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Designing and building a custom home with Dreams 2 Reality is a personalized experience. Our team of skilled professionals works closely with you to understand exactly what you want in your dream home and bring it to life. From the initial consultation to the final construction, we are committed to excellence every step of the process.

But don't just take our word for it, read our glowing testimonials from 25+ years of satisfied customers who have experienced the exceptional craftsmanship and personalized service that sets Dreams 2 Reality apart. Want us to bring your vision to light? Contact us today to start building your dream home!

 

"...honest, straight forward, helpful and generous through every stage of the building process..."

"I’ve dealt with and worked with a lot of builders and I highly recommend Dreams 2 Reality custom homes. Andy and his team were phenomenal from start to finish! They kept me informed on each step and the attention to detail is top notch. You won’t regret going with Andy and Dreams 2 Reality for building your new home or remodeling your old one!"

C Whitehead

"From start to finish, Andy and his team did a fabulous job on the exterior renovation of our home. When he first came out to look at our home and have me tell him my ideas, he was very attentive and understood what I wanted. He took detailed measurements, talked me through what all was involved, and told me what the time frame would look like.

Everything he promised is exactly how it went. My husband and I were SO HAPPY with the work they did and have had many compliments from our neighbors about the new look of the front exterior of our home. If I ever have any remodeling projects in the future, I will pick up the phone and call Andy. Great value and great quality, and on top of that, he’s a genuinely nice and friendly guy. We couldn’t be happier!!"

Patricia Reitz

Dreams 2 Reality thoroughly describes Andy Dean and his team. Our remodel exceeded our expectations and we are grateful for Andy and his many qualities. His expertise, honesty and precision to detail are just to name a few. He took our ideas and transformed them into our beautiful lake house. We have referred Dreams 2 Reality to many others and look forward to using Andy on future projects.

Kellie Johnson

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"I am a total perfectionist and had high expectations – Andy far exceeded even my expectations, which is not easy to do!!!"

Dreams 2 Reality was our custom home builder from the start. Every step of the way it was clear that integrity, honesty, customer service, and flexibility would make our new house our new home. Even under the tightest of time schedules and days of bad weather, Dreams 2 Reality diligently made sure our satisfaction and home quality remained the clear and complete focus. It was our experience that lets me say I would use Dreams 2 Reality again and again.

W. White

In working with Dreams 2 Reality, the home building process was an enjoyable one. During the construction process we felt the craftsmanship and attention to detail was of the highest level. The finished home completely met our expectations.

R. Schriefer

This was our first home improvement project. We really appreciated Andy’s attention to detail and patience explaining the process to us. We are very pleased with the end result and would only trust him for future home projects. Great custom home builder. Andy was very helpful during all project phases, we would definitely recommend his services.

Henry DeLeon

Andy, There are no words kind enough to express the respect we have for you. It seems like only yesterday that we were blessed to work along beside you. You and your workers put your heart and soul into the building of our home and tere is no doubting the love that is instilled into our home. We are so happy and so proud to call it “Our Home”. Time has gone by so fast as in all of our lives. But, please do know that every day that we live in “the home of our dreams” that you so graciously built in our vision, we fall more in love with it and our feeling of welcome deepens with each guest that visits. Thank you and the Guys so much for our Dream Home.

Hazel and Ronnie Dutka and family

"Throughout the process, the only surprise was that there were no surprises — no surprise costs, no surprises with the building process, and no surprise problems with our home."

Dreams-2-Reality Custom Homes truly made Brenda’s and my dreams come true by building our Cabaña/Pool house. Brenda, myself and our designer, Chris Smith of Marquise Pools could not be more excited about you and your team’s finished product.

Our vision, which was undoubtedly unique, was brought to “Reality” by you and your team. We asked for many things out of the ordinary; and you always made them happen. The experience of dealing with you was certainly a breath of fresh air. Your honesty, integrity, and professionalism are unequaled in the building business.

The sub-contractors that you employed were all pleasant to deal with and produced  an exceptional quality of craftsmanship. That is a direct reflection of your ability and demand for excellence.

Brenda and I certainly enjoy showing off your creation and welcome any of your prospective customers to view our ‘Little Paradise’. We certainly appreciate the friendship we have developed with you and will always continue to support your efforts.

God Bless You and Your Family,

Brenda and Charles Avery

After spending months searching for a custom home builder, by fate we met up with Andy from Dreams 2 Reality. Andy was honest, straight forward, helpful and generous through every stage of the building process.

He was at the job site everyday making sure the process was done right. If you are looking for a builder that will be on-site getting his hands dirty and making sure every little detail is taken care of, then Dreams 2 Reality is the builder for you. Andy went above and beyond our expectations throughout this experience. Andy Dean truly has brought our Dreams to Reality.

The Steen Family

I received a good quality custom home at an excellent price. The owner of Dreams 2 Reality Custom Homes is honest and hardworking and after my home was completed I received follow-up calls from Dreams 2 Reality Custom Homes at least twice a month. Thanks!

