by Mike Rice | Feb 1, 2025 | Rebuilding After Fires
As a custom home builder in Colorado Springs, I’ve seen firsthand the devastation that a wildfire can cause; our community suffered two of them in two years: the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012 and the Black Forest Fire in 2013 (pictured above). Between the two fires, we...
by Paramount Homes | Jul 22, 2024 | New Homes
Here’s a new home we’re building in Elbert, Colorado, located in the prairie just northwest of the Black Forest in Colorado Springs. This 3-bedroom 2.5, bathroom, 2,700 square foot one-level home has a lot of glass and extra tall ceilings that allow...
by Mike Rice | May 7, 2024 | Building Process
What is scrape and build construction, and why would you choose to build a home this way? There is a bit of a trend that we’re seeing these days in a few parts of town – the concept of what is commonly referred to as “a scraper”. This typically happens in older and...
by Mike Rice | May 3, 2024 | Building Costs
“How much does it cost to build a custom home?” More than any other question I’ve gotten as a home builder for the past few decades, that has always been what people ask me more than anything else. So much so, I’ve written on the cost of building multiple...
by Paramount Homes | May 2, 2024 | New Homes
We are once again building a new home in Woodland Park, Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains at 8,500 feet in elevation! Here are some photos of the project during the framing stage. Pretty soon, we’ll have the shell dried in and can start on interior finishes....
by Paramount Homes | May 1, 2024 | New Homes
At Paramount Homes, we usually build homes on “bare” land that hasn’t been built on before. Sometimes, though, a client will buy land with an old or dilapidated home that is beyond repair. In those cases, it’s more cost-effective just to demolish the existing...
by Mike Rice | Sep 12, 2023 | Building Costs
With the cost of building a custom home constantly increasing, I frequently have prospective clients ask me about what the cost savings would be if they chose to build their own home, as opposed to having a professional homebuilder do it. Some folks will look at the...
by Mike Rice | Mar 30, 2023 | Building Costs
The question: “How much does it cost to build a custom home in Colorado Springs?” is by far the most common question potential clients ask me. Over the past several years, it’s a question I’ve had trouble answering – to say that the markets for...
by Paramount Homes | Dec 1, 2022 | New Homes
We recently broke ground on a brand new custom home in Black Forest, on the north east edge of Colorado Springs, Colorado. This one was a family affair, and everyone was involved! Even the kids got to help break the ground with shovels and got to ride in the...
by Mike Rice | Nov 14, 2022 | News & Updates
Note: the cost of building has wildly fluctuated over the past few years and these numbers may be outdated. For more accurate figures, please read this article which has calculations updated for 2023. Sometimes in both life and business, there are milestones that you...
