Custom Home Design & Floor Plans in Weatherford, TX
A great custom home starts with a great plan. We coordinate the design phase end-to-end, so you talk to one builder - not five trades.
Plans drawn for your lot, your family, and your life.
The decisions that determine whether you love your home in year ten are made during design - the kitchen layout, the roof line, the way the primary suite faces, how the spaces flow. You can't fix a bad plan with great finishes.
So we treat design as the foundation, not the warm-up. A typical 3–6 month timeline runs through discovery, schematic design, design development with engineering, and final construction documents ready for permitting.
We coordinate the architect, structural engineer, MEP design, and interior designer under a single point of contact.
We walk the site before we design, so the plan respects what's already there.
Continuous pricing during design means no budget surprises mid-stream.
Already have plans? We'll review and refine them rather than start from scratch.
What's included, and what's not.
Included
- On-site discovery walk and transparent scoping
- Architectural design coordination, plans, and county filings
- All structural engineering, permits, and inspections
- Interior design and selections coordination
- Open-book budget with weekly cost-to-complete reporting
- Owner-led weekly walk-throughs by Dan Schlaak
- 10-year structural · 2-year systems · 1-year workmanship warranty in writing
Handled by others
- Furniture, art, and decorative styling
- Smart-home / AV programming (rough-in conduit & power provided)
- Pool, spa, or specialty outdoor structures (coordinated through vendors)
- Land purchase or surveying (referrals provided)
“Open Prairie did exactly what they said they would do, on the timeline they said they would do it on, for the budget they quoted at the start.”
How a project comes together.
Five stages, each with a defined deliverable and a written sign-off before we move to the next.
Consult
A free site walk to discuss your vision and evaluate the buildable envelope, drainage, sun line, and access.
Design
Architect, engineer, and Dan collaborate on plans, elevations, and a real cost range.
Select
Locked-in pricing on real materials, chosen with Dan in the showroom.
Build
Weekly owner oversight, open-book accounting, transparent change orders, and weekly walk-throughs.
Deliver
A punch-list walk before closing, all permits closed, and the full warranty package in writing.
Related services.
Let's build the home of your dreams.
Talk directly to Dan about your project, your land, and what's possible. No pressure, no sales team - just an honest conversation with the builder.