In the past few years, Fields Custom Homes has designed and built some
of the highest quality homes in the area. Never re-using a floor plan,
and using only the top rated construction materials, it’s no surprise
that the Fields Custom Homes is among the top builders in Dallas. The
Fields’ homes have been recognized and awarded in a multitude of ways,
some of the more recent being D Magazine’s Home of the Year, the Home
Builder’s Association’s Parade of Homes, Building Savvy Magazine, the
Dallas Morning News, and The Waco Citizen.
The cornerstone of Fields Custom Homes is its founder, Ken Fields.
With over thirty years of experience in the residential and commercial
construction industry, Ken’s unmatched knowledge is definitely a force
to be reckoned with. Ken established his first company in 1983 as
strictly an architectural firm. Seeing his potential, El Chico
Corporation became Ken’s first major commercial client. Unknown to
anybody at that time, this would lead to a multi-generational company
that would accomplish more than Ken had ever dreamed.
At about the age of 5, Ben Fields and his father Ken walked onto
an El Chico Restaurant job site in McKinney. Frustrated that the wall
finish the client had chosen was not being done right, Ken took a palm
sander from a worker and said, “Look it’s so simple that my five year
old son could do it.” To prove his point, he gave the electric sander
to Ben and told him what to do. Ben, having never used a power tool before, made his father proud. Ben
continued following his father to job sites over the next few years,
gaining not only working knowledge of more tools, but a love for
construction.
Ben grew up, gaining many accomplishments along the way. One of
the most notable was graduating at the top of his class from the U.S.
Army Drill Sergeant School and being the youngest Drill Sergeant in the
U.S. Army at the time. Ben spent the first two years of his official
construction history managing his father’s architectural firm.
Designing homes and buildings with his father, Ben excelled at CAD but
gained more interest in the physical construction of the buildings.
With so much construction experience behind him, and his unwavering
ambition, Ken offered to help Ben get his feet wet by building a couple
of luxury spec homes. The homes sold quickly and the Fields had such success building, that they downsized Ken Fields Design Inc. and
established Fields Custom Homes.
Since then, Fields Custom Homes has designed and built a multitude
of new luxury homes. They have also taken on remodeling projects that
range from the small, room make-over jobs, to the large, which has
included adding over 5,000 sq. ft to an existing home while being lived
in. The Fields took their experience a step further by adding pools to
their expertise. They have remodeled and built many new pools in the
area, while saving their clients thousands of dollars from the big named
pool companies. There is no doubt that Fields Custom Homes is among
the top builders in the area. Their completed work and reputation is a
testament to the fact that they will be around for many years to come.