Building Custom Homes in the Greater Springfield Missouri Area since 1985

At Built by Brett, we help discerning clients bring their dream home to life with a process that’s as personal and well-crafted as the homes we build. With a focus on efficiency, expert guidance, and timeless craftsmanship, we deliver custom homes that reflect your vision, respect your investment, and elevate the way you live.

Do you have land, plans, or don’t know where to start? No matter where you are in your journey, we want to partner with you to create a unique home designed and built for your lifestyle, your needs, and your future.

Do you have a space that could use a refresh? We want to bring your vision to life. Let us help you make informed decisions as we guide your addition, remodel, or renovation project.

“When you love what you do it shows, and after developing 2 subdivisions and 150+ custom homes, I still love to build. Not just the physical structures, but the satisfaction of knowing that my clients’ dreams are realized through unique custom home designs, innovative techniques, and attention to detail. The little things really make the difference.”
— Brett Godfrey
  • Elegant bedroom with hardwood floors, light blue walls, a dark wood four-poster bed with white bedding, two nightstands with lamps, a wooden dresser with framed photos and a vintage fan, windows with white shutters, and a chandelier hanging from a coffered ceiling.
  • Large two-story blue house with front porch, tall windows, and attached garage on a lush green lawn under a partly cloudy sky.
  • Living room with large windows showing lake view, beige and dark gray seating, wooden beams ceiling, and a view of the outdoors.
  • Modern house with stone and wood facade, front steps, surrounded by green grass and trees, under a partly cloudy sky.
  • Aerial view of a house by a lake with trees and hills in the background.
  • Living room with a stone fireplace, built-in wooden shelves, a ceiling fan, large windows with curtains, and furniture including armchairs, a sofa, and a coffee table.
  • Modern house with stone exterior and large glass windows, surrounded by a well-manicured lawn, trees, and a paved street.
  • Modern bathroom with wooden cabinets, vessel sinks, wall-mounted mirrors, and decorative lighting, adjacent to a bedroom with a bed and artwork.
  • Bathroom with blue walls, white hexagonal tile floor, double gray vanity with white marble countertops, two rectangular vessel sinks, wall-mounted lights, framed mirrors, a small window with wooden blinds, and a corner shower with a glass door.
  • Modern wooden stairway with open risers and black metal supports, leading to a second floor in a contemporary home.

Creating Thoughtful Spaces for Living Built to Last

Building a new custom home can be overwhelming—managing countless decisions, contractors, designers, and architects, it’s easy to get lost in the chaos. When you partner with us from the start, we provide you a single point of contact, simplifying your custom home building experience. We streamline the entire process, ensuring clear communication, expert guidance, and a seamless process from concept through warranty.

We build, on average, four custom homes a year, allowing us to give your project the level of attention it deserves. Brett is on site daily to ensure everything is built to the highest standards and to identify potential issues before they become problems for your project’s schedule and budget.

To give your project the best opportunity to meet your budget and schedule goals, we want to be involved as early as possible in your custom home journey so that we may assist you in making informed decisions from the start.

  • You might be exploring initial ideas for your project, or you might be ready to break ground, wherever you’re starting from, we’re here to help guide your project’s next steps with clarity and confidence.

    Our process begins with a Discovery Call. We want to get to know you and your project. We will define an initial budget and discuss rough timelines, laying the groundwork for a smooth and successful custom home building journey.

  • In an effort to avoid the shortfalls some projects face early on in the project lifecycle, we want to guide your project from the very beginning. Our goal is to simplify and streamline a sometimes complex process saving you time and money.

    We take the time to understand your vision and values, partnering with skilled architects, designers, and craftsmen to design a home that reflects your needs and your lifestyle. Through early collaboration, thoughtful planning, and value engineering we will bring clarity and alignment to every detail before we begin construction.

    Percentage of project budget

  • Have you already completed the design phase or are you working with your own design team?

