LIFESTYLE HOMES INC

Important Note: This company operates under at least three names: -- Lifestyle Homes -- Benchmark Custom Homes -- Clarkson Construction * We interacted with them as Benchmark Custom Homes. When choosing a General Contractor for a custom home there are at least five major ares of expertise you will want to rate them on: 1) Project Management, 2) Day-To-Day Work Supervision, 3) Access to quality subcontractors, 4) Expert advice on the thousands of decisions encountered during a home build, and 5) Price for their management. 1) Project Management: Grade = C- 2) Day-To-Day Work Supervision: Grade = D 3) Access to quality subcontractors: Grade = B+ 4) Expert Advice: Grade = D- 5) Price: Grade = A Overall Recommendation: Their contractor fee was less than their competition to be the general contractor for our custom home. You should consider hiring a 3rd party project manager to be your advocate and help you make decisions on a project of this size.