A simpler path to a new home
Stick-built on your lot, with set plans and curated finishes that simplify the process and help keep pricing predictable.
High $190s to low $300sthe home, on your lotThe cost of building a new home has risen considerably, but not every customer needs unlimited plans, selections, and customization. We developed the Freedom Series to offer another way to build: simplify the parts of the process that add cost and time, while keeping the construction quality that matters.
We worked with our suppliers and subcontractors to establish pricing on a defined set of materials and packages. We standardized the plans so the design, estimating, and material requirements are established in advance, and we narrowed the selection process to a curated set of finishes. Together, those choices reduce the time and variability that drive cost without changing the construction standards we use.
How the price works
The pricing comes from four deliberate choices that simplify the build without changing the construction standards.
Standardized plans
Freedom Series floor plans and exterior designs are set. That reduces redesign, drafting, estimating, and many of the decisions that add time and cost before construction begins.
Negotiated material packages
Our suppliers give us better pricing on specific cabinet lines, countertop colors, flooring, and fixtures because we commit to volume. You still choose your finishes from the options we've selected.
Simpler foundations
Every plan is drawn and priced for a crawlspace foundation. Less excavation, less concrete, less time in the ground. If you want a basement, or your lot calls for one, we can add it to any plan.
A streamlined process
Fewer design and selection decisions reduce the time spent before construction and help keep the build moving once work begins.
We publish specifications for every home we build. This one's no different.
A Freedom Series home follows the same construction and workmanship standards as every Ellis home. What changes is the specification package, the number of choices, and the amount of customization. Here is what stays the same and where the Freedom Series differs.
The Freedom Series is designed to make a new stick-built home attainable at a wider range of budgets. The plans and choices are streamlined. The way we build the home is not.
The plans
Seven plans ranging from 1,300 to nearly 2,000 square feet, each designed around the Freedom Series approach: fixed floor plans, curated finishes, and straightforward pricing.
How it goes
Pick your plan
Choose from the Freedom Series lineup. We'll walk you through which plans suit your lot and your budget.
We walk your lot
Before you commit to anything, we walk the land with you, help determine the best placement for the home, and give you a realistic picture of well, septic, driveway, and site costs.
Make your selections
Siding, cabinets, countertops, flooring, fixtures. A curated menu means selections happen in one visit, not six.
We build
The same construction standards as every home we build. You'll know where things stand throughout.
Move in
Professionally cleaned, walked through together, and backed by our one-year workmanship warranty.
The Freedom Series goes farther
The Freedom Series is available across a broader service area, including Bedford, Franklin, and parts of Pittsylvania, Henry and Botetourt counties, as well as Roanoke. Its set plans, streamlined selections, and simpler build process allow us to offer these homes farther from our traditional Smith Mountain Lake service area.
If you own land, have a lot in mind, or are still looking, it is worth talking with us early. The Freedom Series may make building a new home more attainable than you expect.
Common questions
You can add a deck. Beyond that, the structure remains as designed. Keeping the plans set is one of the main ways we control design time, estimating, and cost. If you need structural changes, one of our standard custom plans may be a better starting point, and we can talk through both options.
You'll need a lot to build on, but you do not need to own it before you talk with us. If you are considering a property, we can evaluate the lot before you buy and help you understand potential well, septic, driveway, clearing, and other site costs.
Freedom Series homes can be paid for with cash or financed. When financing is used, a construction-to-permanent loan is a common approach: the lender funds the build in stages and the loan converts to a regular mortgage after completion. Requirements vary by lender, and we can point you to local lenders familiar with new-home construction.
No. Freedom Series homes are stick-built on site by our crews, the same way we build every home.
Yes. Every Freedom Series home is priced for a crawlspace foundation, and the floor plans shown here are the crawlspace versions. If you'd prefer a basement, or your lot slopes in a way that requires one, we can add a basement to any plan. It adds to the cost and some build time, and we'll walk you through both before anything is signed.
The floor plans are fixed, but you still choose from available siding styles and colors, cabinet finishes, countertops, flooring, fixtures, and other finish options. Those selections give each home its own look while keeping the Freedom Series process streamlined.
The same one-year workmanship warranty we put on every home, plus the manufacturer warranties on materials, including the limited lifetime warranty on the architectural shingles.
Every lot and every season is different, so we do not promise a single build time for every home. The set plans and curated selections remove several steps that can add time before construction begins, but the schedule still depends on the lot, permits, weather, material availability, and whether you add a basement. We will walk through the expected schedule for your specific project before construction starts.