Custom Homes
Built from your plans or designed with you from the ground up. Every selection, every dimension, and every detail decided before we break ground rather than negotiated mid-build.
New home construction
Your Home, Built on a Schedule You Can See.
Custom and semi-custom homes built stage by stage. You always know where your build is, what it costs, and what happens next. A written budget range at the first visit, a firm price when the design is done.
Why building with JAKS is different
Most of what goes wrong on a home build is a scheduling problem.
Not a craftsmanship problem. Trades stack up, a long-lead item never got ordered, and the finish date slips a month at a time without anyone saying so. We build against a defined stage plan with a gate at every handoff, which is why our clients can tell you what week their house is in.
What we build
New construction, residential scale.
Semi-Custom Homes
Start from a proven plan and change what matters to you. You get the cost certainty of a known layout with the finishes and cabinetry made for your family.
Barndominiums and Metal Homes
Steel framed homes and shop-house combinations. Durable, efficient, and finished to residential standards on the inside, not just a shell with rooms in it.
Multifamily and Small Residential Developments
Duplexes, fourplexes, and small multifamily projects. We bring commercial-grade scheduling and cost control to residential-scale construction.
The build
Thirteen stages from first conversation to keys.
Every stage has to clear its gate before the next one starts. That is the whole reason the schedule holds.
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Lead and feasibility
Lot, budget range, and whether the project pencils. We tell you early if it does not. The written range is free and in your hands before we leave.
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Design
Under a signed Preconstruction Agreement: feasibility, schematic design, design development with a full-scale walkthrough, selections locked, then a permit-ready set and a firm price. The fee is credited to the construction contract.
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Permit and pre-mobilize
Permits pulled, trades booked, long-lead items ordered before anyone shows up on site.
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Sitework
Clearing, grading, utilities, and the pad your house sits on for the next hundred years.
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Foundation
Footings, foundation, and slab, inspected before anything covers them.
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Framing and structure
Framing, roof structure, and the first time the house looks like a house.
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Envelope
Roofing, windows, doors, and exterior finish. The building gets dried in.
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MEP rough-in
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades roughed in under our coordination and inspected while the walls are still open.
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Insulation and drywall
Insulation, board, tape, and texture. The rooms become rooms.
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Interior finish
Cabinetry from our own shop, trim, doors, flooring, and paint.
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Fixtures and appliances
Plumbing fixtures, lighting, hardware, and appliances set and tested.
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Site finish
Drives, flatwork, grading, and landscape so the outside matches the inside.
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Closeout and CO
Final inspections, certificate of occupancy, punch list closed, and keys in your hand.
Before we build
The Preconstruction Agreement.
The Preconstruction Agreement covers the design work on your home: checking the lot, drawing the plan, engineering the structure, locking the selections and pricing the build. It takes ten to sixteen weeks and ends with a permit-ready drawing set and a firm price. The fee is credited to your construction contract when you build with JAKS.
| Phase | You receive | Time |
|---|---|---|
| A. Feasibility and program | Lot report (floodplain, utilities, soils risk, setbacks, access), the written program, a budget band and an outline schedule. | 2 to 3 weeks |
| B. Schematic design | Site plan, floor plans, elevations and massing. Two or three concepts narrowed to one. | 3 to 4 weeks |
| C. Design development and selections | Structure and systems coordinated, the full-scale walkthrough at the Walk Your Plans studio, selections and allowances locked. | 3 to 5 weeks |
| D. Construction documents and firm price | Permit-ready set with engineered items sealed, a firm price with allowances and exclusions in writing, a schedule and a lender package. | 4 to 6 weeks |
| Home | Feasibility | Design and pricing | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 2,500 sq ft, slab or crawl space | $1,500 | $6,500 | $8,000 |
| 2,500 to 3,500 sq ft, or any home with a basement | $1,500 | $9,000 | $10,500 |
| Over 3,500 sq ft | $1,500 | $14,000 | $15,500 |
Size is heated and cooled living space; garages, shops and porches are not counted. The full-scale plan walkthrough is included at every size. Survey, soils and engineering are quoted for your lot and billed at cost. The fee is credited in full against the construction contract when you sign within 180 days of the firm price.
The JAKS difference
What you get that you would not get elsewhere.
You always know what stage you are in
Thirteen defined stages, each with a gate that has to be met before the next one starts. No vague "we are getting there" updates.
