Priced trade by trade
Every trade bid separately and shown to you as a line item. Nothing estimated per square foot, nothing hidden inside "general construction."
Years building in the Valley8
Residential and commercial projects completed100+
The argument
The difference is in how the job gets run.
Every builder in Scottsdale has a portfolio of nice kitchens. Far fewer can tell you what the budget was built on, how the schedule held together, or what happened the week something went wrong. We have been the owner on many of our hundred-plus projects, so we build the way we wanted our own contractors to build.
A schedule we actively manage
We build a milestone schedule during preconstruction and track it weekly as the job runs. When something shifts, you hear it from us first.
Leadership that isn't spread thin
We limit how many projects run at once so the person leading your build isn't stretched across the Valley. You'll know who they are and how to reach them directly.
Bought at wholesale
We came out of the cabinetry and flooring business and kept the wholesale access. That helps on two categories that move a remodel budget more than most.
What we build
A short list of work, done all the way through.
We don't chase every job in the Valley. We take renovations where the drawings are real, the finish level is high, and the owner wants one company accountable from demolition to punch list.
Gut renovation
Down to studs and slab. New structure, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, envelope, and finish, sequenced so the house comes back better than the day it was framed.
- Structural modification and re-framing
- Full MEP replacement
- Windows, doors, roofing, stucco
Kitchens & primary suites
The two rooms people actually live in. Custom cabinetry, stone selected at the slab yard with you, and millwork detailed before a single cabinet is ordered.
- Shop-drawn custom cabinetry
- Slab selection and layout
- Appliance and plumbing coordination
Additions & casitas
Square footage added to a home you already like. We handle survey, engineering, permitting, and the HOA submittals that will eat six months if nobody owns them.
- Design and engineering coordination
- City permitting and HOA review
- Guest casitas, garages, outdoor living
Our projects
Recently completed.
A sample of recent work. Scope and contract structure listed as they actually ran.
Scottsdale Mountain
Windrose Drive
A 4,474 square foot house rebuilt inside. New kitchen with a full slab island, new cabinetry throughout, reworked ceilings and lighting across the main living areas.
- Renovation$500,000
- Duration9 months
- CompletedOct 2025
DC Ranch, Scottsdale
Canyon View Road
Great room and kitchen reconfigured and opened to the patio through a new arched opening. New cabinetry, stone, and flooring throughout.
- Renovation$350,000
- Duration7 months
- CompletedJul 2026
Before you commit
You get the whole picture before you sign anything.
Most remodel horror stories start with a one-page bid and a handshake. Ours starts with a preconstruction package you could hand to any other builder in town.
- Measured existing conditions and a written scope narrative
- Line-item budget: every trade priced, nothing bundled
- A milestone schedule for the project
- An allowance sheet showing where selections affect the budget
- The subcontractors we intend to use, named
- A draw schedule tied to completed work
How it goes
Three phases. No surprises in any of them.
The full breakdown, including how we price work and what we won't take on, is on the process page.
Phase 01
2–5 weeks
Preconstruction
We walk the house, review the drawings against existing conditions, price the trades, and build the schedule. You review the budget and the schedule before demolition starts.
- Site walk and existing-conditions review
- Trade pricing and line-item budget
- Permit and HOA submittals
Phase 02
The build
Construction
A dedicated project lead runs your house. You get regular written updates with photos, the current schedule, and anything that needs a decision from you.
- Long-lead materials ordered at contract
- Change orders priced and approved in writing
- Daily site cleanup and neighbor management
Phase 03
Handover
Closeout
We work the punch list to completion at closeout. You leave with the documents you'll want in five years when something needs service.
- Owner walkthrough and punch list
- Warranties, manuals, and as-built documents
- Workmanship warranty as set out in your contract
Every month a project runs long is a month of interest, taxes, insurance, and utilities charged against a fixed date. Schedule isn't an operational detail. It's a line item.Colby McMahon — Founder
We learned that on our own projects, where a slipped schedule came out of our own pocket. You get the same discipline on your house.
Ask any builder for references from the projects that got difficult, not just the ones that went smoothly. We're comfortable with that conversation.
Next step
Tell us about the house.
