Handcrafted Homes - Lifelong Relationships
Here are a few before and after pictures of our new office in Big Sky, Montana. We are now proud to be a part of the Gallatin Gateway community located between Bozeman and Big Sky.
Next time you drive by please stop in and have a look at our new place!
International clothing giant Carhartt chose Teton Heritage Builders in their quest to find hard working construction professionals to photograph for their 2012 Fall men’s collection. Our guys didn’t have to think on it for too long before accepting the offer to become Carhartt models.
The construction seasons are long and rugged here in the Rocky Mountains. So to meet the demands of our job we all wear Carhartt pants, shirts, hoodies, jackets and beanies. If Carhartt makes it, you will see it on our job sites. Simply put, it is high quality gear that lasts for a long time in our work environment. We see Carhartt as an essential tool for the job. As we’ve done many times in the past, this year our employees received Carhartt jackets with the THB logo embroidered on the chest for Christmas.
We were surprised to get the phone call from Carhartt asking about our interest in being photographed for their Fall clothing line. Though we aren’t shy guys, typically we don’t jump at the opportunity to be in front of a camera. This scenario was different in that we truly believe in the product that we were being asked to represent. So our decision was pretty easy to make.
Peter and Ben met with the production crew one Montana morning and tried on various articles from their upcoming Fall clothing line. Armed to the teeth with the coolest Carhartt gear you could possibly need in the Northern Rockies, we took the Carhartt photo crew around to a few of our job sites to get some action shots. It wasn’t a big ordeal to get photos – our guys acted like it was another day on the job. We did get a few funny looks for having brand new clothing on compared to the well worn Carhartts that is the norm. We were certainly the center of attention that day!
Poking around the Carhartt website I immediately spotted Ben at the top of the Men’s clothing line page. I’m told that Peter was also featured on the website, but it has since been replaced with another photo. And word through the grapevine in Big Sky tells us that Peter was spotted in a full page Carhartt magazine ad recently. We can’t wait to see more photographs pop up throughout their advertising campaign. Let us know if you spot one of our guys in a Carhartt ad!
Teton Heritage Builders takes a Project Team approach toward home building. Our project management processes were adapted from commercial construction and tailored to meet the demands of building high-end Custom Homes in the Rocky Mountain Region.
We dedicate a Project Team to your home consisting of a Superintendent and a Project Manager.
Our team approach to project management provides your job Superintendent the freedom to deal with the construction and subcontractor work and not the back ground noise of the softer side of operations. The Project Manager manages all the paperwork and with the Superintendent ensures there is no detail overlooked or option considered. Additionally, the policy of Teton Heritage Builders is to assign the Superintendent and PM for the duration of the job.
Additionally, many employees are working owners or partners within Teton Heritage Builders. These vested parties fill pivotal positions ranging from estimators and project managers to CEO and superintendents. Our loyal teammates are with us to help grow the company. Forgoing a short term outlook on the job market, some employees have been with Teton Heritage Builders for 14 years and longer. We all are imbibed with the responsibility to perform our jobs like it is our company, and in most cases, it is.
We will work hard for the opportunity to be your teammate and help you build your home in the Jackson Hole or Big Sky areas. We have all the tools, resources, experience and enthusiasm to provide quality project management and help build you a home that you will enjoy for many years to come. Come join the Teton Heritage Builders family.
Teton Heritage Builders is going through a state of renewal. As with all growing businesses it is in the natural order to reassess and revamp periodically. This time around we are putting our efforts into redefining our own image. More specifically, I mean that we are in the process of remodeling our offices. At the end of 2011 we finalized the office remodel of our flagship location in Jackson, Wyoming.
Just off the main square in historic downtown Jackson, behind the Wort Hotel, lies our own slice of Jackson. The structure was built in the 1960s and THB bought it in 2000 for our headquarters. A renovation was a bit overdue, so last year we decided to update both the exterior and interior. Since THB has such an incredible group of talented craftsman that we have worked closely with over the past fifteen years it made this an exciting process for us. It started with Peg Gilday of Gilday Architects who provided us with a concept and architectural plans. Our visions matched well and after a few very minor adjustments we began work on the exterior.
Aaron Powers of Powers Excavation dug around the entry to make way for RM Concrete to pour our new concrete foundation and sidewalks. For the structural framing we brought on Alan’s Welding and the talented Bart Moudy from Valley Framing who set the exterior steel and timber framing. Peak Glass supplied our brand new tilt and turn Jeld-Wen windows, Wyoming Drywall repaired the finishes around the windows and Mountain West Mechanical furnished the window shrouds. The exterior steel components have a rustic patina and permaseal finish compliments of SDS Painting while the concrete and reclaimed lumber was treated by Kilmain Painting.
Our lumber materials were sourced from Montana Reclaimed Lumber in Gallatin Gateway, MT (next door to our Montana office) and from the local Jackson Lumber. Terry with Custom Iron Design provided us with renderings of our iconic logo and sign. The trees and grasses were supplied by O’Brien Landscaping, miscellaneous electrical upgrades were handled by Jackson Hole Electric, and our roofing repairs were made by Alis Roofing.
To round out the remodel we asked Bates Flooring to lend their expertise to our deserving floors. And finally, the Town of Jackson was instrumental in the process with their prompt inspections and leniency on large deliveries and parking access. Teton Heritage Builders is happy to have a “new” office in Jackson. Stop in and check it out next time you are in town!
Thanks to our Jackson Hole teammates that helped with our remodel:
Teton Heritage Builders is not your average contractor; we operate under a unique business model as far as the construction industry is concerned. THB is an employee owned business and very proud of it. Peter Lee, President of THB, co-founded this company along with his brother in 1996 with the vision to grow a company that not only builds legacy homes, but to grow a company that will be a legacy in the Northern Rockies.
We believe that structuring the business around good people has a lot to do with our success in Jackson, WY and Big Sky, MT. By giving our employees the option to hold a share of the company we are able to attract a team that takes great personal pride in the projects they are involved with. In fact, our loyal employees are with us for many years, a deviation from the norm of the ever-changing payroll of most construction businesses.
We strive to have good builders as partners and not competitors. And to that end Teton Heritage Builders fostered an environment that allows individuals to invest themselves in not just one project, but many projects that come together as an impressive company portfolio. Our attention to detail in building custom homes and commercial buildings comes from a want to uphold a personal and professional reputation along with a desire to showcase our keen skills. If you scroll through our staff bios you will find an impressive list of project resumes.
Knowing that our individual work has an effect on our coworkers acts to strengthen not only the interpersonal bonds within the company, but also inspires brilliant work. We put our building enthusiasm to the test every day and offer our high level of knowledge and passion to clients on every project that we undertake. Whether our guys are building a bank on the main square in Jackson Hole or constructing a mountain lodge nestled away in Big Sky, we put our hearts and souls into every project.
Employees at Teton Heritage Builders understand and value the importance of a great finished product. Now it should be no wonder why Teton Heritage Builders has been building legacy homes in the Northern Rockies since 1996.