B. Horn

"Andy is a man of outstanding character. You can trust him to build you a wonderful custom home. I highly recommend Andy Dean with Dreams 2 Reality Custom Homes & Remodeling."

Steve Green

"Our company has done business for Andy Dean for over 20 years. When we wanted to put a second story balcony addition on the front of our home, we knew right away who to call. The addition is beautiful and it enhances the looks of our home. Thank you Andy for a job well done!"

Kathy Jenkins

"The quality of craftsmanship is evident to everyone who visits our home. People say that building a custom home is very stressful. Our experience was quite the contrary. Dreams-2-Reality made our dreams come true."

We knew our house wasn’t perfect and needed some significant work… so when it was time to remodel, no ordinary builder would do. We really wanted someone who could think outside of the box. When we found Dreams 2 Reality, we found that person. Andy Dean’s ability to innovate, design, create and problem solve is truly amazing. Any time you open up walls, there can be lot’s of unexpected and unwanted surprises. That was certainly the case for us but not once was Andy stumped. He had options and solutions to every single challenge.

I firmly believe that a great builder assembles an exceptional team. Andy has surrounded himself with a team of sub-contractors who are true craftsmen. Honestly, I was blown away by everyone’s attention to the smallest details. We personally appreciate his deeply rooted family and faith values. When you bundle it all together, you get honesty, integrity, quality and innovation. It doesn’t get much better than that! I whole-heartedly recommend Dreams 2 Reality Custom Homes for any project of any size. We are absolutely raving fans! You will be too. I just know it!

Neysa and Alan Thorell

Kevin and I started looking at floor plans for our first home. After looking on the internet, in books, and walking through houses, everything was beginning to look the same. The custom home builders we talked to all seemed to have the same outlook and didn’t really impress us too much.

Finally we met Andy and had a nice long talk about quality and pride in building custom homes. Unlike the other custom home builders, Andy took the time to show us a few of his homes in the different stages of building. He also took the time to explain to us why he uses the top of the line products and doesn’t cut corners on anything.

As the process of building our first home continued, Andy met with us regularly to set deadlines. He even helped us with the “small stuff” like picking out brick, paint, carpet, tile, etc. With Andy, the customer's satisfaction is top priority. If you make a bad choice and want to change something, he can make it happen.

He also has great respect for his sub-contractors which helped us to know that they were doing their best work. Kevin and I knew we could trust Andy to build a quality home for us. We could not be happier with our home.

Kevin and Valerie Flournoy

"My home is everything I thought it would be and more. I would not hesitate to build another home with Andy."

Andy Dean wants all of his customers to be completely satisfied. Well, we’re not. We’re more than completely satisfied with Andy – we’re very happy that we chose Andy to build our new custom home!

We probably got off on what would have been a bad start with someone else. We contacted Andy about two years before we were ready to build. When we finally had our new house plans drawn up and ready to go, we were shocked to learn that Andy didn’t want to build those plans on our property. The property had been cleared and some of the fill for the foundation brought in. What could be wrong? That’s when we learned just how much we could trust Andy with our new home. He didn’t want to build those plans on our property because he suspected that we might have foundation problems several years down the road, and he didn’t want that for one of his customers.

Andy didn’t just walk away and tell us to call him when we had another piece of property to build on, he helped us find a realtor to negotiate for us, pointing us to a lot that he himself had been thinking about buying. We looked around and tried to find another lot we liked better, but Andy was right from the beginning. The day after we had closed on the new property, Andy arranged for the clearing to begin, doing his best to get us back “on schedule” with our plans.

Every step of the way Andy was in contact with us, usually initiating the contact, but always returning our calls, normally within an hour (sometime less). He understood our budget constraints and offered ideas for saving money and time whenever possible… checking with us before every significant expense to make sure we had not changed our minds. Whenever we did change our minds about something, it was never a problem, but simply a discussion about options and making it all work together.

We met most of his subcontractors during the process. It was a pleasure to meet with them and we were always left with the impression that they really did care about doing their part to build our new home, to get it right the first time, and to correct anything that might need changing.

Andy and his subcontractors keep their promises. Everything we’ve noticed that wasn’t quite right after we’d moved into our new home has been corrected, and usually fairly soon after it’s been brought to their attention. No hassling about it.

Would we have Andy build another home for us? Absolutely. But we’re planning to stay in our current home for a long time!

The Idle Family

"We really wanted someone who could think outside of the box. When we found Dreams 2 Reality, we found that person. Andy Dean’s ability to innovate, design, create and problem solve is truly amazing."

We had decided to make some major renovations in our kitchen and family room. After four contractors told us our dream kitchen was not possible, a friend told us to call Dreams 2 Reality. Andy Dean, the owner, came immediately, crawled into the attic, came out covered in dust and told us it was possible. He came back with his engineer and developed a plan within a week. He started when he said he would and completed all work on time.

We went out of town for two weeks during the renovations. We left the entire house in his hands, (including the fish). When we came back everything was clean and the kitchen was beautiful. We were so happy with the work, we had him do more. Andy was always available to us and very reliable during the renovation process.

