VCS Construction and Remodeling is a custom home builder in Houston, TX. Victor Trey Seiter has built in Houston since 2007 and brings over 20 years of hands-on experience. We build on your lot, from teardowns on infill lots to new home construction on open ground.
Design-build means one team owns the whole job. Our architect and two engineers turn your ideas into buildable plans, or we work from your own designer's drawings. Interior designers help you pick finishes that fit your budget. If your lot allows it, we can split it and build two townhomes instead of one home.
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Every build starts with the lot. We check deed restrictions, plat lines, flood maps, and utilities before design begins. Houston has no zoning, but recorded deed restrictions still control what many lots allow. Catching a problem on paper costs far less than catching it during framing.
Our architect draws the home to fit your lot and your budget. Two engineers design the structure and the foundation. We file the plans with the City of Houston and manage review until the permit is issued. If the job includes a lot split, the replat goes through the Planning Commission first.
Houston homes sit on clay soil that swells when it rains and shrinks in a dry August. That movement is why post-tension slab foundations are the common choice here. Our engineers spec the slab for your soil, and we grade the site so water drains away from the home. In a mapped floodplain, city rules set how high the finished floor must sit.
The build itself runs under one contract, start to finish. Master plumbers and electricians on our team handle the rough-in and the trim-out. Our crew carries the home from dirt to finish-out. You deal with one builder the whole way through.
The lot sets the first numbers. A teardown adds demolition, and a wooded infill lot adds clearing and hauling. Old water and sewer taps may need to be moved or replaced. A soil test tells the engineers what the foundation must handle, and that drives concrete cost.
Flood rules matter on some lots. Since 2018, Houston's Chapter 19 rules put new homes in the 500-year floodplain two feet above that flood level. Meeting the rule can mean a raised foundation and more fill, which adds cost. Lots outside the mapped floodplains skip this step, and we confirm which case yours is early.
Square footage and finish level drive most of the price. Kitchens and baths cost more per foot than bedrooms. Design choices set the budget early, so we price the plan while it is still on paper. You can adjust the drawings before anything is built.
Permits and any replat happen before ground breaks, and that paper phase takes months on its own. Build time then depends on the size of the home and the weather. We map the schedule with you at the estimate stage. Estimates and design consultations are free.
We build within about 15 to 20 miles of downtown Houston, inside Loop 610 and out. Inside the Loop, most calls are about infill lots. An older house comes down, and a new custom home or a pair of townhomes goes up. The Heights, Montrose, Rice Military, Cottage Grove, and EaDo all follow that pattern.
Houston's Chapter 42 rules allow platted lots as small as 1,400 square feet. That is what makes townhome construction work on a single infill lot. A split needs a replat, and deed restrictions or minimum lot size protections can rule one out. We pull the records before you spend design money.
North of the Loop, Oak Forest and Garden Oaks trade old ranch houses for new builds on wider lots. Spring Branch runs the same way, and mid-century ranches there give way to new two-story homes. In Meyerland, new homes go up on raised foundations after years of flood damage. The ground changes from one street to the next, and the foundation design follows it.
If you already own a home and want more room, our home additions page covers that work. For a ground-up build, the first step is a short call about your lot. Estimates and design consultations are free. Call Trey at (713) 828-3097.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Houston, inside Loop 610 and out.
(713) 828-3097From the first call to the last pass of the rake, here is how it goes.
Tell us about the house and the project. We set a time to come see it, usually within a few days.
Trey looks at the space and the systems in person and talks through the plan. You get a real number before any work starts.
Drawings get done, permits get pulled, and the build starts on a set schedule. Trey reviews progress with you week by week.
Our own crew does the sheetrock, trim and paint, then walks the finished job with you. The project ends when you sign off on it.
Common questions about custom homes across Houston, inside Loop 610 and out. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.
We remodel kitchens across Houston, from Heights bungalows to postwar ranch homes. One contractor handles design, structure, trades, and finish work on every job.
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We remodel bathrooms across Houston, from 1920s bungalows in the Heights to newer homes outside the Loop. Our master plumbers and our own finish crew take each bath from demo to paint.
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We design and build home additions across Houston, from room additions to full second stories. One contractor takes your project from plans and permits through paint.
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We convert Houston garages into gyms, home offices, man caves, and finished bonus rooms. Free estimates and design consultations at (713) 828-3097.
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We design and build garage apartments and detached ADUs across Houston. Estimates and design consultations are free, so call (713) 828-3097 to start.
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We replace old galvanized supply lines with new PEX, usually in a few days. Then we repair and paint every wall we opened, one contractor start to finish.
View DetailsThe team that opens your walls is the team that closes them. Trades, sheetrock, tile, cabinets, trim and paint all run under one contract, so nothing falls between companies.
Repipes, sewer lines, water heaters and remodel plumbing stay in house. That is rare for a remodeling contractor, and it is why pipe problems do not stall our jobs.
An architect, two engineers and interior designers work with us on plans, or we build from your designer’s drawings. Permits and city inspections are handled for you.
Pier and beam bungalows, slab ranches on clay soil, galvanized pipe, cast iron drains, deed restrictions and flood maps. We have worked these streets since 2007 and plan for all of it.
A kitchen that needs to open up, a bath past its prime, an addition, or pipes that are done? Call or send the form. Trey comes to look at the house in person, and the estimate and design consultation are free.
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