Custom Home Builder in Michigan Center, Michigan
Lake Cottages and Leoni Township Acreage
Michigan Center sits just east of Jackson, and building here means knowing the difference between a lake lot and township acreage. Strouss Construction has been building in Jackson County since 1949, and the fourth generation of the family is running it now.
On Center Lake and the rest of the chain, homes are packed close to the water on narrow lots, and a lot of them started as seasonal cottages families have lived in year round for decades. A mile north or south into Leoni Township, the lots open into farm ground and wooded acreage.
Where We Build Around Michigan Center
On the Chain of Lakes
The cottages ringing Center Lake, Olcott Lake and the Wolf lakes were never meant for winter, and that shapes the work. On a lake lot you are usually dealing with a narrow parcel, a house set close to the shoreline, tight access for a crew and equipment, and a high water table that pushes most new construction toward a crawl space or a slab instead of a full basement.
Off the Water
Along Page Avenue, Napoleon Road and the section roads running out toward Gilletts Lake and Grass Lake there is real acreage, and that is where we build new homes, barndominiums, garages and pole barns with room to work. We also do additions on the older in town homes, small ranches and story and a half houses built for families working in Jackson, plus commercial buildings for local businesses.
What We Build in Michigan Center
New Homes & Barndominiums
We build custom homes and barndominiums from the ground up, on your land, with our own crew doing the work.
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Additions & Remodeling
More room, a better layout, or an older part of the house brought up to date, handled by the same crew start to finish.
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Garages & Barns
Detached garages, pole barns and workshops, sized to the site and what you actually need to put in them.
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Commercial Construction
We build solid, reliable commercial spaces with the same honesty and craftsmanship we would put into our own.
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Roy Southerland
Strouss Construction did excellent work on the exterior of our home. They work great as a team, were here every day and made our project a priority. Dan Jr. and Aaron did exceptional work and communicated the whole way. I would recommend the Strouss team.
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Mike & Laura Rogers
Strouss Construction built us a beautiful custom home that we have been in for two years now. The quality of work, attention to detail, and commitment to our needs have been fantastic. Dan Strouss and his team were an absolute joy to work with.
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Dianne Stanley
The Strouss family has done an amazing job for my family. Our pole barn is beautiful and they put it up quickly. You cannot go wrong hiring them. They are dependable and trustworthy.
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