Participating builder in Countryside Gardens, Bedico Creek, Carter Plantation, Terra Mariae
Alternative Design Build Group is now building garden homes in Countryside Gardens subdivision

Co-owner Martin Murphy has 20 years of construction experience. As project manager for over 700 new homes, Martin is a hands-on manager and will personally oversee construction of your home.

Co-owner Gary Salathe has over 36 years of construction and design experience and has designed over 500 homes. Gary conducts all customer meetings and will personally design your home.


Alternative Design/Build Group, LLC is an innovative home building company that puts the home designer and the home builder together under one roof. This cooperative effort results in a lifestyle-oriented home design that builds quickly and efficiently with attention to detail, quality and cost.

Alternative Design/Build Group specializes in designing and building homes on their customers' lots or acreage. "They come to us with their ideas, requirements and budget and we design a home for them to meet these parameters. Each one is totally different," co-owner Gary Salathe says. "We long ago came up with a system that allows us to build every home to each customer's taste, design needs and budget," says co-owner Martin Murphy.

The homes they build can be located in established subdivisions or on rural acreage. The homes can be any size, from a small cost efficient starter home to a huge custom home.

Martin and Gary expanded their experience into garden homes starting in 2003 with their three years as the exclusive builder in Terra Mariae, a garden home development north of Covington.

Design/Build Group is available to build garden homes in Countryside Gardens, Bedico Creek, Carter Plantation, Terra Mariae and Tchefuncta Club Estates subdivisions in addition to the custom homes they are building throughout the Northshore.

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Are nightmare stories stopping you from building your dream home?

We've all heard horror stories about building a custom home, from finding affordable designs, to disappointment with a lack of details causing misunderstandings on what is included in the home's price, which lead to cost overuns. But you won't hear horror stories from Alternative Design/Build, LLC customers, because they follow the nationally recognized design/build concept, where the builder is both the home designer and the contractor. As home designers who build and builders who design, Alternative Design/Build Group, LLC has saved customers thousands of dollars with its sensible designs, budget planning, methodical building process, quality construction, and most of all, competitive pricing.

The first step for a coordinated, hassle-free building project is a solid design tailored to the customer's wants and needs. Gary Salathe, the company partner who designs homes, visits the home site, listens to the customer's vision, and offers his input.

"Every customer is unique and every home site is unique, so all of our homes are designed from scratch," he says. "I do a lot of listening and I ask a lot of questions."

He takes all the information and works the home design until it satisfies both the customer's needs and the target budget. Only after all architectural details, color selections and product purchase decisions are finalized, and the detailed construction drawings are completed, is the building contract signed and the project turned over to company partner Martin Murphy, who builds the house exactly as specified, using experienced suppliers and subcontractors.

Alternative Design/Build Group, LLC is responsible for all phases of the project from beginning to end. And with such attention to detail, projects are completed without surprises, on time, and within budget.

Alternative Design/Build Group, LLC is a "true" design/build firm and can design and build a one-of-a-kind custom home for you. Call today to get started on the home of your dreams.


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