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Design-Build vs. Traditional Project Methods

How Choosing Design-Build for Your Next Project Can Make Your Life Easier

Embarking on a home renovation journey? Whether you're a seasoned renovator or diving into your first project, you know there's a plethora of routes to the finish line. The traditional design-bid-build method may be the norm, but why settle for ordinary when you could create a custom home that you truly love? Enter design-build—the dynamic, efficient, and precise alternative that can elevate your renovation experience. Below CG&S Design-Build unveils seven compelling reasons why this approach will transform your next home renovation into a seamless triumph.

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Tips Before Renovating

Everything You Need to Know Before Beginning Your Renovation Journey

Although the idea of updating or reimagining your home is exciting, it can come with its own set of challenges and worries. Home renovation projects are not casual commitments; they take time, money, patience, coordination, and more. Before setting out on a home renovation, it’s important to do some prep work that can save you a world of frustration down the road.

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Principal Architect Stewart Davis Celebrates 30 Years

Thirty years ago, Stewart Davis took a mighty leap. He left a stable gig at an architecture firm specializing in designing hospitals and joined CG&S Construction to add a design component to the firm. After a few decades, he was instrumental in transforming CG&S into a full fledged design-build company after ceaseless research and experimentation.

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Nathan Morris & Sara Hadden Break Down the CG&S Way

Deep Dive Discussion on the Tim Faller Show

While in business for over half a century and systems-based since the mid 90s, our company felt that somehow our process wasn’t quite right. The whole point of design-build is the integration of architecture and construction teams under one roof, but still too often it seemed that “the right hand didn’t know what the left hand was doing”. An ownership change inspired a bold move to create a new systems methodology from scratch: The CG&S Way.

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Welcome Home: Lighter & Brighter in Treemont

In this renovation in Treemont, our client Diane walks us through her lighter and brighter living and kitchen project.

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Season For Caring Returns

Improvements for the Trujillo Family

After taking a break during the uncertainties of the pandemic, CG&S is so excited to be back with the Austin American-Statesman’s Season for Caring program, that provides money and services to those in need in our community.

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"Welcome Home: Holiday Special"

Genie Norris Walks Us Through Her Holiday Decorating Rituals

For this second installment of "Welcome Home", our in-house series that showcases our clients' spaces in their own words, Genie Norris shows us how her colorful home sets the stage for holiday decor, not the other way around.

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Topping Out in Westover Hills

Our latest topping out ceremony showcases a home stripped to its frame and built back up again to set the stage for a full home renovation.

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Construction Is Not A Commodity

Let’s face it. Taking on a home renovation project can be one of the most challenging things you can volunteer for! Probably the most important decision you face is who to work with. Where do you start?

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New Video Feature "Welcome Home"

Ashley Walks Us Through Her Recently Completed CG&S Project

We're really excited to debut our new video series "Welcome Home" that allows our clients to highlight favorite parts of their new projects in their own words.

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