Owner On Every Job Site
You hire Dan, you get Dan. No project manager handed your build, no foreman you have never met. The builder whose name is on the contract is the one walking your site every week.
About Open Prairie
Three decades of building homes the way they used to be built.
Open Prairie Custom Homes was founded in 1995 on a single idea: most luxury home buyers do not want the largest builder, they want the builder they can call directly. They want to know who is on their job site, who is making the trim decisions, and who is responsible when something needs to be done over.
For over thirty years, that is exactly what we have delivered. Dan Schlaak personally oversees every Open Prairie home, takes a small portfolio of work in flight at any one time, and stands behind every house with a written workmanship warranty.
We are licensed, bonded, and insured in the state of Texas. We carry a perfect 5.0★ Google rating from over a dozen client reviews. And we work almost entirely on referral - the strongest signal a custom builder can have.
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Why Choose Open Prairie
Six Reasons Weatherford Families Choose Us
Building a custom home is the largest investment most families will ever make. Here is what makes Open Prairie different from the high-volume builders working the same zip codes.
Only a Few Builds at a Time
We intentionally cap our active projects. Fewer homes means more attention to detail, faster decisions, and a builder who actually answers the phone when you call.
Real Texas Basements
Dan is one of the only North Texas builders constructing true, code-correct basements. Honed in the mountains of Colorado, applied to your Parker County clay soil.
Designed For Your Land
Every floor plan is drawn for your lot, your sun line, your views, your trees, never a stock plan dropped onto a property it does not fit.
Licensed, Bonded & Insured
Full Texas residential builder licensing, general liability coverage, and worker's comp on every active job. Documentation provided up front, no questions.
Built To Last A Generation
"Luxury" here is not crown molding. It is foundations that do not crack, framing that stays square, and finishes that look better at year ten than they did at year one.
Let's Build the Home of Your Dreams
Quality. Craftsmanship. Trust.
Three words that have defined Open Prairie Custom Homes for over thirty years, and the only three you need to look for when choosing the builder for your forever home.