Five questions, about two minutes. If it looks like a fit, we'll come walk the property and give you an honest read on what it will take.
The record
Eleven recent projects, before and after.
Renovation size, how long each one took, and what the house looked like on both ends. Most finished inside seven months. The shortest was four.
01
86th Street
Scottsdale · 85251
Renovation$230,000
Duration7 months
CompletedJul 2026
Kitchen
02
Canyon View Road
DC Ranch, Scottsdale · 2,627 sf
Renovation$350,000
Duration7 months
CompletedJul 2026
Great room and kitchen
03
Lincoln Drive
Arcadia, Phoenix · 85018
Renovation$300,000
Duration7 months
CompletedMar 2026
Kitchen
04
Sheridan Street
Scottsdale · 85257
Renovation$240,000
Duration5 months
CompletedDec 2025
Primary bath, converted from a workshop
05
Windrose Drive
Scottsdale Mountain · 4,474 sf
Renovation$500,000
Duration9 months
CompletedOct 2025
Kitchen
06
Sahuaro Drive
Phoenix · 1,738 sf
Renovation$180,000
Duration4 months
CompletedMay 2025
Kitchen
07
Catalina Drive
Phoenix · 85014
Renovation$250,000
Duration6 months
CompletedApr 2025
Kitchen
08
109th Street
McDowell Mountain Ranch · 3,759 sf
Renovation$275,000
Duration4 months
CompletedOct 2023
Great room and kitchen
09
Canterbury
Moon Valley, Phoenix
Renovation$220,000
Duration9 months
CompletedMay 2022
Kitchen and great room
10
Highlands Drive
Paradise Valley
Renovation$250,000
Duration4 months
CompletedJul 2021
Great room
11
Dixileta Drive
Scottsdale · 85266
Renovation$350,000
Duration7 months
CompletedSep 2020
Kitchen
Renovation figures are construction cost on each project. Durations are actual, measured from start of work to completion.
On site now
Currently building.
Two active builds. Ask and we will arrange a walkthrough of either one while the work is still open.
Desert Mountain, Scottsdale
Sundance Trail
A hillside home taken back to structure. Great room framing reworked to open the view corridor, full mechanical, electrical, and plumbing replacement, new kitchen and primary suite, refinished exterior.
- ScopeFull renovation
- DeliveryFixed price
- StatusIn progress
Scottsdale
80th Place
Interior renovation and reconfiguration. Walls relocated to square up the plan, new kitchen with custom cabinetry, every bath rebuilt, new flooring, lighting, and electrical throughout.
- ScopeInterior renovation
- DeliveryFixed price
- StatusIn progress
References
Talk to the owners.
We're glad to put you in touch with recent clients, including the ones whose projects hit a problem along the way. Ask them how it got handled.
Next step
Tell us about the house.
Five questions, about two minutes. If it looks like a fit, we'll come walk the property.
Phase 01
2–5 weeks
Preconstruction
Nothing gets demolished on a guess. We measure what's there, review the drawings against the existing conditions, and put the trades out for real pricing. If the design and the budget don't agree, you find that out here, not in month four.
- Site walk and measured existing conditions
- Permit history pulled, structural and mechanical condition confirmed
- Drawing review with your architect and designer
- Trade-by-trade pricing, built line by line, never per square foot
- Allowance sheet for selections
- Permit and HOA submittals filed
Phase 02
The build
Construction
A dedicated project lead runs your house, not five others at the same time. You get regular written reports: what got done, what's next, where the schedule stands, and any decision we need from you.
- A dedicated project lead on the job
- Long-lead materials ordered at contract
- Regular written progress reports with photos
- Schedule tracked against milestones
- Change orders priced and approved in writing
- Daily cleanup and neighbor communication
Phase 03
Handover
Closeout
We work the punch list to completion before we call the job done. It does not stay open for months. You leave with the paperwork you'll want in five years when a valve fails or a warranty question comes up.
- Owner walkthrough and written punch list
- Punch list worked to completion at closeout
- Lien waivers from every trade
- Warranties, manuals, and as-built documents
- Workmanship warranty as set out in your contract
- Systems orientation walkthrough
Money
How we price work.
Two structures, chosen by what the drawings can support. We'll tell you which one your project should be on, and why.
