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Custom Home Builder

Macnon Builders

Services

  • Custom Home Building
  • Green Building
  • Home Remodels
  • Home Additions
  • Outdoor Spaces
  • Architectural Design

The North Shore's Premier Luxury Home Builder

Cutting-Edge Home Building & Designing

Macnon Builders has been designing and building exquisite, luxury custom homes and additions for North Shore families for over 35 years. Macnon Builders has established itself as the premier Design/Build firm for custom homes of the highest caliber on the North Shore by helping our clients realize their dream home aspirations, and we have earned a sterling reputation along the way.

Who We Are

Hello. My name is Teak Barton, President & Founder of Macnon Builders. I was first introduced to the world of construction at the age of eleven when I started working for my father’s large Chicago-based general contracting firm. At that time, my main tools were a broom and a shovel, but as time and experience progressed, I became a skilled carpenter and craftsman learning from many other talented craftsman I had the honor and pleasure to work with.

When my father retired and sold his share in his business, I went to work for other north shore builders gaining valuable experience in framing and trim carpentry and eventually project management. At the same time I was studying engineering and drafting at The University of Illinois. After working for several north shore builders in increasing capacities of responsibility, I started to feel that I could do a better job at building than they could.

Armed with this confidence and a sense of high integrity and commitment to my clients, I founded Macnon Builders in 1987 with the goal of becoming the north shore’s best builder. As time went on and my list of completed projects and satisfied clients grew, so did my involvement with some of the north shore’s finest architects and designers. I began to cultivate an interest in the power and possibilities of custom home design. Inspired by the talented architects whose designs I was building, I began drawing upon my drafting skills learned at U.I.C. to help my clients design their dream homes and additions using state of the art 2-D and 3-D CAD software. It wasn’t long before working with my clients to arrive at the best possible design for them was my favorite part of the whole building process.

Macnon Builders has been designing and building exquisite, luxury custom homes and additions for North Shore families for over 35 years. Macnon Builders has established itself as the premier Design/Build firm for custom homes of the highest caliber on the North Shore by helping our clients realize their dream home aspirations, and we have earned a sterling reputation along the way.

Design & Build Process

Macnon Builders excels at creating exquisite designs for a wide variety of tastes and lifestyles. When we design, we listen carefully to your vision, how you live your life and all the things on your wishlist that will make your home a timeless beauty….. a liveable piece of art.  We will challenge you to explore your taste and design ideas which can be fully expressed only through the exciting possibilities of custom home design.
 
Then we will create your dream home – a masterpiece fulfilling all of your family’s needs, comfort and security for years to come.  A beautiful statement as unique as you and your family.
 
Macnon Builders uses state of the art CAD design and rendering software that allows you to easily and accurately visualize your fully completed home before construction begins. You will see photorealistic interior and exterior renderings of what your new home will look like including your selections for roof shingles, windows, eaves, brick & stonework, siding, stucco, garage doors, brick pavers, kitchens, baths, interior finishes and more.  Our rendering services allow you to carefully adjust the color and texture of all the interior & exterior elements of your home until they blend perfectly and are just right for you – taking all of the guesswork out of selecting finishes.
 
During the design phase, you will benefit from our extensive building experience and firsthand knowledge of the many building materials, finishes and systems available. Also invaluable is our ability to accurately project building costs at any point of design and to inform you how different materials and design choices will affect your overall budget.
  • I thoroughly enjoyed working with you during the construction of my dream home. Beside being professionals, your sub-contractors were polite and accommodating. Your contract price corresponded with my budget requirements. Your construction quality met and, in many cases, exceeded my expectations. Putting these items aside, I was most impressed in the fact that in every instance you always responded to my calls and questions in an expedited manner. I can, without hesitation, recommend Macnon Builders to anyone who is seeking a custom contractor for a residential project.
    G. Pappas
    - Client
  • We are grateful to Teak & his staff for the great job of guiding us through the entire process- from purchasing the house to drawing up the plans to the construction process. It made the entire process go incredibly smoothly and made our moving in a joy.

    H. Levy
    - Client
  • I thought building a home would be a very stressful event in our lives. I was wrong. Teak and his crew turned it into a very exciting time for us. We have our dream home and a lot of great memories making it! Thanks, Teak! 

    H. Cocallas
    - Client
A Message From the Northshore Collective Founder

About Our Partnership:

“I started The NorthShore Collectiv out of a desire to recommend to my clients the best of the best Designer, Kitchen & Bath Supplier/Designer and Landscape Architect/Contractor.  Aside from Architecture & Building (which are my wheelhouse), the Designer, Kitchen & Bath Supplier/Designer and Landscape Architect/Contractor are the main pillars and foundation that every successful build project rests on.

 

Instead of just jotting down the contact info of my preferred build partners and giving it to my design/build clients for them to call, I decided to formalize our working relationship together and to put our collective story and portfolio on one site for all our clients to see.  We call our group The Northshore Collectiv. 

 

These are the best of the best trade partners that I’ve had the pleasure of working with on many incredible projects over many years.  Our collective & combined portfolios of completed projects and thrilled clients is mind-blowing!  There is so much creativity and can-do firepower with The Northshore Collectiv members that nothing is impossible….. we continue to produce one incredible masterpiece after another working together with our clients.
 
One of the main challenges for clients entertaining a design/build project is assembling a team of professionals that the client hopes are outstanding, creative, responsive, fair-minded and will work well with the other trade partners the client will be selecting for their project.  The Northshore Collectiv removes all those uncertainties because we all know each other, love working together, communicate with each other on a continual basis, recommend each other to all our clients and have a looong track record of amazing completed projects and happy clients!
 
I couldn’t be more proud of this group of best of the best I’ve assembled and look forward to designing and building your next home collectively!” – Teak Barton, President

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