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Builders approach pricing in different ways—some provide quick estimates to keep conversations moving, while others take the time to understand the level of construction and details involved. The reality is, no estimate can fully account for the many custom choices that come up along the way. At Capital Builders, we start with your end goal in mind. By understanding your budget upfront, we can guide you toward the right decisions to bring your new home to life.
Portland style shotgun homes or skinny houses add density to Portland and limit sprawl. While Portland may have traffic jams, Portland traffic is still far better than what is seen these days in L.A. These skinny homes are part of the reason that we see Portland maintaining its svelte figure. They live large on the inside with minimal care on the outside, ideal for a busy modern lifestyle. Once inside, home owners see no difference between their homes and other homes on the block because all room sizes are standard. There are other advantages, too! With smaller lots, the monthly payment is lower.
Slope in one direction is relatively easy to address, but a lot with cross-slope presents additional challenges. There are some pretty sizable extra expenses that come from extra excavation, extra framing to fur walls inside tall foundation, walls which act to retain dirt on the outside, wider window and door trim material, extra retaining walls to create some flat outdoor living space.
This custom shell we designed Prairie-style to fit the owners’ particular lot and needs. The lot was one of the more difficult lots in the area with slope and cross slope, but the owners had gotten a great deal to offset the cost of the design. We started construction in late October, alternating our work with the owners’ work or sometimes working concurrently. We did foundation, framing, insulation, [...]
Capital Builders completed this house on Raymond Street in Portland in 2016. The house portion contains four bedrooms and two and a half baths with a separate apartment or attached ADU. The apartment is a studio apartment with it’s own bathroom, kitchen, closet and laundry. The apartment has utilities metered separately for easy management.
Sometimes, from a financial standpoint, it doesn't make sense to remodel. The previous house was small, old, and located at the rear of the lot. Rather than throw good money after bad, the owner decided to start from scratch. We guided the owner through the land division, street improvement and new construction permitting processes.
This type of house is unique to Portland where density to preserve farmland and nature outside the city is highly valued. Yes, they look a bit odd, but they do grow on you! Inside are three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a powder, a laundry room. Outside is a fenced yard with enough room to play but not so much that you can’t get away for the weekend.
Designed to "fit the neighborhood", we borrowed architectural cues from traditional bungalows to adorn a modern, space-efficient, 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath floor plan. Maximizing usable space, minimizing cost by adapting to site constraints is our forte. With a 40' deep garage (4-car garage), this space can also be a traditional 2 car garage with a large shop.
Old world style meets modern convenience. The MaplewoodThe Maplewood has a Bungalow influence with all of the elegance and convenience of a modern home. With an open kitchen overlooking the great room, that's ideal for entertaining, this unobstructed floor plan lives larger than its square footage.
The Pomona Cafe in SW Portland is four bedrooms, three and a half baths and 2600 square feet overall. Below the main house of 1921 square feet is a one bedroom, one bath apartment of 650 square foot ADU (auxilliary dwelling unit) to help a younger buyer with the mortgage or as an aging in place strategy for an older client.
The Hayhurst duplex in SW Portland was finished in 2010. It has a 1600 square foot single family on the left and a separate apartment with private entrance and garage on the right (an ADU). The Main Living Quarters has three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms with its own large privately fenced back yard.
Having an older rental sitting with many maintenance issues astride two small lots, this owner decided to triple his income and halve his headaches associated with an older home. We demolished the older home, divided the lots and built two new homes! Each house has all the modern conveniences, energy efficiency and a garage, all of which had been lacking previously.
2013 New Construction, plan #1239, starter home with urban flair, three bedroom, two and one half bath, Ikea kitchen with farm sink and bathrooms with raised vessel sink
The Multnomah Villager II is an Old Portland Bungalow Style Home concept inspired by the Historic Neighborhood itself. Featuring well-designed living space both in and out, it allows the future homeowner to live large on a small carbon footprint. The lot and design were such a hit that another major custom home builder (who must have been fresh out of ideas) purchased the lot from us.
Sitting on a perfect two acre parcel surrounded by an additional 80 acres of forest, the Poster residence started out as a speculative project. Bob and Anne fell in love with the land (just like we did) and made us an offer during the framing stage. As part of their offer they were wanting some alterations to better fit the needs of their family and lifestyle. What started out as our project, became their project. The result was adding a family room within the garage space and creating a detached garage nearby in addition to the regularly planned construction.
