A Home of Your Own, Inc. PO Box 158, Industrial Park Wells, MN  56097-0158 800-533-0416 or 507-553-3103 FAX:507-553-6565 E-mail:  ahyo@bevcomm.net

Customers

"In 1985, my father and I built a lake home with 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN', because of their use of the best quality materials, their use of more material for strength, than what is considered acceptable by other builders, and their value in the bottom line price. Again, in late 1998, I am building another lake home with 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN', because of the same reasons! I am a repeat customer!" L.P., Golden Valley, MN

"I was very pleased with the representative who told me about 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN'. He really was a joy to work with-showing patience and understanding to me-a first time home builder. He was very helpful in the designing of my home and always available to answer questions and help out with all the ‘bugs’. I am very impressed by the construction of my home. The builders worked long hours and weekends to complete the job quickly, but never compromising quality. All the people at 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' were friendly and timely. I would recommend 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' to anyone, without a doubt nor reservation." T.B., Pender, NE

"Looking through a magazine one evening, I saw a house plan which was from 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN'. I called them the next day and made an appointment with their coordination manager. What a great help he was. He drew up a plan, and we decided that was the one we wanted. All the material was of high quality and the construction went real fast. I surely recommend 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' to build your home. On December 9th, we moved into our ‘dream home’ and we just love it." D.L., LeSueur, MN

"We had ideas of what we wanted in our house and 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' incorporated the ideas into blueprints. We liked the package deal. The trusses are sixteen inches on center, which we liked. The sheathing is all plywood. We have a beautiful home and have had many compliments. We would recommend them to others." A.B., New Auburn, WI

"We looked at a couple of homes built by 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN'. One question I asked was ‘would you build again with 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN’, and the answers were ‘Definitely’—my answer would be the same. When we decided to build a new home, it had to be of the finest quality brick exterior, the best lumber, the nicest interior and insulation. Competition told me it was unrealistic to build their quality home. I insisted they bid this way, so I could compare bids. The bids were about the same, but the quality was not in their bids. Particle board against plywood—panel instead of solid oak doors and cabinets, less insulation. We signed the contract the middle of September. Construction started the middle of October. It was closed in the middle of December-we moved in April. The people at 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' are good business people who know what they are doing. We don’t have any pictures; we were in a terrible storm the end of August, 90 mph winds, so all of our landscaping is not done." I.S., Baileyville, IL

"Our family was raised, and we were looking towards our senior years together. We lived in a cold, drafty, old home and we were looking for a contractor to build a smaller, energy-efficient home from our own floor plan. We read an ad in the local electrical co-op magazine. We investigated 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' to see that they were a legitimate company and found out they exceeded our expectations. The Architectural Department drew up the blueprints. They provided us with the best lumber and supplies, from the shingles to the doorstops. We were happy to find a company that would do as much or as little of the contracting as we wanted and still supply us with good carpenters, lumber, etc. From starting of the basement to ready-to-move in, it took 3 months. It’s been almost 3 years now in our new home. We now enjoy a custom built, well constructed and very energy-efficient home and would recommend 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN'." L.H., Holton, KS

"A HOME OF YOUR OWN was recommended to me by a neighbor when I had to make a fast decision about selling the building site of the farm I owned. I find that everything has worked out with utmost smoothness and I have been leaning entirely on the help I have received from them. I have been treated with genuine concern and helped with anything I was considering as decisions were and are being made. My trip to Wells, Minnesota, was worth the trip to see and feel that the company is very reliable and willing to help with any decisions I needed to make. I have been doing this without any input from my family and being alone it has given me confidence in their ability to be available for me. So far I have been impressed with the quality of materials and work. Those I have dealt with have been extremely visible and willing to give information about what is going on. I will continue to look to them for the communication and help I need." M.B., Mallard, IA

"We heard about 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' from a friend. He gave them our names because he knew we were going to build a home in the near future. The first man who came to our kitchen table and drew our first house plans then worked with us to get our final plans down was very friendly and nice. I work for an electric company and see many new homes being built every day. The lumber most use is completely different then the lumber used in our 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' home. Our home is made with 3/4" tongue and groove plywood, glued and screwed down sub-flooring, 2" x 6" outer walls compared to 2" x 4" walls on other houses which makes ours stronger. Our sheathing is 1/2 inch plywood instead of pressed wood. We feel we have good windows and doors. The siding they used was lap siding, any color you would like, which looks great – no nails showing and no pressed wood siding with nails not covered, which would have to be painted every few years. Our carpenters were two super men who helped us a lot. They did an excellent job on the construction of our dream home. They worked every day possible to get our house done so we could get moved in. We really appreciated them doing a superb job from the start to the finish of our home. We enjoyed working with them on a daily basis for nearly 6 months. They made building our home an exciting and joyful time for us. We lived in a mobile home just 400 feet from the construction of our new home so we were there at the site daily, getting to see every step of our new home completed. When we had any questions, we just called the 800 number 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' provided to us. The price of the home was fair for the quality of products used to construct it. The materials and workmanship were of high quality. We could have built a cheaper home but would have had to cut down on the quality of the lumber and materials used to build our home, and we wanted a home that would last us a lifetime. We feel that we have a strong, well-built home worth the money we paid to get it." L.A., Gower, MO

"Gary and I don’t remember how we found 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN'. We are so glad we did though! The house is beautiful! We were in awe on how quickly the home went up. Gary has been so impressed with the grade of lumber you gave us and with the carpenters and the great job they did! Kathy was impressed on how they cleaned up behind themselves!! The cupboards and doors were delivered a week ago and we were very pleased with the grade of material. Our French doors were beautiful! We are so pleased with 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' and would recommend them to everyone." G.S., Doniphan, NE

"We chose A HOME OF YOUR OWN after checking price and quality of construction of other homes they had built in our area. We couldn’t be happier with our home – it’s wonderful! People who visit our home always comment favorably. The construction crews are first rate. The entire project went so smoothly, and just as timely as our carpenter had expected. Thank you 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN'. We would recommend you to anyone thinking about building a home…and have." K.F., North Platte, NE

"When my husband and I decided to build a home we did quite a lot of research on different home builders. We wanted a quality home that would be built on site, be flexible to the floor plan that we wanted, and to especially have a set price with NO SURPRISES. We had a budget we needed to stay within and could not afford a 10% to 20% overrun on construction costs. We accomplished these goals with 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN'. Our final payment to 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' was as agreed upon in our original contract, right down to the last penny. Our home is very well insulated and built with quality materials by competent builders. We found the people at 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN'   to be very professional and accommodating to our needs, and they did what they said they would do – NO SURPRISES! Best of all, our home was appraised well above our construction costs. We would sincerely recommend 'A HOME OF YOUR OWN' to anyone building a new home, and have recommended them to our friends and neighbors. We finally have our dream home and wish you all the best of success in yours." M.R., Tribune, KS