Reviews

My wife and I recently moved into our new Lakewood Builders home. Before we decided on a builder, we asked local people for references and everyone recommended Lakewood. After meeting with the owner Marty, learning about his history and family, and seeing the quality of their work we became instant fans and never looked any further. Never built a home before? Neither had we but no worries, Marty will walk you through every step of the process and stay in great communication with you. With Lakewood Builders you don’t need to be worried about cost overruns. Marty's initial build cost estimate was spot on and the only additional costs we incurred were our fault because we wanted something extra. Marty frequently sends an itemized spreadsheet that tracks estimated vs. current expenses. The banks here are all used to working with Marty so communication between them and Marty during the build is solid. Build quality is another thing you never have to worry about with Lakewood Builders. Marty has been building homes around Lake Livingston for over two decades and has developed an amazing relationship with the best craftspeople in the area. The framers, painters, trim carpenters, cabinet builders, AC, plumbing, septic, flooring, and countertop people are the most experienced, outstanding craftspeople I have ever encountered. The products they used for the build are top quality. If you are looking to build a home around the Lake Livingston area, look no further than Lakewood Builders. What you will get is a high-quality, custom-built home of your dreams at a very fair price. You will also be dealing with a family-run business owned by a Navy veteran (Marty) who after seeing the world decided to come home and build homes. His daughter and sons were born and raised here and now work for the business. They are all honest, hard-working people who put out a high-quality product they are proud of and stand behind.

If you are looking to have a home built I highly recommend Marty and his team. They are very professional and very down to earth good people. You always hear that there’s nightmares in building a brand new home but this is further from the truth with Lakewood Builders. We are in our forever home now but if I were ever going to build again I would definitely be going back to Marty. It was such a pleasure working with everyone at Lakewood Builders. Jerry and Cindi Kolek

The Lakewood Builders team was easy to work with and did a great job build us a quality home!

Marty and Brad made our first home build a good experience. The quality is great and we are excited to stay in our new home.

Marty and his team made the custom home building experience less daunting. He walked me though every step. His teams paid attention to detail…excellent craftsmanship. I am very happy with my new home.

I work closely with the LWB Team. When I needed work done for myself I had no doubt who to call. Marty and his crew built a state of the art shop for my business and exceeded my expectations. Their professionalism was greatly appreciated, and I recommend them to future customers.

The Lakewood Builders Team did excellent work on a garage with living area that they build for us on some undeveloped land. They were on time every step of the way, even with a few weather delays to work around. They helped manage the rapid rise in building materials costs to minimize the impact. The work quality was outstanding. Numerous nice details were included without me needing to mention them. We have occupied the building for a little over 6 months now with no issues. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a high quality, well managed home construction project.

Marty Williams and his entire team at Lakewood were incredible to work with. I have done business with the Williams family and known them for over 20 years. It was an honor to finally be able to return the favor and have them build our new home. There was no issues in our home that we couldn't easily work through. The relationship this company has with thier suppliers and subs adds more value to me than anything. They were able to get things done on a tight time frame and prepared us for the things that would take a while so we knew to take care of them in advance. Although we refer them to everyone, we had a friend choose another more " cost-effective" route. We broke ground the same month and as I type this we have been in our home 2 months and they are 2 months from completion with countless mishaps that wound up costing so much more in the end. When people say they can't afford to pay for quality I tell them they can't afford not to. Thank you Lakewood Builders for making our dream come true!

Initial quote lower than other contractors in area; however charges for “extras” continually presented although not signed off on by homeowner. Also constantly informing homeowner “over budget” and demanding check while still within budget he provided. Later found numerous poor workmanship on exterior and finishing items. Builder was at times hostile and threatening.

Lakewood Builders did a great job on our new home. They were flexible when changes needed to be made to our plans and always helpful with solutions to those changes. We have a beautiful house that is energy efficient as well. Marty and Brad always answered our questions and responded to our phone calls promptly. We definitely recommend using Lakewood Builders!