Scope is defined
Complete drawings and selections. A single contract price, with the estimating risk on us. Most of our work runs this way.
Scope is still moving
Open-book invoices, a fixed fee, and a maximum. You see the subcontractor invoices and receipts, and savings under the cap are returned to you on the terms set out in the contract.
Speed
How we protect the schedule.
We spent eight years building for our own account, where every extra month came straight out of our own return. That taught us to treat the schedule as a cost, not a courtesy.
- Nothing waits on a material we could have ordered in preconstruction
- Trades sequenced so nobody waits on the trade before them
- Crews that work our jobs regularly and know how we run them
- Written accountability against the milestone schedule
Straight answers
What we don't do.
- Start work without a permit a project requires
- Bid off a napkin sketch and call it a budget
- Take a job that needs a superintendent we don't have available
- Run change orders verbally and reconcile at the end
- Bill for work that isn't in the ground
If your project needs something on this list to pencil, we're the wrong builder, and we'll tell you that in the first meeting instead of the fourth month.
Next step
Tell us about the house.
Five questions, about two minutes. If it looks like a fit, we'll come walk the property.
Founder
Colby McMahon
I earned my real estate license at 19 and spent my first years on luxury listings in Scottsdale, learning how high-end property is priced and who buys it. At 20 I bought my first property to renovate and resell. It worked, and I kept going.
Eight years later I've completed more than a hundred projects, over eighty of them residential, ranging from cosmetic remodels to full structural renovations with major additions. Along the way I assembled and sold a portfolio of nearly thirty single-family and small multifamily units, and built and exited two operating companies, including a cabinet and flooring business I grew to ten employees.
All of that was spent as the owner writing the checks. I know what a vague invoice feels like, and what it costs to hear about a delay after it already happened. Proper Build Group is built so the people who hire us don't find out the same way.
- RoleFounder, Proper Build Group LLC
- LicensesAZ General Contractor · AZ Real Estate
- Projects completed100+
- BasedScottsdale, Arizona
The team
Who's on your house.
Small on purpose. Every project has a named person responsible for it, and you'll have their phone number.
Jake
Construction delivery and field operations. Jake owns what happens on site: sequencing, trade coordination, quality, and the schedule you were promised.
Project coordination
Submittals, selections, permits, inspections, and the paperwork trail. The part of a remodel that decides whether it finishes on time.
The same crews, constantly
Our subcontractors work our projects day in and day out, not once a season. That volume earns preferential pricing, and preferential scheduling when you need a trade back on site next week. The second is worth more to you than the first.
The advantage
We buy like an owner, not a contractor.
- Wholesale access on cabinetry and flooring, kept from the business we built and sold
- Long-lead materials ordered at contract, not when the trade shows up asking for them
- Trades sequenced tightly, because we've paid the carry on a slipped schedule ourselves
- Budgets built line by line, never estimated per square foot
- Weekly reporting, because that's how we ran our own capital
Credentials & coverage
The boring things that matter.
Verify any of it. The Arizona Registrar of Contractors publishes our license status, complaint history, and bond. Look it up before you sign with anyone.
- EntityProper Build Group LLC
- AZ ROC license359997
- BondedYes
- General liabilityCertificate on request
- Workers' compCertificate on request
- WarrantyPer contract terms
- Office6232 W Bell Rd, Ste 101, Glendale
Where we build
Scottsdale · Paradise Valley · Arcadia · North Scottsdale · DC Ranch · Silverleaf · Desert Mountain · Cave Creek · Carefree
Next step
Tell us about the house.
Five questions, about two minutes. If it looks like a fit, we'll come walk the property.
What happens next
No sales sequence.
- We get back to you quickly, usually within a business day
- A 20-minute call to understand the scope
- A walkthrough at the property
- An honest read on budget and timeline before anyone signs anything
Prefer to talk first?
(802) 999-1094
hello@properbuildgroup.com
What are you planning?
Choose everything that applies.
Where's the property?
We build across the northeast Valley.
What's the budget?
A range is fine. This tells us whether the scope and the number agree.
When would you start?
We schedule preconstruction a few weeks out.
How do we reach you?
Name and email are all we need to get back to you.
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