On June 11, 2013, the landscape of northern El Paso County was significantly changed when the Black Forest Fire morphed into the most devastating fire in the history of Colorado. The evacuation area (which included the community of Meridian Ranch) covered 94,000 acres, 13,000 homes, and 38,000 people. Three shelters were established that included temporary housing for humans, pets, and large animals. The fire, which was fought by 457 fire fighters, burned for nearly two weeks and in the end consumed nearly 15,000 acres including 509 homes and 2 lives.

 

rebuilding-our-community-fire-recovery-resourcesIn an effort to assist in the rebuilding process, locally owned Masterbilt Homes has opened a resource center conveniently located next to the Black Forest Subway (Black Forest Shopping Center) at 11590 Black Forest Rd. just north of Burgess Rd.

Resource services and resource experts available at this location include:

  • Fire restoration
  • Water testing
  • Scope of loss (insurance)
  • Mortgage options (Peoples Mortgage on site)
  • Estimate of old house (insurance)
  • Estimate for new house (insurance)
  • Real estate options (Realtor on site)
  • New construction options (MasterBilt Homes on site)
  • Buy out options (MasterBilt Homes on site)
  • Home trade-in options (MasterBilt Homes on site)

MasterBilt Homes is proud to be a locally owned Black Forest Homebuilder and to be an active member of the Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs (HBA).  We are taking an active role in the HBA’s Rebuilding Community process. It’s important that you remember as you go through the process of rebuilding your home, your lives, and your community that the HBA offers a variety of resources for those with questions about getting started.

The MasterBilt Homes Black Forest Resource Center is open daily for your convenience. Please feel free to stop by or to call Jim Stiltner at 719.964.3526.

Masterbilt Homes – offering new custom homes in Black Forest, Colorado Springs and Monument from the mid $200s.  For additional information, email Jim@masterbilt.com or call 719.964.3526.

MasterBilt Homes did an excellent job building our home! They made our dream possible on design, placement of our home on our lot, and a construction loan that worked out well for us. They were very professional in both construction and communication with us throughout the process. They were also very fair and workable if changes were needed. It was a pleasure to be associated with Jim and Andrea throughout the project. MasterBilt offered a home warranty that they followed through on, and everything on our home is in great condition almost two years later! We would highly recommend them to any potential buyer in the future! They will not be disappointed! Masterbilt Homes is a trustworthy builder. Bari and Laurie Higgins

This was our first time buying new construction and MaterBilt Homes made the process easy. We bought one of their finished semi-custom spec homes and we are very happy with our experience. They worked with us to find the right house for us, including exploring building from scratch, and were very responsive with any questions we had. Once we moved in, they exceeded our expectations in how quick they were to address any minor things that needed to be addressed. It is nice to deal with a smaller company where you get to know everyone and get a personalized experience.

 

Matt and Suzanne

Having built a home before with another builder that proved to be very frustrating, we were very nervous and cautious to build again. However, meeting and getting to know Jim and Dre from Masterbuilt Homes made us feel excited and comfortable to work with them. As the home progressed, they were great. Always responsive to all of our questions and concerns. Now having been in the home for about seven months, I can say that we are very satisfied with it and feel very comfortable recommending Masterbuilt to anyone. Thank you Jim and Dre.

Diana and Noah

Jim, Clark, Andrea and Lizzie are by far the most amazing people ever. The have made us feel like a part of their family through this house building process. Not only have they been patient and understanding, but they truly care about our family and want this to be a great experience and have minimal stress. I don't have enough words of praise for this team. Highly recommend this builder.

Ryan and Michelle

We had a wonderful experience building our first custom home with Jim and the rest of the MasterBilt team!!! Having never built before, we were a little overwhelmed with the whole process, but Jim was super patient and guided us along the way with all our important design decisions. He was flexible, efficient and always strived to keep us on budget but most importantly, made sure we were happy with whatever choices were made. We ended up with a beautiful custom built home that was exactly what we envisioned. We highly recommend MasterBilt Homes to anyone who is in the market for a custom built home!

Our home building experience with Masterbilt homes was outstanding! Jim and Clark are experienced craftsman who created a home exceeding our expectations in beauty, form and function. The Masterbilt team of craftsman were knowledgeable professional and pleasant to work with.   Throughout the entire build process, we felt comfortable knowing we were in the best of hands. It is always a pleasure when you work with professionals resulting in a finished home that exceeds your expectations. Thanks to the Masterbilt team that made it happen!

Marcos and Sharlene Ramirez

We love our home had a wonderful experience building with Masterbilt! Dre and Jim were great to work with, answering all of our questions and helping us walk through the daunting process of building our first home. Dre, especially takes customer care to the next level and wanted to make sure we were 100% satisfied with every aspect of our new home. She went above and beyond in working closely alongside us throughout the whole building process. Not only is she super friendly and amazing at her job, she is also patient, honest and thoughtful. I valued her opinion greatly and found myself frequently asking her for advice on all things house related. When we were trying to stay on budget, Jim was able to offer us simple solutions to make sure that was possible as well. Additionally, they followed up with us multiple times after we had moved in to make sure everything was going smoothly. Overall, I would highly recommend building with Masterbilt Homes.  

Ben and Kari Reddin

The Combs Family

Dear Jim & Clark:

We want to thank you both for all of your support and guidance in the rebuilding of our home. The loss of our home in the Waldo Canyon fire on June 26, 2012, was overwhelming, but with your patience and understanding of our situation we felt we were working with true friends.

We want you to know that we appreciate your dedication and enthusiasm when it came to the construction of our home, but also for your diligence, competence and desire to have your finished product be the best it can possibly be. Your hard work and attention to detail cannot be matched!

In addition, we felt your contractors and subcontractors were able, professional, and exacting in their work. More importantly, they were the nicest group of people. Congratulations for assembling this great collection of talent.

Our home will not be what it was before the fire….it will be a thousand times better thanks to you.

So, from the bottom of our hearts we want to thank you for your understanding and kindness during the rebuild of our home. We love our new home and appreciate all that you have done to make that happen.

Sincerely,

Gus & Gaile Combs