Straight answers before you build.

Custom design-build, home additions and new builds, whole-home renovations, kitchen, bathroom, and basement remodeling, interior fit-outs, and custom woodworking, plus commercial consulting, pre-construction, construction management, and general contracting.

Greater Lansing, including Lansing, East Lansing, Okemos, Haslett, and Meridian Township, with select projects in the Greater Detroit area.

We are a family of builders who work design-build, with structural engineering training behind every plan and decades of interior and woodworking craft behind every finish.

Send us your project type, budget range, and timeline through the contact page, or email info@acgbuilders.org, and we will follow up to schedule a time.

Yes. Custom homes and remodeling lead our work, and we also support commercial owners and institutions with consulting, pre-construction, construction management, and general contracting.

For remodels that involve layout, structural, or addition work, design-build is usually simpler because one team owns design, budget, and construction. A general contractor works well when you already have complete plans.

If your layout works but the rooms feel dated, renovating is usually the better value. If you simply need more space, such as a bedroom suite or a larger kitchen, an addition is often the right call. We walk through both options during your consultation, including how each affects structure, budget, and your property.

It depends on scope. A single bathroom is typically weeks of construction, a kitchen longer, and whole-home or addition projects longer still. Design, permits, and material lead times often drive the schedule more than construction itself, so we set a realistic timeline with you during planning.

They help plan a project before building starts: defining scope, estimating cost, building a schedule, and identifying feasibility or permitting issues early.

It depends on scope and on your jurisdiction. Cosmetic updates often do not need one, while moving plumbing, changing electrical, or altering walls usually does. The City of Lansing, Lansing Charter Township, East Lansing, and Meridian Township each run their own building departments, so we confirm the rules for your address.

Look for a contractor whose state license you can verify, ask who pulls the permit, request a written and itemized proposal, and ask for recent local references. Michigan’s licensing agency, LARA, explains licensing for residential work on its homeowner pages.

A construction manager is typically brought in early to advise on cost and schedule and then manage the build, while a general contractor usually prices finished plans and takes responsibility for building them. ACG offers both.