From personalized blueprints and Design Studio selections to multi-stage Quality Control inspections and our transferable 1-2-10 structural warranty.
Building a new home from the ground up with First Texas Homes®, Gallery Custom Homes, or Harwood Homes is a collaborative, step-by-step experience designed to give you custom architectural flexibility with the value and efficiency of an established Texas builder.
While a typical ground-up build spans 100 to 180 working days from foundation pour to completion (depending on floor plan size, structural selections, and North Texas weather), every milestone is guided by a dedicated local team—your Community Sales Manager, Design Studio Consultant, Construction Superintendent, and private First Texas Homes Quality Control Manager.
Every First Texas Homes residence follows a disciplined 10-stage construction, engineering, municipal code, and internal Quality Control schedule so you know exactly what to expect at every phase of your build.
Select your preferred homesite, floor plan, exterior elevation, and structural layout options with your Community Sales Manager, and initiate your formal mortgage loan application within 5 days of signing your purchase agreement.
Partner one-on-one with our professional Design Consultants at the First Texas Homes Design Studio to personalize your brick, stone, cabinetry, countertops, flooring, tile backsplashes, lighting, plumbing fixtures, and hardware.
Our architectural and structural engineering teams draft your site-specific blueprints, engineered post-tension foundation plan, lot grading layout, and energy compliance calculations for city permitting approval.
Before your foundation is poured, you meet personally with your Sales Manager and Construction Superintendent to review your engineered blueprints, structural modifications, electrical placements, and homesite grading line-by-line.
Your post-tension cable foundation is formed, inspected by an independent structural engineer, and poured—followed by precision wall, floor, and roof framing, radiant barrier roof decking, Low-E windows, and municipal framing inspections.
Licensed HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and Smart Home automation trades install conditioned-air ductwork, PEX water lines, tankless water heaters, electrical wiring, and structured low-voltage cabling prior to municipal rough-in inspections.
Following energy-efficiency poly-seal and insulation inspections, drywall is hung and textured, custom cabinetry and trim carpentry are crafted, and your Design Studio countertops, tile, flooring, and paint bring your home to life.
Exterior flatwork, engineered lot drainage swales, irrigation, and landscaping are completed, followed by final municipal code inspections and a comprehensive inspection by a dedicated First Texas Homes Quality Control Manager.
Approximately 10–12 business days prior to closing, you walk your completed home one-on-one with our Quality Control Manager for a 2-hour systems demonstration and orientation before signing your final closing documents.
Move in with confidence backed by our dedicated Customer Care team and an insurance-backed StrucSure 1-2-10 Express Limited Warranty (1-Yr Workmanship, 2-Yr Delivery Systems, 10-Yr Structural—100% transferable at resale with $0 fee).
Every home we build is protected by an insurance-backed 1-Year Workmanship & Materials, 2-Year Mechanical Delivery Systems, and 10-Year Major Structural Defect warranty—and remaining coverage automatically transfers to future buyers at resale with $0 fee.
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