--- title: Kurk Homes Blog | Our Team description: Our Team | Read design tips and learn more about the custom home building process. Kurk Homes is a third generation full-service custom builder that has been designing and building dream homes in and around Greater Houston and the Texas Hill Country since 1989. With two main offices in Tomball and New Braunfels, Kurk Homes serves customers within 100 miles of each office. 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Five Reasons Texas Families Choose Us for Their Custom Home Journey](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/5-reasons-why-design-and-build-with-kurk-homes.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) July 24, 2026 ## [Why Design and Build with Kurk Homes? Five Reasons Texas Families Choose Us for Their Custom Home Journey](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/why-work-with-kurk-homes-five-reasons-texas-families-choose-us) Building a custom home is one of the most personal investments you'll ever make. The builder you choose shapes not only the... ![Kurk Homes & Southern Living Idea House Tours Raise Over $5,000 for Veterans' Charities](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/Kurk-Homes-southern-living-idea-house-tour.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) July 22, 2026 ## [Kurk Homes & Southern Living Idea House Tours Raise Over $5,000 for Veterans' Charities](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/kurk-homes-southern-living-idea-house-tours-raise-over-5000-for-veterans-charities) This June, Kurk Homes was honored to partner with Southern Living to welcome visitors to The Reveille, our 2026 Southern Living... ![Kurk Homes Celebrates Triple Win at the 2025 Texas Association of Builders Star Awards](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/IMG_2297.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) September 15, 2025 ## [Kurk Homes Celebrates Triple Win at the 2025 Texas Association of Builders Star Awards](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/kurk-homes-celebrates-triple-win-at-the-2025-texas-association-of-builders-star-awards) Kurk Homes is honored to have been recognized at the 2025 Texas Association of Builders (TAB) [Star Awards](https://www.texasbuilders.org/2025/07/31/2025-star-awards-winners-announced/), securing three major... ![Kurk Homes Honored with the 2021 BBB Winner of Distinction Award for Excellence](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/BBB%20Award%20(1).png) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) October 20, 2021 ## [Kurk Homes Honored with the 2021 BBB Winner of Distinction Award for Excellence](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/kurk-homes-2021-winner-of-distinction) Kurk Homes is proud to announce that we've been named a 2021 Winner of Distinction recipient by the Better Business Bureau for... ![Kurk Homes Honored with a 2020 Houston BBB Award for Excellence](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/2020-03-25.png) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) September 14, 2020 ## [Kurk Homes Honored with a 2020 Houston BBB Award for Excellence](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/better-business-bureau-recognizes-kurk-homes-as-2020-excellence-winner) Houston, Texas – Kurk Homes is proud to announce that we've been named a 2020 Award for Excellence recipient by the Houston... ![The Doug Pike Show on KBME/Host, Fifty+ on KTRH and KPRC with Kurk Homes](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/22448_231605579817_1684313_n.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) November 15, 2018 ## [The Doug Pike Show on KBME/Host, Fifty+ on KTRH and KPRC with Kurk Homes](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/the-doug-pike-show-on-kbme-host-fifty-on-ktrh-and-kprc-with-kurk-homes) Have you heard us on iHeartRADIO? If case you missed us, you can listen below and hear about what Doug Pike is saying about Kurk... ![The Morning Show with Michael Berry & Kurk Homes](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/19693370_10154621997136700_6695973078017274578_o.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) October 10, 2018 ## [The Morning Show with Michael Berry & Kurk Homes](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/the-morning-show-with-michael-berry-kurk-homes) Have you heard us on iHeartRADIO? If case you missed us, you can listen below and hear about what Michael Berry is saying about... ![Meet Mark, Builder – Greater Houston North/NW](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/Unknown-1%20copy%205.jpeg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) June 25, 2018 ## [Meet Mark, Builder – Greater Houston North/NW](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/meet-mark-builder-greater-houston-north/nw) ## Mark McGinley on the Move: Wisconsin to Texas and a Virgin Islands Dream As a California native, Mark McGinley has had quite a... ![Better Business Bureau Recognizes Kurk Homes with Pinnacle Award 2018](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/IMG_6747.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) June 5, 2018 ## [Better Business Bureau Recognizes Kurk Homes with Pinnacle Award 2018](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/better-business-bureau-recognizes-kurk-homes-with-pinnacle-award-2018) Houston, Texas – In recognizing businesses and non-profits for their achievements and commitment to quality in the workplace,... ![Meet Steven, Architectural Design Manager](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/Steven%20Byrne.jpeg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) June 1, 2018 ## [Meet Steven, Architectural Design Manager](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/meet-steven-architectural-design-manager) Deep in the heart of the Texas Hill Country resides Steven Byrne, a visionary man with a dream—a dream to help families design... ![Kurk Homes has won ](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/houzz_l_rgb.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) May 11, 2018 ## [Kurk Homes has won "Best of Customer Service" on Houzz®](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/kurk-homes-has-won-best-of-customer-service-on-houzz) **MAGNOLIA, TX – (FEB 20, 2025)** – Kurk Homes has won "Best of Customer Service" on [Houzz](http://www.houzz.com/)®, the leading platform for home... ![Meet Kim, Plan Designer & Interior Design Consultant](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/Meet%20Kim_IMG_7715.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) February 15, 2018 ## [Meet Kim, Plan Designer & Interior Design Consultant](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/meet-kim-interior-design-consultant) Raised in Arkansas, Kim came home from elementary school each day and rearranged her grandmother's furniture. "She was so sweet... ![Meet Lisa, Pre-Construction Coordinator](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/IMG_7711_final.jpg) ![](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/hubfs/KurkHomes-Sep2017/Image/favicon.png) February 15, 2018 ## [Meet Lisa, Pre-Construction Coordinator](https://blog.kurkhomes.com/meet-lisa-pre-construction-coordinator) "Growing up in a household with two artists as parents, I was exposed to mediums, colors and textures." Having a graphic... 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