Big Sky Builders is a family owned company. We use only the finest craftsmen to create beautiful, trouble-free homes that will stand the test of time and provide you with comfort, warmth, and peace of mind.
During the winter of 2010 my wife and I considered the possibility of putting on an addition to our home. We would draw and change and then draw again until things started to make a little sense from our view point. As we worked on the design, we also started listening to other peoples' construction stories both good and bad. It was interesting to observe what some folks encountered along the way.
As we began early spring, we became more serious about taking the next step forward. We got our drawings together and decided to give Ray Tipton of Big Sky Builders a call to set up a meeting. Well within a few days, we were sitting across a table as they were looking at our drawings. Ray started in asking questions, making comments and even suggested that we have an architect review our rough sketches. A few days later, we were all meeting again including our new found architect. Big Sky had an estimate of various stages of construction and with their help and the help of our architect; we were able to put together a budget number so Big Sky could start working on an actual cost of construction.
Within a week or so Big Sky was ready to sit down and present a formal proposal to do our home addition. Caleb Tipton made the presentation and while it was concise it was also complete. Everything was covered, priced and explained in detail. Options we had requested were outlined in detail so there would be no surprises at the end of the project. What was covered and what was not covered were stated in easy to understand language. It made our decision easy and we left that meeting knowing that our builder was going to be Big Sky Builders.
In June, we signed our building contract with Big Sky Builders and within a week they gave us a four month calendar listing what would take place on each day of each week. They were not perfect as they had to switch some tasks around due to weather, but that only happened a couple of days. We call that perfect in construction!
Big Sky is a "hands on" builder as I don't remember more than a day or two during the entire job that someone from their office was not by the jobsite. Any issues or questions we had could most often be addressed then on the spot. Anything needing more research was usually handled within a day. Not only was this builder available on almost a daily basis but also 24/7 via e-mail. Big Sky Builders is a tech savvy company operating with today's equipment and the capabilities of accessing information worldwide.
During the course of construction, it was quite evident and most reassuring that our builder had an excellent relationship with the subcontractors. It is always great to see people working well together and this was also evident among the subcontractors themselves - a real team effort! Issues and problems, which every job has some, were addressed quickly. If a meeting was needed, they were put together to work with our schedule and the issue resolved at that time. Again, Big Sky's quick response kept everyone on schedule.
I think what best describes the efficiency of Big Sky Builders is that the calendar given to me in June showing Oct 15th as the last day on the job was in fact the last day of construction! Folks, it just doesn't get any better than that. We wouldn't think of doing another project without them. Oh yes and Ray, Caleb and Casey Tipton are just great people to work with too!
