Company Story

Sally and Harry had called earlier that day from their family farm in eastern Colorado. Hearing the storm warnings for the Fort Collins area, they worried about the safety of the townhome we had built for them the previous year. We too worried as the rains continued to pound Fort Collins. Knowing their townhouse was vacant, we had checked on it several times during the day. With night falling and the storms intensifying, we returned, traveling through flooded streets, armed only with raincoats, buckets and towels.

We raced to check their basement and, to our horror, saw a wall of water threatening to shatter the glass and flood the lower floor. We each took a window well, bailing feverishly between flashes of lightning, until we could inch the windows open enough to bail from the inside. Filling wastebaskets with rainwater from the window well, we dashed down the hallway and emptied them in the bathtub and commode. After an hour and a half, shaking from exhaustion and fearing defeat, we heard the rain begin to ease.

It was after midnight before the storm subsided, and we were able to leave. The deluge had dumped fourteen inches of rain in two hours.

Leaving their townhome, we heard the roar of rushing water and got our first glimpse of the damage to our community. Torrents of water raced through buildings, down roads, and through open areas, spreading out to form unfamiliar lakes and ponds. Concerned about our own family and home, we picked our way through flooded streets and impassable bridges, arriving home to find an answering machine filled with messages from distraught clients.

We prioritized the message list and developed a plan. Dawn found us calling each of them, assessing damage, renting pumping equipment and fans, and reserving carpet-cleaners for our homeowners. We organized college students to help move wet boxes and calm fears in the subdivision. Our trade contractors were by our side, helping to reinforce window wells and to re-establish drainage patterns.

Looking back on that frightening day, we were fortunate to be able to help where we could. We rarely confront events of such magnitude.

Yet, our reaction to our owners' call for help was just as natural as our homeowners' confidence in our ability and our accessibility to listen and to aid. Throughout the building process, our homeowners learn to count on us for support and guidance. We listen. We respond. We assist them during the construction of their home in every way possible.

Our staff is trained to work with each of our clients in this very personal way. Each person at Spanjer Homes is an integral component of a well-coordinated and hard working team, a reflection of the company’s values and a source of inspiration. Everyone at Spanjer Homes is provided with educational, as well as personal growth, opportunities. Adding to and revising procedures and policies, our staff continues to share and refine the vision of Spanjer Homes. These shared experiences and values help us to grow in understanding one another and our clients.

At Spanjer Homes, our commitment to our homeowners is to go beyond what is expected, to provide uncompromising excellence in workmanship while nurturing relationships upon which they can rely, no matter the circumstances. At Spanjer Homes we stand for these qualities. We have earned the trust and goodwill of those who have repeatedly selected us to build for them since 1978.