JLS Design and Construction

Why choose JLS Design?

VISION - Custom Design

At JLS Design, we partner with our clients to create the home of your dreams. Together, we will create an original design completely customized to fit your individual style and needs. JLS Design provides design and building services which allow for maximum flexibility throughout the project while keeping interruptions at a minimum. We are a customer focused, family-owned business. Each project is personally overseen by Jason L. Smucker, President of JLS Design. Unlike large national builders whose primary responsibilities are to their shareholders, JLS Design is in business for you. Our goal is to make your vision for your dream home a reality.

A house is more than four walls and a roof. It is an expression of one's personality.

Design Advantages

The advantage that JLS Design provides over other homebuilders is undeniable. Throughout the process of building your home, JLS will partner with you to ensure that each detail is to your specification. JLS provides models, layouts and product options and gives you the ability to change any and all features to your satisfaction. The national companies simply cannot provide this level of flexibility.

As designers, we strive to create a space that will reflect a family's sense of home. A home is a place of sanctuary - a place to begin and end each day; therefore, it should be a place where the mind and the body can relax. The more care taken in the design, the more comfortable the home will be.

At JLS, we strive to make the design phase as stress free as possible, too! Through 3D technology, you will watch as we bring your vision to life - before construction even begins!

STRATEGY - Selections and Financing

JLS Design offers standard items of the highest quality. Our products and suppliers are chosen with our buyers in mind. We showcase all of our standard selections in our model home to allow you to see the finishes before buying your home. However, if you desire to upgrade any part of your home, we are happy to provide you with a price on the options you choose.

Our streamline financing allows you to fill out the credit applications and have us work through the process of completing the paperwork. We will tailor your home design and finishes to your desired budget amount to allow you to build a home that will not only be one of a kind but with a mortgage payment to suit your personal budget.

CREATION - Construction Process

From homes built in one of our featured communities to off-site, fully customized homes, we treat every project with the utmost importance. Our in-home design service allows us to make adjustments and customize houses on the go, preventing unnecessary delays or interruptions during construction. Our average completion time is under 3 months. All of our home building contracts include a guaranteed completion date with a money back guarantee. If we do not finish the home on time, you receive a discount on the home price!

While your home is being built, we welcome you to visit the site anytime to see our progress and make minor changes at no charge. If you see a major change you would like to make, we quickly calculate the cost so you can determine if it is worth the additional expense.

Construction Advantages

Our custom homes are built by local contractors who take pride in their workmanship and adhere to our strict quality control. Each home is carefully built to exceed your expectations of a quality built home.

You do not have to hire separate mechanical contractors to finish connections factory built homes would require. Our subcontractors complete the connections directly to the sewer and water as part of our price.

Concrete Foundations are included with our custom homes; with factory built homes the foundation is the responsibility of the buyer, requiring the homeowner to spend time to find reliable contractors. Most companies require the foundation to be completed before home is put into production. So although, it may only take 4 weeks for the house to be built in the factory, it will still take 2-3 month from start to finish of the entire home. We guarantee the custom home to be completed in 3 months or less.

Since our homes are built as one unit in on your home site, you do not have to worry about future separation or movement drywall cracks at the "seams" of the separate parts of a factory built home.

Although the initial cost may seem less expensive when pricing other homes, the buyer needs to take into account their time and extra expenses required to complete the home and our higher standards of workmanship. This extra work quickly increases the final cost to the buyer and is usually very close to our custom homes prices. When you build with us, we can handle everything from permit submittal to final code inspection of the home, allowing the buyer to sit back and watch their beautiful home being built.

Materials Advantages

We included a much higher level of quality in our standard materials; see our Home Standards page and compare to the materials used by other builders.

Energy Savings

Energy costs are constantly rising. Our homes exceed the energy requirements mandated by the US Department of Energy by at least 30%. In addition, homeowners have the option to upgrade to Geothermal HVAC, which increases the home's efficiency to over 50% above USDE standards. This upgrade is currently eligible for a significant tax credit. Visit www.climatemaster.com for complete geothermal information.

Contract Pricing

The price we quote in the construction contract is the price you will pay. Within your contract we include a budget and a general construction specification sheet. These documents set the groundwork that assures all parties understand what is to be built and the cost of each item. This transparency in the budgeting process allows the cost to be adjusted quickly, if necessary. We only change our price if materials have significantly increased over the life of the contract.