Custom Home Building in The Colony
The Colony is one of the few north-metro cities where you can still build new on or near the water. The Tribute — a 1,600-acre master-planned golf and lakeside community on a Lewisville Lake peninsula — keeps opening homesites, and infill lots turn up across the older neighborhoods as original 1970s-'90s homes are cleared. Whether you have secured a Tribute lot with a fairway or lake view or you are building on a teardown in the established core, a custom home lets you design around the site, the light, and the way you actually live.
A true design-build custom process
We run custom builds as a single, accountable design-build process: site evaluation, architectural design, engineering, selections, and construction all coordinated by one team. You get one point of contact and one schedule instead of a general contractor pointing at an architect who points back. We plan for The Colony's realities — lakeside wind exposure, peninsula soils, and the HOA and architectural-review requirements in communities like The Tribute — before the first shovel goes in.
Building to The Colony's current codes
New construction here is permitted and inspected against the codes the city adopted in 2025: the 2024 ICC family and the 2023 NEC, both in effect since July 17, 2025. Residential plans are submitted as a PDF to the Building Inspections office at 6053 Main Street (application intake is by email, not the eTRAKiT portal), and we budget for the roughly 10-15 business-day plan review and the $50 application fee as part of a realistic pre-construction timeline. Once we are vertical, inspections are tracked through eTRAKiT. Building to current code is not a hurdle to us — it is how a home stays sound and insurable for decades.
Based in Allen, building in The Colony
We are an Allen-based design-build firm, about 20 miles east, and we take on a deliberately small number of custom homes so each one gets real attention. We are insured and bonded and build with state-licensed trades. If you own a lot in The Tribute or you are still hunting for the right one, we will help you understand what it will really take to build the home you have in mind — no fantasy budgets, no vanishing subs.
What we handle
- —Lot evaluation, soils report & site prep
- —Architecture & engineering
- —Engineered foundation for expansive clay
- —Full MEP design & rough-in
- —Permitting & inspections
- —Construction management to final walkthrough
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Custom Home Building in The Colony — FAQ
- Do I need a permit for custom home building in The Colony, TX?
- Yes — custom home building in The Colony is permitted work. It's filed through City of The Colony Building Inspections (6053 Main Street) using eTRAKiT portal (search/inspections); building permits emailed as PDF to permits@thecolonytx.gov. As of Oct 1, 2025 The Colony requires permits for roof replacement, siding replacement, and foundation repair (scopes many DFW cities exempt); the city adopted the 2024 ICC codes + 2023 NEC (July 17, 2025), and residential plan review runs ~10–15 business days with a $50 application fee. We pull the permit and carry the project through every inspection.
- What does custom home building in The Colony include?
- A custom home building project with us covers lot evaluation, soils report & site prep; architecture & engineering; engineered foundation for expansive clay; full MEP design & rough-in; permitting & inspections; construction management to final walkthrough. Because we're design-build, one team owns design, engineering for North Texas's expansive clay soil, The Colony's permitting, and construction — so nothing falls between a separate designer, builder, and stack of subcontractors.
- How much does custom home building cost in The Colony?
- It depends on the size of the project, the finishes, and any structural or foundation work, so we scope and price each The Colony project individually rather than quote a flat rate. To plan around typical DFW ranges, use our cost estimator or the free remodel cost & permit guide.
- Is The Remo Guys licensed and insured?
- Texas doesn't issue a statewide license for residential general contractors, so the real assurance is one accountable team that's insured and bonded — which The Remo Guys has been since 2019. The state-licensed electrical, plumbing, and HVAC trades on your project each pull and inspect their own permits under the build.
Planning a budget? See typical DFW ranges in our cost estimator or grab the free remodel cost & permit guide.
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