Cabinetry and millwork are not a bottleneck
Interior finish is where most builds stall waiting on cabinets. Ours are built in our own Wichita shop on your schedule.
A payment schedule tied to real progress
Draws are tied to completed stages, not to a calendar. If you are financing through a lender, we work inside their draw process.
Built for Kansas code and Kansas weather
We build to the local code stack every day and we sequence around Kansas seasons instead of getting surprised by them.
A JAKS partnership
Walk Through It Before We Build It.
Through our partnership with the Walk Your Plans studio, your floor plan is projected on the studio floor at full 1:1 scale. Walk every room and change the plan while a change is still a projector adjustment, not a change order.
Walk Your Plans First →Members of the communities we build in
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to build a custom home in Wichita?
Most custom homes take several months to a year depending on size, weather, and selections. We run every build on a defined 13 stage schedule with clear gates, so you always know exactly which stage your home is in and what has to happen before the next one starts.
How does the permit process work?
We submit through the MABCD portal on your behalf. Residential plan review in Sedgwick County is fast compared to most metros, and the permit is valid for 180 days from issuance. Septic, driveway, and floodplain requirements can add steps on rural lots, and we flag those before you commit to a property.
What inspections does my home go through?
MABCD enforces the 2018 International Residential Code inspection sequence: footing and foundation, slab or under-floor, rough mechanical and framing, drywall, and a final inspection that issues your Certificate of Occupancy. You cannot move in until the CO is issued, and we schedule every inspection as part of the build.
What is the difference between custom and semi-custom?
A custom home starts from your requirements and a clean sheet. A semi-custom build starts from a proven plan and lets you tailor finishes, cabinetry, and select layout changes, which saves design time and cost. We build both, and we will tell you honestly which fits your budget and timeline.
Can you help me find or evaluate a lot?
Yes. Before you close on land we check zoning, platting, utilities, septic requirements, floodplain status, and driveway access, because any one of those can delay a permit or add real cost. It is much cheaper to learn that before you buy the lot than after.
How is the build priced and financed?
We work with several contract structures and with lender-financed builds, including draw schedules tied to construction milestones. The right structure depends on your financing and how much flexibility you want during the build; we lay out the options in plain terms before you sign anything.
Why is there a fee for design?
The Preconstruction Agreement covers the feasibility work, the design, the full-scale walkthrough and the firm price, over ten to sixteen weeks. The fee is $8,000 to $15,500 by home size, and it is credited in full against the construction contract when you build with us within 180 days of the firm price.
What if I pay for design and do not build with JAKS?
The fee is earned for the work delivered. You hold a license to build the design once on your lot with any builder, and any survey or engineering money not spent comes back to you.
Do you build barndominiums and metal homes?
Yes. We build barndominiums and metal-frame homes on the same gated schedule and permit process as our conventional builds, with the same cabinetry from our own millwork shop inside.
Can I walk my floor plan before you build it?
Yes. Through our partnership with the Walk Your Plans studio in Wichita, your plan is projected on the floor at full 1:1 scale during design and preconstruction. You walk every room, test clearances and furniture placement, and changes are marked up live before anything is finalized for permit. The session is included in the Preconstruction Agreement for every custom home. See our Walk Your Plans page for how it works.
What Wichita Says About Us
Really impressed by JAKS Construction. Their projects have a great look to them, with a lot of care and attention put into the details. You can tell they take pride in what they do.
I really like what JAKS Construction does. Their work is professional, clean, and well thought out. Definitely a company worth checking out!
Really happy with my experience with JAKS Construction. Everyone was super helpful and nice, and they kept me updated throughout the whole process so communication was one of the perks in my opinion. The work also turned out really well and you can tell they actually care about the quality. Overall, the whole thing went pretty smoothly and Iād definitely recommend them to anyone looking for good, reliable work.
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Related Services
Walk Your Plans FirstYour floor plan projected at full 1:1 scale before we break ground. Walk every room at the Walk Your Plans studio.Read moreHow We BuildThe 13 stage gated schedule, the estimating platform behind your number, and what the technology actually does.Read moreRecent ProjectsFinished work across Wichita and the surrounding towns, with scope and town on each.Read moreCustom Home CostsWhat building costs here by construction tier, and what a per-square-foot figure leaves out.Read more
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