Owner's representation and construction consulting for Florida's most demanding projects, backed by five decades of family construction experience.
Two ways we work
What we build
Build-on-your-lot and presale custom homes, anchored in Punta Gorda and built throughout Southwest Florida - each one designed for Florida weather from the first drawing. Cloud Design Build is a verified new-construction builder on Zillow and Realtor.com.
Consulting & expert services
Owners, developers, and their teams bring us in when a project needs construction expertise they can rely on - to plan it, evaluate it, or resolve it. Because he is still actively building, the perspective is current and field-based, not theoretical.
Site inspections, building-system evaluations, and independent analysis of construction defects, code compliance, and cost of repair. Includes owner's representation, construction claims, and property insurance claims.
Consulting and expert services across Florida real estate - from acquisition and feasibility through transaction disputes, fraud and misrepresentation, and HOA and condo disputes.
The builder
James has built at the scale of major developments and chosen to build custom homes with the same discipline - licensed not just as a general contractor, but across the trades that make up a building.
Featured content · Published work
Trouble in Paradise: Pitfalls of Buying an Existing Home
James is the author of Trouble in Paradise - a field guide to the construction defects, hidden risks, and common issues found in residential properties, from single-family homes to condominiums.
A second book is in development, focused on new construction - the defects, oversights, and conditions that quietly undermine performance even in newly built homes.
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Whether it's a construction project or a matter that needs an expert, you'll work directly with the people who actually do the work.
