A newly built limestone and board-and-batten custom home at sunset in Central Texas
Waco · Central Texas · Since 2014

Built right. Built to last. Built for you.

Custom homes, remodels, and accessible homes by Rough Vaughn and the Grace team. One builder who answers the phone, a written estimate before anything starts, and financing lined up from day one.

4.9★44 reviews on ProsGrade
5.0★on Yelp
2014Building in Central Texas
VA SAHAdapted-home experience
How it works

A clear path, start to finish.

No guessing about where things stand. You get a schedule, photo updates, and every change in writing.

Sit down together

A free consultation on your lot or in your home. We listen first.

Design & written estimate

Line-item pricing with clear allowances for the things you’ll choose.

Financing lined up

Pre-approval with our lending partner, so the budget and the loan match.

Build, with updates

A real schedule, daily progress, and signed change orders, never surprises.

A curbless roll-in shower with warm stone tile and brass grab bars
A specialty we’re proud of

Homes that fit the people who live in them.

We build and remodel for accessibility, including projects under the VA’s Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant. Beautiful first, and built to work every day.

  • Zero-threshold entries and ramps that look like part of the house
  • Roll-in showers, wider doorways, and open knee-space vanities
  • Help gathering what the VA asks for, step by step
Accessible & VA homes
Financing, built in

Know your budget before you break ground.

We work with our lending partner, Trinathen Lending, so the loan and the build move together: pre-approval up front, draws paid as the work gets done, and one plan from the lot to the keys.

Construction loansBuild first, then it becomes your mortgage. Often one closing.
Renovation loansRoll a remodel into a purchase or refinance.
Lot & land loansBuy the land now, build when you’re ready.
VA & adapted homesVA loans, plus help with the SAH grant process.
Commercial constructionThrough Trinathen Business Capital.
Land developmentFinancing for lots, roads, and utilities.

Financing is offered by Trinathen Lending, LLC, a Texas mortgage company (Company NMLS #2783720; Alan Cooper, Mortgage Loan Originator, NMLS #1912420). Grace Custom Contracting & Design and Trinathen Lending are separate companies. You are free to choose any lender; using Trinathen Lending is never required to work with us. All loans are subject to credit approval, program guidelines, and property eligibility. Rates, terms, and approval are not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Fresh lumber framing on a new home with a tool belt on a stud
Where we build

Local crews. Local knowledge.

We know the soils, the permits, and the subs in McLennan County, and we build like we’ll see you at the grocery store, because we will.

WacoHewittWoodwayLorenaRobinsonChina SpringMcGregorCentral Texas
What clients say

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Free consultation

Let’s talk about what you want to build.

A free consultation, a clear written estimate, and financing lined up before the first shovel.