# Custom Home Builder in Litchfield, Michigan — Strouss Construction

> Custom homes, additions, barndominiums and pole barns in Litchfield, Michigan, on the St. Joseph River in northwest Hillsdale County.

Litchfield sits in the northwest corner of Hillsdale County where M-49 meets M-99, with the St. Joseph River running through town and the North Country Trail passing right through the center. It is about twenty minutes from our home base in Concord.

The town has been here since the 1830s, and like most of this corner of Michigan it is a small in town grid with working farm ground all around it. Strouss Construction is a fourth generation family builder, and we do the work ourselves.

## In Town
Litchfield's older housing dates to the eighteen hundreds and early nineteen hundreds, and additions on houses like that are mostly a foundation and roofline problem, tying new framing into old framing that was never plumb and matching the trim so the front still reads right from the street. In Hillsdale County the building permit itself runs through the county building office, and we carry that paperwork as part of the job.

## Township Farm Splits
Out in Litchfield Township, land gets split off working farms in five to twenty acre pieces, and the buyers usually want a house and a big barn on the same parcel. That is barndominium country. Those sites are on well and septic instead of city water and sewer, so the health agency permit and the perc test come before we draw anything, and ground near the St. Joseph River gets the drainage planned first.

## Where We Build Around Litchfield
Downtown Litchfield, Litchfield Township, St. Joseph River corridor, M-99 toward Jonesville, M-49 south, North Country Trail area

## What We Build in Litchfield
- **New Homes & Barndominiums** ([details](https://stroussconstruction.com/services/new-homes-barndominiums.md))
- **Additions & Remodeling** ([details](https://stroussconstruction.com/services/additions-remodeling.md))
- **Garages & Barns** ([details](https://stroussconstruction.com/services/garages-barns.md))
- **Commercial Construction** ([details](https://stroussconstruction.com/services/commercial-construction.md))

## FAQ
### Can you build a barndominium on acreage outside Litchfield?
Yes. Parcels split off working farms in Litchfield Township are a natural fit for a barndominium or a post frame home. Township zoning sets the rules on living space inside a post frame building, so we check your parcel first, then sort the driveway approach, the well and the septic before we design around how you plan to use the shop side.

### We own an older house in town. Can you add on to it?
Yes, and that is common work in this corner of the county. Houses here are often more than a hundred years old, with stone or block foundations and framing that was never sized for a modern load. We open things up, look at what is carrying weight, and match the new roofline and trim to the old house so it reads as one piece.

### How far is Litchfield from your base?
About twenty minutes. We are based in Concord in Jackson County, and Litchfield sits comfortably inside our working range alongside Jonesville and Hillsdale. Material, equipment and the crew all make that run without it touching your schedule.

### Who handles permits in Litchfield?
In Hillsdale County the building permit itself comes through the county building inspection office, and the well and septic approvals come from the tri county health agency that covers the county. Zoning runs through the city in town and the township on acreage. We tell you up front which office your parcel answers to and carry the paperwork ourselves.

## Contact
Phone (517) 750-0031 · https://stroussconstruction.com/contact