What Design Tech Homes does

Design Tech Homes (DBA: DTH) is a privately held, family-owned custom home builder founded in 1996 by the Feigin family and headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. The company specializes in fully custom, build-on-your-lot homes throughout Greater Houston — including The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Conroe, Magnolia, Willis, Katy, and New Waverly — with a cumulative track record of more than 3,000 homes delivered over 29+ years of operation. The company manages the entire project lifecycle from design and engineering through permitting and construction, supported by a client portal for build-progress tracking and a warranty-request system for post-move-in service.

Core offerings include approximately 25 named floor plans ranging from a ~790 sq ft Casita accessory dwelling to the 4,581 sq ft Amarillo, multiple architectural styles (Farmhouse, Hill Country, Mediterranean, Traditional, Contemporary), and proprietary technology branded as VisionBuilt Home Design and Quantum VR, which together enable full-scale virtual walkthroughs integrated with the BIM process before construction begins. Quality is reinforced through the SureBuilt Certified Home program with third-party verification, ENERGY STAR certification across the portfolio, EPA Indoor airPLUS qualification, and an exclusive 20-year structural warranty — recognized through seven ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year awards.

DTH operates a sales-led go-to-market model: prospective buyers attend seminars, tour two model homes in Willis and New Waverly, and proceed through consultation-based sales, design-center visits, and VR-enabled design sessions. Revenue is project-based, generated one custom home build at a time on customer-owned lots, with quote-based pricing and fixed-cost commitments disclosed up-front. The company is family-owned (Michael, Barbara, and Matthew Feigin), has no disclosed external investors or parent company, and ranks as a leading regional custom builder in Houston based on longevity, awards, and brand presence.

Name

Design Tech Homes

Legal name

Design Tech Homes

Website

https://dth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Design Tech Homes is a family-owned custom home builder serving the Greater Houston area, specializing in fully custom build-on-your-lot homes with proprietary VR design tools, ENERGY STAR performance, and a 20-year structural warranty.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Home Construction Services

NAICS

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), Residential Building Construction (23611), Residential Building Construction (2361)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE), Residential Green / High-Performance Home Construction (Net-Zero, Passive House) (IMAFABAH)

Keywords

• Custom home builder
• Build on your lot
• Energy Star homes
• Home construction services
• Virtual reality home design

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Home Construction: Design Tech Homes generates revenue through custom home building services. They build fully custom homes on customers' lots throughout the Greater Houston area. The company manages the complete process including design, engineering, permitting, and construction. Revenue is project-based, generated from individual custom home builds rather than recurring revenue streams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Design Tech Homes is a custom home builder that designs, engineers, permits, and constructs fully custom, build-on-your-lot single-family homes for individual homeowners in the Greater Houston area. Each home is delivered Energy Star and EPA Indoor airPLUS certified, backed by a 20-year structural warranty, and supported through the proprietary VisionBuilt Home Design™ VR/BIM visualization system and SureBuilt Certified Home™ quality assurance program. Offerings span approximately 25 named floor plans from compact 790 sq ft Casita accessory dwellings up to 4,581 sq ft luxury two-story homes, fully customizable to client lot, lifestyle, and budget.

Product overview

Design Tech Homes is a custom home builder serving the Greater Houston area, offering build-on-your-lot custom homes with Energy Star performance and a 20-Year Structural Warranty. The company's core product offerings include the VisionBuilt Home Design™ system for virtual reality walkthroughs and 3D home visualization before construction, the SureBuilt Certified Home™ quality assurance program, and a Client Portal for real-time build tracking. The company also provides a Warranty Request System for post-move-in support. Their portfolio spans approximately 25 named floor plans ranging from 790 sq ft (Casita accessory dwelling) to 4,581 sq ft (Amarillo), with various architectural styles including Farmhouse, Hill Country, Mediterranean, French Country, Traditional, and Contemporary. All homes are fully customizable through the VisionBuilt Home Design process and include Energy Star certification, 20-year structural warranty, and EPA Indoor airPLUS qualification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Quantum VR: Proprietary virtual reality platform that allows clients, designers, and construction managers to walk through fully modeled home environments at full scale before construction begins.
• VisionBuilt Home Design™
• SureBuilt Certified Home™

