McIntyre Builders INC

We met Arn and Kimberly while attending the Parade of Homes. We were nearing retirement and weighing our options regarding housing. We loved their house featured that year, plus their willingness to help with finding a lot and selling our existing home. Arn and Kimberly consistently go above and beyond the norm to help the customer. When we found a potential lot, Arn was willing to look at it and evaluate it for suitability. During the entire building process, Arn was excellent at communicating progress and answering questions. When little things went wrong, he immediately took steps to correct them. We would not hesitate to recommend McIntyre Builders to anyone desiring a quality built, energy efficient home.

McIntyre Builders was very good to work with and very good about explaining all the building steps to us. 25 years ago we built our own house so this time we understood the quality we were getting from McIntyre Builders. Our project came in right on budget and they held to a very strict schedule to get it done on time.

I am totally satisfied with the quality of my home. The whole experience of building a house was almost fun with McIntyre. They both helped me through the decisions of making a home handicap accessible and still be the home I could be comfortable in right now. I also appreciate the care and concern to make sure everything is the way I want it, even after I have moved in. I have told many of my friends and family that McIntyre Builders is the only builder I would use if I were to build another home.

We hired McIntyre Builders to build our new custom home. We were extremely disappointed and frankly quite surprised with the level of poor quality they produced on our project. Our overall experience was extremely negative. Hiring McIntyre Builders is probably the single worst decision I’ve ever made.

My wife and I were just plain lucky to have met Arn McIntyre when making our decision about whom to have build our home. The energy savings have been fantastic. The home turned out so great that we feel fortunate to be able to call it ours every time we return. McIntyre Builders' attention to detail was a real comfort while the building process continued and now we have the home of our dreams.

We just moved into a custom-designed, custom-built house constructed by McIntyre Builders and are very happy with our new home. We first heard of McIntyre Builders many years ago when they sponsored the local PBS station's weekly airing of the "This Old House" show, and we later met Arn McIntyre at a green-building seminar he conducted for the Grand Rapids Home Builders' Association. About a dozen years later, we contacted Arn when we were looking at some lakefront property on which we'd hoped to build a retirement home. Arn and Kimberly's knowledge and experience in the areas of real estate, Department of Environmental Quality and other State and local regulations, engineering and design, and home construction prevented some potentially-disastrous mistakes for us in the property choice / purchase process. McIntyres then worked attentively and patiently with us to custom-design and build a house that meets our hopes for an energy-efficient, universal-design ("age-in-place"), beautiful home we hope to occupy for the rest of our lives. Throughout the home-building process (which is, naturally, complex and never problem-free), we found Arn to be very available (quick to return calls and emails, very conscientious about keeping us informed, etc.), involved, accommodating, and a great problem-solver. His education, experience, and expertise inspired confidence throughout the process. Whenever we made initial contacts with our materials suppliers or subcontractors, they all opened their conversations with us with the same remarks: "Oh, you'll be glad you're building with McIntyres. They really know what they're doing, they've been successful for a long time, and have a great reputation." In summary: they were right; we love our new house and, indeed, definitely ARE very glad we chose McIntyre Builders!

I first got to know Arn McIntyre when I was the Executive Director of the Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Kent County. He advised us on steps we could take to build more energy efficient homes for low income people. This lead to us building homes that were saving homeowners over $1000 a year for minimal upfront cost. He continues to be an energy efficiency expert for not only Habitat but for market rate housing as well. So when my husband and I decided to build our last home, Arn was a natural choice. And who doesn't want to save well over $1000 per year on energy costs? We have the beautiful home we always wanted built with the highest level of quality and with energy efficient features that made the most sense for our budget. Succinctly put, Arn and Kimberly gave us a very fair price for a quality product. They do exactly what they say they will do and do it on time. Very easy to work with. I give their name to everyone I know who is considering building a new home.

Arn and his contractors built us a custom home a little over five years ago. My wife and I are continually happy with the results starting with the time we moved in and on to this day. Our house won numerous awards in the home builders Parade of Homes and is the envy of our neighborhood. We frequently get walkers giving us compliments and asking us for tours. From an engineering standpoint, Arn was the most knowledgeable builder I have ever met, a statement supported by many sub contractors in this area. When problems did arise (very rarely but inevitable in home building) his ability to work through them and find solutions was also unparalleled. I have, and will continue to, recommend Arn McIntyre for any of your building needs as he is professional, experienced, fair, friendly, and most importantly skillful in providing a complete home building experience. Philip Turner

McIntyre Builders built us a beautiful home in Rockford, MI. Arn's wife Kimberly helped us find a beautiful piece of property and guided us through the land acqusition process. Next, we began the planning process over the winter of 2014. We took a very basic house plan and then Arn McIntyre guided us through the design phase. He was very helpful in building the house that we wanted and the house that we could afford. The construction began late summer. I was on the site nearly every day working with the crews. Arn's crews were excellent and superior craft persons. The quality standards were exceeded by everyone involved. Our house is an energy efficient home. We installed something called an Energy Recovery Ventorlator system. I'm not sure what it all does, but I do know that our house was warm in the winter and very comfortable in the spring. We have low energy bills. The house is so solid and air tight. There are no creaking floors and the entire house presents quality and superior workmanship. As a project manager Arn is very skillful in dealing with the customer and the contractors. He kept our expectations managed which allowed us to complete the project with minimal stress and maximum satisfaction. I highly recommend Arn & Kimberly McIntyre. They are a great team.

We were VERY happy with our home building experience with McIntyre Builders. They did a phenomenal job working with us, making sure that all of our questions and concerns were addressed to our satisfaction. Having never bought or built a house before, the comments we heard from other people regarding their house building nightmares had us a bit worried. We prepared ourselves to be discouraged. Well, all I can say to those poor people who had hellish issues with other contractors is that 'I'm sorry'. We never once went to bed at night unhappy with the progress or quality of the job being done for us. We surely appreciated all the contractors and their willingness to explain what they were doing when we would drop in during the day. We surely appreciated the suggestions and alterations made during the process when a change of design better suited what I had envisioned. Yes, we've all heard those people make statements like, 'I'd never build again if you paid me!' but I cannot disagree more. I would definitely do it again and I would definitely do it with McIntryre Builders. Signed, Entirely Satisfied Customers

I worked with McIntyre Builders through the entire building process. They were a one stop source for me. They helped me find land for my new home and accessed the differences of different parcels. When it came to building they were excellent working through the design for my new home. My home was a custom design and had many rustic and unique elements in the home. They worked to understand my needs and provided a lot of ideas to consider. When building I was very pleased with the contractors and the work. The workers were all very considerate and open. They answered any questions I had and helped me understand the process and in the end provided me a beautiful home. McIntyre Builders has made this process very enjoyable and I'm glad I selected them.

They are great! They have won many awards and their homes are built to the absolute best standards, they have taught me that a home built to code is missing out on so much and that's why they build above and beyond the code. They specialize in energy efficiency and saving you money in the long term (lower utility bills). I think they were the first builders in Michigan to build an Energy Star home sometime in the early 1990s. I plan on using them again and again if I were to ever build another home or if I just need something added on.