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That is where Builders Showcase comes in. For seven years now, our full color, informative magazine and our spectacular television program (Every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. following ASK GUS) has been Southeastern Wisconsin Premier guide for seeing your dream home come alive. Among our many goals, locating the finest homebuilder to fit your needs, remains a number one priority. This month's feature builder is no exception. David & Goliath Builders Inc., continues to be a leader in the industry - a builder we enjoy featuring in Builder's Showcase. While many builders in the market continue to strive for volume increases, taking aim at the old adage that "bigger is better" or try their hand at unproved technology in order to produce more homes, David & Goliath Builders knows the foundation of a top quality building lies beneath the "hands on" craftsmanship. With his canine companion, a black lab name Goliath, David Rodrigues, Jr. worked as a skilled carpenter through high school and college. While out on job sites, David was shocked by what he witnessed - craftsmen that didn't care about their work - and this bothered him. Rodrigues new he could motivate a team of craftsmen to work together. To have pride in what they do and deliver the best product possible. In 1985, the aptly named David & Goliath Builders Inc., was introduced. Fifteen years later, Goliath has gone by the way of Lassie, but David and his wife Ann continued to build homes the right way - through hard work and superior communication. After all, David and Ann understand that the first and most important step in seeing your dream home come to life is to find a top quality builder and wouldn't you trust a builder who has worked in every phase of the trade? There are many builders out there who have never even picked up a hammer - that's not the case with David & Goliath Builders. They've been there and done that. They know what it really means to "Build a home." And while the trend in the business has been to sub-contract out each phase of the building process, David and Ann don't ascribe to this practice. David and Goliath Builders currently have two rough carpentry crews, one finish carpentry crew and one masonry crew. "They are on our payroll and we never sub them out," says David. Monitoring his own crews allows David and Goliath Builders to ensure quality. And with the use of their own crews David and Goliath never allows their volume to exceed 24 or 25 homes per year. The intense focus also allows them to never lose sight of the detail that our fast paced, technology driven culture requires. Unlike most builders in the industry, David & Goliath Builders have their own three-dimensional Computer Aided Design Center (CAD). This innovation allows David and Goliath's two staff architects to make detailed changes to the floor plan of your dream home, the way you want, in mere minutes. This attention to detail his garnered many awards for their work, including "The Grand Award" in the 1999 Parade of Homes as well as high praise from David & Goliath's many satisfied customers. "It was a pleasure working with everyone at David & Goliath Builders. David is extremely knowledgeable and the craftsmanship was superb. The masons, rough carpenters and especially the finish carpentry in our home is outstanding." Says Carol, a realtor with ReMax Realty 100 and proud owner of a David and Goliath home. "All of those are extremely important elements, especially for resale value. We really enjoyed building with David & Goliath Builders." But providing outstanding, quality-built homes for each of their client in not the only goal for David and Ann. This husband and wife team from Waukesha, are active participants in numerous boards and committees that focus on industry quality standards and regulations. David has acted as the chairman of arbitration and ethics committee and is currently on the board of directors for the Metropolitan Builders Association to which he was just elected treasure of the executive board. Ann meanwhile, has been active on many committees focused on sales and marketing, public relations and fundraising. Among those, the MBA web site committee. Which brings to the forefront www.davidgoliath.com a web site that is not only informative, but entertaining as well. The interactive cyber resources the perfect tool for information on, not only David and Goliath Builders, but the building process in general. Visit www.davidgoliath today and you will see the exact steps it takes to build the home of your dreams. The site also contains a company history, models available, testimonials, a photo gallery and a quick and easy way to contact David and Goliath Builders so your dream home can begin construction right away. "Building a new home is fun," says Ann; "A house is your home when you've helped to create it." David understands that every new homebuyer has a different vision for what they would like to see in a home. He explains that no home is perfect, that you're always going to find something that you could have done differently and cites light switch placement as an example. But make no mistake about it, David and Goliath Builders are here to make your dream home a reality and they will build any home to the qualifications that you desire. For more information on David and Goliath Builders contact them today at (262) 691-8841.
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