Products and services

• Custom Home Building on Your Lot End-to-end custom home design, engineering, permitting, and construction service for individual homeowners in the Greater Houston area, delivering fully custom single-family homes built on the buyer's own lot, with every home Energy Star certified, EPA Indoor airPLUS qualified, and backed by a 20-year structural warranty. The service includes consultation, design center material selection, in-house construction crews, fixed-cost pricing disclosed before groundbreaking, and post-move-in warranty support.
• Quantum VR Pre-Construction Visualization Proprietary virtual reality platform that lets clients, designers, and construction managers walk through fully modeled home environments at full scale before construction begins, with capabilities for remote participation, furniture placement, accessibility evaluation (such as for wheelchair users), and pre-construction design review integrated with the Building Information Modeling process to reduce structural changes and construction errors.
• SureBuilt Certified Home™ Quality Program Third-party verified construction quality certification program providing homeowners with assurance that their custom home is built to last, bundled with an exclusive 20-year structural warranty — one of the strongest warranty offerings in the Houston market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy Star certified homes with lower energy bills and greater comfort
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• Patten PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign Tech Homes participates in community events hosted by Patten Properties at The Estates of Texas Grand Ranch in New Waverly, Texas. They showcase model homes and tour homes as part of community events celebrating new homesites bordering the state park. Patten Properties develops the community while Design Tech Homes provides custom home building services for buyers in the community.
• Superior Homes CustomminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSuperior Homes Custom participates alongside Design Tech Homes in community events at The Estates of Texas Grand Ranch, including grand opening of model homes. Both builders offer homes in the same community, creating a collaborative environment for prospective buyers.
• Blackoak HomesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlackoak Homes participates in community events at The Estates of Texas Grand Ranch alongside Design Tech Homes, showcasing homes from their builder as part of community events for prospective buyers.
• Lenders and Financing PartnerssupportingOthersThe company's Privacy Policy references sharing information with lenders or financing partners when requested by customers, indicating a supporting partnership network for home financing solutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Westin Homes: Houston-area luxury homebuilder serving similar move-up and luxury buyer segments with custom and semi-custom offerings. Directly comparable on geography and product tier.
• David Weekley Homes: Large Texas-based homebuilder with deep Houston presence offering semi-custom and custom homes in master-planned communities. Comparable on customer base and product flexibility.
• Trendmaker Homes: Houston-area homebuilder offering new homes in master-planned communities. Directly comparable in geography and buyer demographic, though more production-oriented.
• Perry Homes: Houston-based homebuilder operating across Texas building single-family homes. Direct comparable in geography and product, though more focused on production-style community builds than build-on-your-lot custom.
• Darling Homes: Texas-based luxury homebuilder with Houston presence. Comparable on premium/luxury positioning and custom home offerings in the same regional market.
• Coventry Homes: Houston-area homebuilder offering semi-custom and custom homes. Comparable in target customer and product flexibility, though operates more in production-community settings.
• Highland Homes: Texas homebuilder with significant Houston-area presence building in master-planned communities. Comparable in customer base and product offering.
• Village Builders: Houston-based homebuilder offering new homes in master-planned communities. Comparable on geography and buyer demographic, part of larger national parent.

Broad incumbents

• Toll Brothers: National luxury homebuilder with active Texas operations including Houston. Comparable on premium custom/luxury positioning but operates at significantly larger scale with broader geographic footprint.
• Lennar Corporation: One of the largest U.S. homebuilders with significant Texas and Houston operations. Comparable as a competitor in the regional housing market, though predominantly production builder rather than custom.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dthcustomhomes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/DTHCustomBuilder/videos?app=desktop
• Facebookfacebook.com/designtechhomes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/design-tech-homes
• Instagraminstagram.com/design_tech_homes/?hl=en
• Pinterestpin.it/3ybbAEugZ

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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