Jacksonville and the Beaches
Duval Construction builds custom homes in Jacksonville and the Beaches. Ed brings 35 years of experience and works from supplied architectural plans, with personal involvement on every job.
35
Years of experience
20+
Years in business
5.0
5 stars on Google
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A custom home gives you the opportunity to shape the spaces around your priorities. The floor plan, relationship between rooms, windows and entrances all contribute to the home you are preparing to build.
Bring your architectural plans and property information to Ed. Discuss the proposed scope, the details already decided and the questions that need to be resolved before construction.
If you are still developing the project, explain where you are in the planning process. That gives the conversation a clear starting point without assuming every decision has been made.
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Duval Construction built the entire home in Deerwood from the ground up. Explore the approved photography for a closer look at the property and finished spaces.
The owner on every job
Duval Construction has been in business for more than 20 years. Ed answers the phone and is on every job, giving you a direct connection to the owner when discussing the construction of your home.
His work includes custom homes as well as substantial renovations, structural remodeling and additions. That construction background informs the conversations about your plans and the work they require.
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Ed answers the phone
Discuss your plans and your site directly with the owner.
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The owner is on every job
Ed is personally involved in the construction of your home.
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35 years of construction experience
Custom homes, substantial renovations, structural remodeling and additions.
First conversation
Reviews
Rated 5.0 on Google from 29 reviews.
Planning guide
What to prepare before your first conversation, from how you will use each room to the site information and drawings you bring.
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A useful custom-home brief explains daily activities as well as room names. Consider where you expect people to gather, which spaces need privacy and how you want to move between indoor and outdoor areas. These priorities help explain the reasons behind the architectural plans.
If the plans are already prepared, identify the features that matter most and any decisions still open. If they are being developed, explain the stage you have reached and who is preparing them. Ed can build from supplied plans; the construction discussion should start from the information you actually have.
Keep the brief focused on your household rather than on reproducing another property. A photograph can communicate a preference, but your site and plans determine how a similar idea would need to be approached.
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A custom home is built on a particular property, so the site belongs in the discussion from the beginning. Provide the address, explain whether you already own it and mention any surveys, site drawings or other documents available.
Tell Ed about existing structures or other work relevant to the planned build. Identify access questions or site constraints you already know about without assuming they have been fully resolved. The purpose of this early information is to describe the project accurately, not to decide the construction requirements from a short inquiry.
If a property is still under consideration, be clear about that status. Planning a possible build and preparing to construct from completed plans are different stages, and the next conversation should reflect where you are.
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Architectural plans describe the proposed home. Construction turns those plans into the building. Some questions concern the design itself; others concern how the defined work will be carried out. Making that distinction helps you direct questions to the appropriate part of the project.
Duval Construction can build from supplied architectural plans and Ed works with an engineer for structural construction requirements. Bring the architectural drawings you have and identify any design decisions that are still open. Explain your existing architect or design arrangements when you contact Ed.
Bring the current plan set and identify earlier versions so the discussion is based on the intended home. If a significant design choice remains open, mention it rather than assuming it has already been included in the proposed construction.
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The Deerwood home is a confirmed ground-up Duval Construction build. Looking at a completed property can help you identify the kinds of spaces and details you want to discuss, particularly if written descriptions alone do not express your preference.
Choose a few specific observations from the approved photographs. Explain whether you are responding to the layout, an opening, a room proportion or a material relationship. You can also explain what you would want to change for your own household.
That is more useful than treating the property as a standard model or assuming it establishes a fixed price. The architectural plans, site and material choices for your own custom home need to define your project.
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A custom-home estimate should relate to the proposed construction and the information available about it. A site address alone cannot describe the same scope as a developed architectural plan set with material decisions already made.
Discuss the current status of drawings, selections and site information with Ed. State your budget expectations and preferred timing, and identify decisions that may change the proposed work. Those details help establish what can be discussed now and what needs further definition.
Compare proposals on the basis of the same intended build. Differences in the included work or unresolved selections can matter as much as the overall number. Ask questions about those differences before assuming two estimates describe the same home.
FAQ
Yes. Duval Construction can build from supplied architectural plans. Share the plans and property location with Ed to discuss the proposed work.
You can contact Ed while your project is taking shape. Explain the current stage and share any information you have. The next step depends on the property and how developed the plans are.
Yes. Our service area includes Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach and Ponte Vedra, along with the listed Jacksonville neighborhoods.
Cost depends on the site, design, size, materials and construction scope. An estimate needs to reflect those details rather than a general figure taken from another home.
You can bring your own architectural plans. The Deerwood property is an example of Duval Construction's ground-up building work. Ed can build from supplied architectural plans, so share the plans and site you are considering rather than assuming the Deerwood home is the only construction option.
Yes. Photographs can help explain a preference that is difficult to express in a written brief. Identify the feature you like and how you want it to function. The architectural plans and site still determine how the idea would relate to your own home.
Tell Ed which decisions are complete and which remain open. An early construction discussion can start with the information available, but the proposed scope needs to reflect the choices actually made. Avoid assuming an unresolved selection has been included in a particular way.
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Share your property location, architectural plans and priorities for your new home. Tell us what stage your drawings are at and which decisions are still open. Duval Construction builds from supplied architectural plans, with Ed personally on every job.
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