In 2006, while visiting my land on the Big Island of Hawaii, I stopped by a home design studio run by Tom Catton of TEAK BALI in Hilo, HI. Tom personally greeted me and showed me some typical home designs and, when I said I wanted a custom designed home specifically for my property, Tom was both agreeable and excited. I provided my own design layout, which Tom and the architect at TEAK BALI reviewed and refined to make it both buildable and affordable. 

TEAK BALI was constantly asking about my budget, my wants and needs and offering flexibility to help bring my ideal home, designed specifically for our property, to fruition. As the technical part of the design became more involved, I worked with and spoke directly to the designers and builders in Bali, which helped speed the process of working out critical design areas. Danny and the crew in Bali were wonderful to work with and it was obvious I had chosen a good team as they worked closely with the Big Island team in all design decisions.The lead times were great and, when the material arrived, it was packaged and marked in such a way that made it easy to sort and construct. One concern was that TEAK BALI had no “builder” on the Big Island, so I found a contractor who worked with me and TEAK BALI to put together our “kit” house. Tim is both a craftsman and a designer in his own right and has since become the premier builder of TEAK BALI homes here on Big Island. Tom, Danny and the Big Island team made numerous trips to our home both during construction and after completion. I am happy to allow them to use it as a model for any future customers and have had many customers tour my home who have gone on to buy TEAK BALI homes and use Tim as their builder.

I appreciate the professionalism, the craftsmanship, the honesty and the feeling of Ohana (family) that the whole team at TEAK BALI brings to the table. When you are making what could be the biggest decision of your life, building your dream home, it is great to have such a respected team working with you.
Thank you for helping make my dream come true!!!

 

To see images for this Teak Bali Luxury Prefab Hardwood project, please click through to Mark’s Project Gallery HA-08 in our Hawaii Galleries Page.