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Most people spend more time in their home than any other single place. Improving your quality of life starts with a healthy home-a home built to address your unique needs now and as you age: asthma, diabetes, bad knees or back, and the list can go on. Our building process and choice materials deliver a home built to relieve the pressure of increasing energy costs far beyond anything you have experienced.

R-Value Homes builds custom homes of uncompromising comfort, health, and durability. Our transparent process ensures consistent quality and meticulous attention to both your wishes and needs. Integrity is our foundation, and our experienced team of trade partners are carefully selected so you can trust both our people and our process.

The amazing performance of our homes showcases our passionate commitment to excellence, and the belief that building better is not only possible; it is the responsible thing to do. Jake and his crew did all of the concrete flat work, icf's from footings to trusses and the rough framing of our home.
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My name is Jake Vierzen, I founded R-Value Homes in 2004, after 10 years at a Michigan based commercial concrete contractor, starting as a laborer, and quickly moving into the position of a poured wall foreman. But the seeds of Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF) were planted much earlier.
Our TBL2 process has been developed with your needs in mind. We approach the pre-construction process in several stages, so that you don't feel pressured to commit to building the entire home before you have some idea of the costs involved. Let's face it: not everybody wants a home built for comfort, health, efficiency, and durability.
I wish I could give you the answers, but in reality, my clients need to speak for themselves. Lynette's previous home burned extremely quickly, so she appreciated the 3-4 hour fire rating of the ICF walls. It's wonderful to live in our home (even though much work remains for me to complete on it). Our energy bills are lower on this house than on our old home which is 1/2 the size and sits vacant Thank you.
ICF is an acronym for Insulating Concrete Form(s). Although various configurations exist, a common ICF block is a 48" long, 16" high concrete form with two 2 5/8" thick Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam walls as the forms. These walls are separated to create a hollow cavity, which is filled with reinforced concrete.
A critical piece of the comfort puzzle is noise and vibration. Automotive engineers dedicate their lives to reducing these traits in their vehicles, because although nobody shops for these traits, they are what unconsciously sell the car. The first principle of comfort is the right temperature.
Reviews (5)
Michael McCracken
Michael McCracken
Aug 12, 2021
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Here’s why R-Value Homes is the best. We had a minor HVAC issue last night at 9:00 pm. Called Jake, who built our house over 2 years ago. He said he could be out first thing in the morning. He was at our house right when he said he would be and fixed the issue in minutes. A few hours later he sent us a follow up email with 3 different options to make sure the issue doesn’t happen again. The service and professionalism is beyond expected and so appreciated. We can’t say enough good things about R-Value Homes!
Sarah McCracken
Sarah McCracken
Jun 22, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Jake and his team are beyond amazing. They are honest, hard working people, and you will get exactly what they offer. Our home is beautiful, energy efficient, clean, and unique. It wouldn’t be the same home if it were built by a different company.
Services: General repairs & maintenance, Flooring, Install water fixtures, Garages, Consultation, Paint outdoors, Project management, Paint indoors, Repair flooring, Install drywall, Install flooring, Mount TV, Replace tile work, Install fan, Remodeling
Paula Wagenaar
Paula Wagenaar
Jan 22, 2019
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We were very pleased with the work they did. We would highly recommend them. Quality workmanship.
Va Nia Tjalsma
Va Nia Tjalsma
Dec 24, 2018
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Working with RValue Homes was amazing. Jake is very detail oriented and creative. He always returned our communications quickly and stayed on top of all the different people in our home. RValue Homes surrounds itself with excellent craftsman as well- from the people who worked on the interior wall framing to the final trim guys- they were very trustworthy and we enjoyed talking with them everyday we stopped by the house while it was being built. Having an ICF home for the first time, we have had a lot of questions and Jake has been thorough with his descriptions and answers to our questions. We
Jeff Sneller
Jeff Sneller
Jul 28, 2016
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R-Value has done numerous concrete projects for us over the years. The owner of the company has excellent character, is trustworthy and reliable. This company stands behind their work, even when it cost them financially to do so.