About the Builder
Mason Rusk, began working with Al Bayman in 1997 upon his graduation for Purdue North Central with a degree in Building Contracting (BCT). Since 1997, Mason has built over 365 homes in the South Bend area. Mason has lived in the South Bend area the majority of his life and knows the area well. He is a graduate of LaSalle High School. During his senior year in high school, he participated in the Building Trades program where high school students build a home with an instructor. He is now on the Board of Directors for the Building Trades Program because he sees the value in this program to develop qualified students to enter the construction industry. Mason also is a licensed real estate agent. Past customers express how detail oriented Mason is and his ability to communicate well between the homeowner and the subcontractor. Mason is certified through the National Association of Home Builders as a Certified Green Professional (CGP) and as a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS).
About the Founder
Al Bayman, our founder, began building new homes in the South Bend area on his own in 1976. His industry experience started well before that. He had much experience before that managing lumber yards beginning in the early 1950’s managing Indiana Lumber in downtown South Bend a few years after his graduation from Riley High School. From there, he managed Princess Lumber and Princess Homes in Granger which eventually became Big C Lumber. At Princess Homes, Al became one of the first in the area to build roof trusses and wall panels and deliver them to the site. Al was well known in the South Bend area for his years in the construction industry and he has built his reputation on his honesty and hard work in his business. Al Bayman passed away in 2016.
Why Build With Us
We are a smaller company so you are in direct contact with the builder. This helps with communication and a smooth construction process.
We have a smaller home-based office with very low overhead which means we can offer a quality custom home at a lesser price than the competition.
We use the same quality subcontractors on each home so they work as a team together. Some contractors have been a part of our team for over 30 years. With over 175 different workers involved with the construction of each home, it is important they function well together for the success of the new home. This helps provide an efficient home built on time. This also provides an assurance to the homeowner that the subcontractors care about the quality of work they perform on each home.
We use quality materials to provide a quality home. This goes beyond the cosmetic features of our homes. We make sure quality exists even with things you can’t see on the finished home. Please ask us for further details.
We pride ourselves on the good relationship we have with our homeowners. Please ask us for references if you like.
We are a member of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the local Home Builders Association of St Joseph Valley
We pledge to follow Indiana Quality Assurance Builder Standards which will provide new homeowners with a detailed list of standards and warranties that come with each new home. New homeowners receive a copy of these standards at closing.
We are licensed in both Indiana and Michigan.
We are interested in preserving our environment while keeping all home energy efficient. Thus we test homes as to Energy Star standards for efficiency.
We can help build you a home for life. This means building a home that will be versatile enough to grow with you through all stages of your life.
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