# Custom Home Builder in Parma, Michigan — Strouss Construction

> New homes, barndominiums, additions and pole barns in Parma, Michigan and the farm townships west of Jackson.

Parma sits on Michigan Avenue, the old US-12 route running west out of Jackson toward Albion, with I-94 just north of town and farm ground in every direction past the last streetlight. Strouss Construction has been building in Jackson County since 1949, with the fourth generation of the family on the job.

Building here usually means one of two very different projects. Inside the village you are on a tight older lot with village sewer and a neighbor close on each side. Out in Parma Township or Sandstone Charter Township you are on acreage with a well, a septic field, and a lane that has to carry a concrete truck in March.

## In the Village
The village is barely a square mile, and most of what stands in it went up a long time ago. Older frame houses near Main Street and Michigan Avenue with small footprints, shallow basements, and additions tacked on over the decades. Our village work is usually an addition, a kitchen or bath remodel, a rebuilt porch, or a garage fit onto a narrow lot where the setbacks decide the size, and we confirm what your lot allows with the village office before anything is drawn.

## Out on the Farm Roads
Outside the village line it changes completely. Parma Township covers about thirty six square miles and holds fewer than three thousand people, so most sites are cropland, pasture or wood lot along Springport Road, Concord Road and the section roads out toward Devereaux. That is where the new homes, barndominiums and pole barns go, usually on five or ten acres split off a larger farm. Commercial work tends to sit on Michigan Avenue or near the I-94 exits.

## Where We Build Around Parma
Downtown Parma and Michigan Avenue, Parma Township, Sandstone Charter Township, Devereaux, Springport Road, Dearing Road

## What We Build in Parma
- **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 on farm ground we own outside the village?
Yes. Most of what we build around Parma sits on acreage in Parma Township or Sandstone Charter Township, which means a private well, a septic system sized for the house, and a driveway built to hold up under delivery trucks. If the homesite is being split off a larger farm parcel, that split and the new access point need to be settled before we set footings. We walk the ground with you first.

### What is different about adding on to an older house in the village?
Older village houses were built in stages, so what is behind the wall is rarely what the last owner described. We open things up and look at the foundation, framing, and how the earlier additions were tied in before we price the work. Village lots are also narrow, so setbacks and the sewer line often decide where an addition or a garage can actually go.

### Who handles permits in and around Parma?
In the village, zoning gets reviewed with the village office before the building work starts. Out on the farm ground, Parma Township runs its own building and zoning department, and the well and septic permits come through the county health department. We handle the applications either way and tell you what your lot allows before anything is drawn.

### Can a new driveway on a section road handle concrete trucks?
It has to, and in this part of the county that means building the lane for spring, not summer. A drive that carries a loaded concrete truck in March needs the right base and drainage, and seasonal weight limits on the county roads can affect delivery timing. We plan the drive as part of the site work, not as an afterthought.

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