Building in Austin
The decisions that come before the code: what a project costs you, what to check before you buy, and when to walk away. Written by KiliGray Homes.
Guidance, not code
This is our read on a decision, based on building here. It is not code. Where it depends on a rule, we link to the rule.
Teardown or remodel: how the money actually decides it
Most owners ask this as an architecture question. We think it is a cost question, and the answer usually falls out of three numbers you can get in about a week.
Buying a lot in Austin: what to check before you sign
A short, boring list of checks that has saved more Austin projects than any design decision we have made. The list is our judgment. Every constraint on it is code, and we link to the code.