThe two or three things worth settling before anyone prices the job, starting with getting the scope written down.
- The schedule, phase by phaseDesign, pricing, permits, discovery and construction, each with a realistic duration rather than a single optimistic number.
- The honest trade-offWhat your path buys you, and what it costs you. Including the short list of things that cannot be fixed at any budget.
Ten questions if there is a house on the lot, five if there is not. The diagnostic skips what does not apply to you. Two minutes to answer, three or four to read. No proposal, no obligation, and nothing that needs printing.
Why ask Stephen
A builder who only does one of them already knows the answer.
Hann Luxury Builders does both
Ground-up construction and large-scale remodels, side by side, for thirty-three years. There is no commercial reason to push you toward one, which is the only condition under which a neutral verdict means anything.
These streets specifically
Piney Point, Hunters Creek and Bunker Hill look like one neighbourhood from the road. They are three separate municipalities with three separate building departments. What gets approved, and how long it takes, is local knowledge.
A builder, not a designer
Stephen works alongside the architects and interior designers you bring, and manages the construction itself, from lot selection through to completion. The verdict you get is a builder's read, not a styling opinion.
Stephen Hann
President · Hann Luxury Builders · Houston, since 1993
Stephen founded Hann Luxury Builders in Bellaire in 1993 and has spent thirty-three years building custom homes and large-scale remodels across Houston's premier neighbourhoods. He serves as an NAHB Life Director and was a founding member of the Greater Houston Builders Association's Custom Builders Council.
- NAHB Graduate Master Builder
- NAHB Graduate Master Remodeler
- Certified Green Professional
- America's Best Builder, 2002
- NAHB Custom Home Builder of the Year, 2007
- GHBA Custom Builder of the Year, 2010
Find out which one you are looking at.
Questions about the house, the lot and the wish list, and only the ones that apply to your property. No proposal and no pressure. A builder's read on the decision you are actually making.
Start the diagnosticAbout two minutes