Building in Boulder County

Building in Boulder County specifically: local costs, sites, permitting realities, and how to choose a team that knows the territory.

Exterior corner of a two-storey house seen through tree branches: a sandstone-clad chimney volume rising past white stucco walls, a deep cantilevered flat roof with a timber soffit sheltering the entry and a walnut door, and a weathering-steel planter above an ipe slat screen.

Building in Boulder County

What to Look For When Choosing a Boulder Home Builder

Alex Molkentin

5 min

Overhead drone view of a house at weather-barrier stage, its walls and roof fully wrapped in blue pro clima SOLITEX ADHERO 3000 with yellow-taped window openings cut into one elevation. A tracked excavator and skid steer sit on the graded dirt pad alongside stacked sheathing.

The Building Process

How Long Does It Take to Build a Custom Home in Boulder

Alex Molkentin

5 min

A gable roof sheathed in blue pro clima SOLITEX ADHERO 3000 weather barrier fills the foreground of a hillside build site, with ponderosa pines, a stone spoil pile, a contractor van and a partly framed second structure behind, and the snow-covered Front Range including Longs Peak on the horizon.

Working With Architects

How to Choose an Architect for Your Boulder Custom Home

Alex Molkentin

6 min

A galley kitchen with high-gloss grey and white slab cabinetry, a dark stone worktop, a professional gas range under a stainless hood, and a blue and white chevron mosaic backsplash. Wire-brushed oak boards run the length of the floor toward a pair of glass pendants and a skylight.

Cost & Budget

What It Costs to Build a Custom Home in Boulder

Alex Molkentin

9 min

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