About

A Reno-based custom home builder, quietly obsessed with getting it right.

Lariat Builders was founded in Reno, Nevada in 2021 with a simple idea: a home should be built the way it was designed to be built. No shortcuts, no surprises, no substitutions the owner never signed off on.

We take on a small number of projects a year so that every one of them gets our attention — from the site walk to the last homeowner walk-through. We work alongside your architect and interior designer, or we can help you find the right ones for your project.

Stone fireplace and oak millwork

Craft is a decision.

Every joint, shadow line, and reveal is the result of a hundred small choices made carefully. We treat them that way.

Quiet jobsites.

Clean, safe, respectful. If you can't tell a Lariat jobsite from a finished home at the end of the day, we're doing it right.

Transparency, always.

Weekly meetings, written recaps, photo updates every Friday. You never have to ask where the project stands.

Leadership

The people behind every home.

Founder

Jeff Lee

Founder & Managing Partner

Jeff started Lariat Builders after years of running general contracting and real estate development projects across Northern Nevada. His conviction — that a home should feel like the truest version of its owners — shapes every choice the company makes, from the trades we partner with to the way a punch list gets closed out.

If you'd like to talk about a project, Jeff answers his own email.

jeff@lariatbuilders.com


Founder

David Lee

Founder & Principal

21 years of experience

David brings 21 years of experience running complex, high-quality, craftsmanship-driven projects across the western United States. His work spans custom residential, commercial, and mixed-use construction — always organized around the same standard: buildings that are drawn well, built better, and hold up over time.

At Lariat, David leads project delivery and the trade relationships that make ambitious homes actually possible. His discipline in preconstruction, scheduling, and detailing is why our jobsites feel calm even when the drawings are hard.

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