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Design-Build · Semi-Custom · Renovations

Homes built around the life inside them

Anyone can build a house. We craft the home your family will feel for generations, from our curated 35-plan collection to fully custom design-build, and every renovation in between.

Before You Look Around

A letter from our founders

Rachel and Chastity wrote this before we built the rest of the site.

“If you’re thinking about building, here is the thing most builders won’t say out loud: the biggest risk is not the floor plan. It’s the builder.”

Rachel Rost & Chastity White · Co-Founders

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Story Built Homes

Hi — we’re Rachel and Chastity, co-founders of Story Built Homes.

If you’re thinking about building, here is the thing most builders won’t say out loud:

The biggest risk is not the floor plan. It’s the builder.

Beautiful homes get built every day. Trust does not.

So we decided early what kind of company this would be. Honest numbers as soon as we know them. Hard news delivered early, never buried. Every promise kept, especially the expensive ones.

We are not trying to be the biggest builder in Texas.

We are trying to be the one you would choose again.

Whether you have a sketch on a napkin, a piece of land, or only the feeling that it is time, you are in the right place.

Look around. Then let’s have a conversation, not a sales pitch.

We’re glad you’re here.

Rachel Rost and Chastity White, Co-Founders of Story Built Homes
Rachel Rost
Co-Founder & CEO
Chastity White
Co-Founder & CXO
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Why Story Built Homes

One team, accountable for the whole story of your home.

Whether you’re building on land you love, choosing from our planbook, or renovating the home you’re in, you work with a single design-build studio that owns the outcome, the design, the craftsmanship, the budget, and the timeline.

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  • Not sure where to begin?

    Build on your land, choose a plan, or renovate, we’ll help you find the right starting point in a single conversation.

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The Planbook · 35 Designs

Start with a plan. Make it yours.

Thirty-five architect-considered floor plans, each written like a story for the family who’ll live there. Semi-custom from the start, adjust finishes, layouts, and details to fit your land and your life.

35
Plans in the book
2,390–5,032
Square feet of living
3–5
Bedrooms
Every one
Adjustable to your land
What We Do

New builds, renovations, and everything in between

Whether you’re building new or reimagining the home you already love, you get the same clarity, craft, and care.

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The Harbor at Clear View Estates on Lake Conroe
Featured Community · Lake Conroe · From the $770s

The Harbor at Clear View Estates

A limited collection of three-story lakefront homes on the tranquil shores of Lake Conroe in Willis, TX, from 2,400 to 2,800 sq ft, with rooftop terraces and outdoor kitchens. Reserve your homesite and design before they’re gone.

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Recent Work

Rooms people actually live in

A few of the spaces we have finished across Greater Houston and Lake Conroe. Every one was drawn for the family standing in it.

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How It Works

A clear path, from start to move-in day.

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"They didn’t just build our home. They listened to how we live, anticipated what we’d need, and handed us a place that already felt like ours."

Story Built Homes Homeowner
Let’s Begin

Let’s start a conversation

Tell us about your land, your plan, or the project on your mind, even if it is still just an idea. No pressure and no obligation, just answers.

· 713-804-6127 · 14547 Lake Business Dr, Suite 104, Conroe, TX 77304
· Serving Greater Houston, Harris, Montgomery, Grimes, Waller, Walker, Washington, Fort Bend, San Jacinto & Brazos Counties, TX
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