Cervelle Homes
Developer / Builder
- 1990foundation year
- 3,000homes delivered
Description
Cervelle Homes was founded in 1990 and has since built over 3000 homes in the southeast Houston area. Their guiding principals have been to give small company attention to their customers while building enough homes in each location to realize economies of sca...le and production line efficiencies. They now build from 150 to 200 homes each year, and intend to remain at that size in the future. Their product has evolved to their present program of larger lots, all detached garages, with an emphasis on larger one-story homes. They are able to offer many changes to individualize the homes, and have developed an array of garage designs, including overhead storage and porte cocheres. They have a wide range of selections for such standard items as flooring, cabinets, counter tops, and brick. Their pricing procedures are aimed at making the purchasing and upgrading decisions as easy as possible. Their list base price is their final price. You don't have to worry about being a great negotiator to get the best price. Their options and upgrades are priced at reasonable rates, so that they are not interested in promoting them to make a profit. They feel that their homes, with standard features, provide everything you would expect in a finished home. The changes and upgrades simply reflect the fact that people's needs and wants will vary, and they try to accommodate them as smoothly as they can while still retaining production efficiencies. Many of their customers currently have a home to sell. They recognize the problems that go along with selling a home without knowing where you are going to move, and the timing involved. At Cervelle Homes, they will contract with you to build the home of your choice with an earnest money deposit of $500. If your home is not sold by the time your new home is at finishing stage, your earnest money will be refunded. Their experience is that this rarely happens. Even if it does, they have not had much problem selling the completed homes to people who don't have the time to wait for one to be built. Their goal is to be the best homebuilder in their marketplace. They believe that means to deliver the best quality, most size, and most useable features, for the least amount of money. It also means that they stand behind their product. By doing this over the years, they spend almost nothing on advertising because a large proportion of their sales come from word of mouth. This results in significant savings to their customers. The homes are designed from experience of building over the years to eliminated waste and service problems. There is not a large overhead expense which would be required to operate a large corporation. Labor and material costs are controlled due to experienced supervision, long contractor and supplier relationships, working to keep everyone busy over the years, despite market conditions, and being of a size that most volume discounts and the benefits of paying on time can be realized.
