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A In-Law Suite On Chinook Circle

Location: Chinook Circle, Harker Heights

Price: $146,135

Part One: Initial Consultation

Michele came to us to build a second home on her property, an in-law suite where family could live close by in a place their own.

She was in it from the start. Back in January, before the ground was broken, she had chosen her flooring, cabinet door, and shower wall, and knew the feeling she wanted.

What mattered most was that someone could live there with ease, so from the first sketch we planned the bathroom around support and open movement.

By the time we broke ground, the plan was a small home with everything a full house has, shaped for the person living there to do so comfortably.

What mattered most in this build...

Stand on its own as a real home

It needed its own kitchen and its own systems, so it could work as a true residence rather than a spare back room.

Be easy and safe to live in

Safe, simple movement shaped the layout, so we planned a walk-in shower, a fold-down bench, grab bars, and wide pocket doors.

Every finish was her call

Michele picked the flooring, cabinet door, and shower wall back in January, so the suite was built around her choices from the start.

Part Two: The Design, Planning, Permitting

Building a full home on a small footprint means settling every inch before the slab is poured, so we spent real time in design with Michele.

Our designer Paula shaped the floor plan, and we built a full 3D walkthrough so Michele could move through every room on screen before a single wall went up.

We put accessibility into the bones of the build, adding solid blocking behind the walls for the grab bars and bench and framing in wide pocket doors, so the support was fully structural.

We permitted and tested it as a true dwelling with the city, carrying it through every inspection and clearing a blower-door and duct test for energy code.

Part Three: The Time Schedule

This was a start-to-finish build, bare lot to finished home, so we kept every trade in order and Michele in the loop the whole way through.

Winter 2022 to Feb 2023

We designed the suite, built the 3D walkthrough, and made the selections with Michele, who approved the plan in February.

Feb to Mar 2023

We prepped the lot, formed and poured the slab, and raised the framing.

Mar to Apr 2023

We ran the plumbing, electrical, and HVAC, wrapped the shell in siding and insulation, and passed the framing and insulation inspections.

May 2023

We set the cabinets and counters, tiled the backsplash, laid the flooring, and built out the bathroom with its wet-wall shower and glass door.

Jun 2023

We mounted the grab bars, bench, and fixtures, set the front porch posts, and worked the punch list toward final.

Jul 2023

We cleared the blower-door and duct test, hung the storm door and screens, and set the washer and dryer so the suite was ready to live in.

Aug 2023

After Michele’s furniture arrived, we came back for final touch-ups and had the finished home photographed.

The heart of it...

We built Michele a standalone in-law suite so family could live close in a home of their own
We designed it in 3D so she could walk the rooms before we built them
Support was framed right into the walls, with blocking for grab bars and a bench and wide pocket doors
It was built and tested as a full dwelling, clearing the energy code that applies to a home
Its own kitchen, HVAC, insulation, and finishes went in from the slab up

Step Inside The Finished Suite

What began as an empty corner of the lot is a complete little home now, warm and bright and ready for someone to settle into.

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Everything That Made It A Home

This project included:

Design, 3D renderings, and permitting for the full build
A new slab, framing, LVL beams, and new windows
New HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and insulation
A kitchen with shaker cabinets, stone counters, and a tile backsplash
An accessible bathroom with a wet-wall shower, glass door, bench, and grab bars
Hard flooring, a covered front entry, and a passing energy-code test
A passing blower-door and duct test for energy code
Wide pocket doors and a low, solid-surface shower pan

Built New, From The Slab Up

A full home built from the ground up: new slab, framing with LVL beams, siding, insulation, and a covered front entry on posts. It passed a blower-door and duct test, so it meets the same energy code as a house.

An Accessible Bathroom

Built for safe, easy use. Behind the walls we added blocking for four grab bars and a fold-down bench, set a hinged glass door over a low-lip pan, and framed wide pocket doors. WilsonArt wet-wall panels wipe clean.

Its Own Kitchen

A real kitchen of its own, built to live in every day: shaker cabinets, stone counters over an undermount sink, and a tiled backsplash. Warm hard flooring runs from the kitchen through the whole suite, tying it all together.

Features Added

This Project Was $146,135

Michele got the suite she pictured, a standalone home built new from the slab, with an accessible bath and its own kitchen, finished so family could move right in.

Hey! I'm Steven, The Owner Of Gill Construction!

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