John and Iris Tombari

I would like everyone to know what a fantastic job Dreams 2 Reality did on our addition. We had a laundry room added and a patio built. If you didn’t know any better, you would never know the laundry room wasn’t part of the house originally. Andy and his team did such a phenomenal job! Andy went above and beyond what I have ever seen a builder do; he even raked the yard himself to be sure all the nails were picked up! He has such an eye for detail, and ensured the job was done right the first time!

Dean and Gwen Wilburn

Having a custom home built has been a dream of ours forever. We were fortunate to see the wonderful work Andy’s team performed in building our son’s new home. We then realized that Andy would be able to build that custom home we had always dreamed about.

Andy was very helpful even before we had signed a contract with him. He gave us his well-educated opinions on the land site; directed us to the home designer; gave us estimated cost figures; directed us to the proper utility companies and mortgage broker and advised us on so many more entities that we were totally unfamiliar with. After we had signed the contract with Andy, he was always available to us and our many questions.

We never thought we would be able to say that building a new custom home would be enjoyable from beginning to end. It was, and due mainly to Andy and his great team of contractors.

Andy is a premier custom home builder and exhibited great professionalism, honesty, integrity, and above all genuine caring about the product he was building and even more for those customers he was building that product for.

There are not enough superlatives to express how we feel about Andy personally and our new home. Thank you, Andy Dean, for making our dreams come true and giving us our ‘little bit of heaven’. WE LOVE OUR NEW HOME!

The Goodmans

"As a home builder and business professional, Andy Dean with Dreams 2 Reality is truly top notch. My wife and I were very impressed with his attention to detail throughout the building process. "

When my husband and I met Andy for the first time, we pretty much knew that he was the right builder for us. We tried to keep our options open, but no one else came close. At our initial meeting, Andy came across as very friendly, honest, sincere, and extremely knowledgeable. It was obvious to us that Andy was someone who took pride in his work. This was our first home-building experience, and we didn’t know what to expect.

Andy walked us through the entire process from start to finish. He put in a great deal of time and effort into ensuring that we knew every cost up front. We found the allowances to be generous and were easily able to stay within budget. All of the contractors did excellent work. We could go on and on about the cabinetry, stone work, and tile. Ultimately, we ended up with a beautiful home. Throughout the process, the only surprise was that there were no surprises — no surprise costs, no surprises with the building process, and no surprise problems with our home.

We’ve been in our house for just about two years now, and we continue to feel that we made a great decision in choosing Andy to build our home.

Jason and Jennifer Barranco

To those who are searching for an honest custom builder who can be trusted to stand behind his word, who takes personal pride in his work, and who delivers what he promises WHEN he promises it, then you have found your man in Andy Dean.

My husband and I have worked with a number of contractors for various home improvement projects over the years, and time and again were disappointed by the lack of professionalism we encountered. However, Andy more than exceeded our (high) expectations in his work on our backyard cabana/outdoor kitchen/bathroom project.

Even though work was severely delayed by Mother Nature’s rainstorms, Andy made sure that we met our project deadline, even if it meant working far into the night. I will be forever grateful to him for making sure our yard was ready in time for our daughter’s wedding reception.

I have nothing but high praise for his work, and if we ever decide to build a house, no other builder need apply. Andy’s already got the job!

Marie Sohner and Mike Rodriguez

Andy, with Dreams 2 Reality built our first custom home in 2012. Even though it was our first experience with a custom home, we immediately recognized Andy’s skill and high level of professionalism. I am a total perfectionist and had high expectations – he far exceeded even my expectations, which is not easy to do!!! Andy spent a lot of time up front breaking down all of the costs involved based on what we could choose, so there was never a question on cost. His crew was professional and hard working. We never had a single complaint, because Andy would recognize any problem and have it fixed before we could even mention it. He was also very flexible, as we added on to what we had planned mid-way through construction.

On a couple of issues when we had problems with a vendor, Andy took care of it. On a particular issue, he spent a huge amount of extra time, not stopping until everything had been resolved to our satisfaction. It did not matter if an issue arose because we changed our mind on something late in the project, he would support us and make sure that what we wanted was done, and be cheerful doing so! He was always accessible, always in a good mood, a pleasure to be around, and always happy to answer any question we might have. He was a great help in interior decorating as well!

We received a perfect 5,000 square foot house in 6 months. After we moved in, Andy was still available to take care of any issue that came up, even though he and his subcontractors were now busy building other people’s dream homes.

My only regret is that I didn’t go through Andy to build things we added later, such as a 3 stall barn. It is truly a testament to Andy that he made building a huge custom house easy and seamless, when I was later pulling my hair out because of all of the problems I was having getting timely and quality work for a 3 stall barn through another contractor.

If you want the perfect house, then Dreams 2 Reality is the way to go! If we ever want to build again, or remodel, Andy will be the only person I want doing the job.

Thank you so much Andy!!

Laura Bonds

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