Build your own custom home on your own property in Texas
Guiding you every step of the way to your dream home


You want to build your dream home but don’t know where to start.
- Concerned that you can’t afford the home of your dreams?
- Overwhelmed by the thought of building your own home?
- No extra money to line a builder’s pockets?
- Anxious about the risk of getting ripped off by a unethical builder?
- Rethinking the whole home building process when it might be less trouble to stay in your current home?
Save Money
Stay in Control
Be Assured of Quality
Dennis Celsor
ExplanationMeet Your Guide
You want a new affordable custom home on your own ideal property. The problem is that it’s too expensive to build the home of your dreams, which leaves you feeling confused, stressed and worried. It shouldn't be so expensive to build your own dream home.
I also struggled with the exorbitant cost of a custom home. As a NAHB Graduate Master Builder, I've guided hundreds of clients like you since 2001 through the process of building their own custom home, helping them save thousands in the process and enjoy their new affordable energy-efficient custom home.

Helping You Achieve Your Home Building Goals
Design & Engineering Guidance
Professionals to Assist YouOwner Builder Finance
Yes, it’s available in Texas!Manage Your Own Build
You Can Do It With Our Help





Start with a simple plan. Achieve your dreams.
Plan and Prepare. Schedule a Call to learn how to get started.
- Owner-Builder Financing
- Plans/Blueprints
- Engineering
- Design Selections

Start Building
- Contractors
- Material Discounts
- Inspections
- Save Money
- Maintain Control

Enjoy the home of your dreams
- Affordable Energy Efficiency
- Comfort
- Security
- Quality

What our clients are saying
We built our retirement home through BGCH. We are happy with the result and proud of our achievement. The feeling of ownership and the understanding of what went in and why is priceless. If I had to do it again, I would use BGCH.
I met Dennis with Built Green when I first moved to Austin in 2015 and wanted to build a house. Coming from the east coast, I had much to learn about the regional differences. Dennis made those easy for me to understand. I wanted an energy efficient home that would provide me with lower utility bills once it was built. I got that and more! Using Built Green, I was able to have a larger house with more upgrades for less. As a single woman, I was able to build my home with the help of the Built Green process. I felt confident in doing so. I sold my house in 2019 and made $104,000 above my costs. I am now looking for another lot to do it again.
With the many opportunities for saving money, having equity in our house, having the green features we wanted, upgrading where we wanted to (my wife is a devotee of HGTV) and total control of the project, I was very interested in working with Built Green to build our dream home. My big question was: could we do this from a time and skills perspective? Attending Builders University and having both the Built Green team and their written system to answer all my questions enabled me to succeed.
This gave me the opportunity to build the house my wife and I wanted, not the same house built by others. It also allowed me to make all the final decisions and do things my way, and to be able to select contractors I felt comfortable with, not just whoever I was told I had to work with. By being my own GC, I was able to make the decisions that would get me what I wanted at the price I wanted so I could stay within budget. When I moved into this house, I moved in with $300,000 in instant equity. This is my true forever home.
Besides the cost savings, I love having the satisfaction of knowing my wife and I built our own home. I’ve been self-employed since retiring from the Air Force 23 years ago but had never been a home builder. I knew many people in the construction world and loved being able to bring them into the BGCH system for my house. Another “pro” for being my own General Contractor was never charging myself for any of the “change orders” made during the build. And I love the training the Built Green system offers! I was able to move into my new home with at least a $70, 000 equity because I managed the construction myself.
The most valuable benefit of working with Built Green was use of their vendor/contractor network. Being new to the area left me at a great loss in finding the best pricing for supplies and finding reliable, quality sub-contractors. How much did I save? My gut feel is at least a 20% advantage over hiring a traditional builder.
Without question, the greatest value in building my home was the savings. The overall cost was at least 20%-25% less than what I would have spent with a conventional builder, and that allowed me to implement several must-haves that I wouldn’t otherwise have been able to include in my budget. However, there was also a tremendous savings that is hard to put a price tag on, and that was from stress and worry that Built Green helped me to avoid though their consulting with me every step of the way. We got the home we wanted the way we wanted that no one else but us could have built!
You don’t have to be on your own. Team with Built Green and you can successfully manage the building of your own home.
- You have control… you write checks
- You save $$
- Build equity… Less Mortgage…Lower Payments
- More Square Footage
- More upgrades
- Home built the way you want
- Affordable Energy Efficiency
- Choice of subs…work with Subs
- Satisfaction…Job Well Done

Five Steps on how to get started building your home.
Many future owner builders struggle with how to get started in designing and building their own home. Since 2001, BGCH has been successfully coaching and guiding thousands of people like you through the process. Complete the form below and scroll down the page to Download our free 5 step report on how to get started on the strategy for building your own home.