    Our pre-construction services lay the groundwork for a successful build. We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with your design team to develop your dream home. We provide valuable insight into constructability, costs, structural design, utility planning, energy performance, and value engineering—while protecting architectural and design integrity—with the goal of maximizing your investment. We will review your project’s information while creating a detailed construction cost estimate and construction schedule that will guide your project through its construction phase.

    Hourly Fee

  • When it's time to build, our construction managers take the lead—sourcing quality materials and coordinating trusted subcontractors to build a home with longevity in mind. We use durable, high-performance construction materials and prioritize superior craftsmanship to build a home that truly stands the test of time.

    We provide fixed price as well as cost plus construction agreements

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  • We use modern building materials and construction methods to build a home with longevity in mind.

  • There are many factors that can negatively affect the air quality in your home. Recent EPA studies show that indoor air can contain up to 5x more pollutants than outside air. When improper construction materials or methods are used, the opportunity for poor air quality dramatically increases.

  • What we are building will be around for a long time and we want to be part of building a greener future. We utilize many different methods to minimize our impact on our neighbors and planet.

  • Even though building codes have made recent improvements to address the importance of energy efficiency, many new and existing homes are in need of some upgrades. A simple upgrade to your window package or choosing spray foam insulation can have a major impact on the utility requirements of your home.

Your home should reflect your lifestyle and values while serving as a place of rest and healing—our attention to those details is what sets us apart.

We break our process into seven easy to follow stages, each with specific milestones to guide the way, so you’re never left guessing where your project stands.

Transparency and communication matter, we keep you in the loop from start to finish so you can enjoy the process without worrying about the unexpected.

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    Discovery

    Where are you in your projects journey?

    The first step in any of our projects is a Discovery Call. After we have discussed where your project stands and the services BBB can provide, we want to get to know you, your lifestyle, your budget and schedule parameters, and your must haves for your new home.

    If you are looking for a location to build your dream home we would love to help you find the right spot. Our in house realtor can also assist with your buying and selling needs.

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    Concept

    10% of design fee

    If you don’t quite know what you want your new custom home to look like, you are in the Conceptual Design Phase.

    Here, we are trying to bring together abstract initial ideas, inspirations, and wants so that we can start to bring form to your project. We will explore initial floor plans and elevations, styles, and functional requirements, all while ensuring alignment with your budget and schedule goals.

    We want to avoid the difficulties some projects face early in their life cycle by organizing informed inspiration before we engage our design partners so that we can design accurately from the start.

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    Schematic Design

    40% of design fee

    After we have developed a clear intent for your project we will coordinate with the necessary architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape designers, etc. to develop your project’s initial design documents.

    We contract directly with our design partners, saving you money and serving as your single point of contact so you only have to worry about signing one contract for your new custom home.

    Our goal for this phase is to finalize your homes footprint and define how we are going to utilize your building site so that we may complete our permit submission.

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    Design Development

    50% of design fee

    While we are waiting on your project to clear permitting we are busy developing and finalizing your home’s aesthetics, inside and out.

    We will start the interior design process by exploring materials, fixtures, equipment, colors, features, and designing cabinet layouts for your dream home.

    Architecturally we are making adjustments to the floor plan and developing your exterior elevations.

    Along with aesthetics we will coordinate the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans for your project along with any necessary engineering.

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    Pre-Construction

    Hourly fee

    In the Pre-Construction Phase our goal is to compile as much information as possible before starting construction.

    Our intent is to reduce opportunities for change to your projects budget and schedule. We want to get any last minute selections and pricing completed so we can create an accurate construction cost proposal and schedule.

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    Construction

    % of project construction cost or fixed

    After developing a clear plan for construction our construction managers take over and aquire all the necessary building materials and sub contractors to bring your dream home to life.

    We pride ourselves on clear and timely communication keeping you informed throughout your entire build.

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    Warranty

    We offer a 2 year no questions asked total warranty on all of our work. We want to ensure you are happy with your new home for many years to come.

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