A different kind of custom home builder.
Three decades of building homes the way they used to be built - owner-operated, one job site at a time.
Homes built the way they used to be built.
Open Prairie Custom Homes was founded in 1995 on a simple conviction: the family building a luxury home would rather work directly with their builder than disappear into a big corporation. Three decades later, that's still exactly how we work.
Owner Dan Schlaak personally oversees every project, keeps only a few active builds in flight at a time, and backs his work with a written warranty. Open Prairie is fully Texas licensed, bonded, and insured, and holds a perfect 5.0-star Google rating built entirely on client reviews. Most of our work comes by referral - from families we've built for, and the ones they send our way.
From the first walk on your land to the day you turn the key, you work with the builder whose name is on the contract. Every plan is drawn for your lot, your family, and the way you actually live - never pulled off a shelf.
Six reasons North Texas families choose us.
Building a custom home is the largest investment most families ever make. Here's what sets Open Prairie apart from the high-volume builders working the same zip codes.
You hire Dan, you get Dan. No project manager handed your build - the name on the contract is the one walking your site every week.
We intentionally cap our active projects. Fewer homes means more attention to detail, faster decisions, and a builder who answers the phone.
Dan is one of the only North Texas builders constructing true, code-correct basements - honed in Colorado, applied to Parker County clay.
Every floor plan is drawn for your lot, your sun line, your views, and your trees - never a stock plan dropped onto a property it doesn't fit.
Full Texas residential builder licensing, general liability coverage, and worker's comp on every active job. Documentation up front.
Luxury here isn't crown molding. It's foundations that don't crack and finishes that look better at year ten than year one.
Let's build the home of your dreams.
Talk directly to Dan about your land, your timeline, and what's possible. No pressure, no sales team - just an honest conversation with the builder.