SMHamilton Group

Craftsmanship you can feel.

You bring the vision. We make it real.

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Classical entry with a broken-pediment door surround, paneled reveals and gas lanterns on painted stone
Services

What we do for homeowners

One point of contact for your project, bringing you, your designers and our trusted trades together as one team.

01

Construction Management

Day-to-day leadership on site: scheduling and sequencing the trades, tracking progress against the plans and keeping the work moving.

02

Owner's Representation

We act as your agent, not your contractor, so our only interest is yours. You see every bid, every invoice and every change.

03

Specifications & Selections

Written specifications and a guided selections process for brick, stone, paint, fixtures and finishes, each approved by you in writing.

04

Bidding & Procurement

Prequalified subcontractors, competitive quotes leveled side by side, and long-lead items ordered early so the schedule holds.

05

Design, Architecture & Build

From first sketch to finished home: working with you and your architect on plans that are beautiful, buildable and true to your vision.

06

Consulting

Expert advice before you commit: reviewing plans, budgets and bids, and helping you decide on the right path for your project.

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Our Approach

Your vision, realized, should feel right before you know why.

The spaces that endure share a quiet discipline: lines that align, parts that answer one another, details scaled to the whole. None of it calls attention to itself, yet you feel it the moment you walk in.

We bring that discipline to every project, large or small, new construction or renovation, residential or commercial. We plan carefully before the work begins, and we work alongside the trades to carry it through until the last detail is in place.

Symmetry

Centered openings, matched elevations and a clear axis through each room give a home its sense of order and calm.

Balance & Proportion

Windows, doors, casing and crown sized in relation to one another and to the room, so nothing feels too heavy or too slight.

Clean Lines

Straight, plumb and true. Reveals that are even, joints that are tight and transitions that resolve cleanly from one material to the next.

Attention to Detail

The things most people never notice, like a mitered return, a scribed fit or a hidden fastener, are the things we check twice.

Four parts of every project

Most every construction project comes down to the same four parts. Understanding how they fit together, and in what order, is what keeps a project on budget and on schedule.

01

Site Work

Surveys, clearing, grading, drainage, utilities and foundations. The ground everything else depends on.

02

Structure

Framing, roofing, windows, doors and the exterior envelope that makes the home strong and weather-tight.

03

Mechanical

Plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling. The systems behind the walls that make a house comfortable and livable.

04

Finish

Drywall, trim, cabinetry, tile, paint and fixtures. The craftsmanship you see and touch every day.

Three evolutions, one plan

Every project moves through the same deliberate sequence, so decisions are made before money is spent and work begins only when it is ready.

Evolution 01

Specifications & Selections

We write the specifications, guide your selections and gather subcontractor quotes, so scope and price are settled up front.

Evolution 02

Preparation

Long-lead materials are ordered, permits are secured and the site is cleaned and prepared, so construction starts clean.

Evolution 03

Prosecution of the Work

We coordinate the trades on site every day, review every pay request and collect lien waivers, through punch list and final walkthrough.

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Why an Owner's Agent

You stay in control.

You hold every contract

Subcontractors work for you directly. Their prices are your prices.

We never hold your funds

You pay trades and suppliers directly, after we review every invoice.

Nothing proceeds unapproved

Every specification, selection and change is signed off by you in writing.

Clear, regular reporting

Weekly progress updates and a monthly cost report showing budget, commitments and spend.

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Selected Work

Our work, by project type

Homes & Exteriors

Shingle-style home with a wraparound porch, turned columns and white railings Brick colonial with dormers and three arched cedar garage doors Front porch steps and pedimented entry with a red door and herringbone brick walk Classical entry with a broken-pediment door surround and gas lanterns Covered porch pavilion with columns, white railings and a beadboard ceiling Exterior cornice detail with dentil blocks and a paneled corner return Brick Georgian with a two-story columned portico, balustrade and pedimented gable Gray clapboard colonial with green shutters, brick chimney and a red Japanese maple Farmhouse with a wraparound porch, turned balusters and lattice skirting Shingle-style home with dormers, a columned front porch and a curved bay Front porch with Tuscan columns and mahogany decking beside new plantings Carriage-style garage door with crown-molded trim and clapboard siding Sage-green farmhouse with a covered front porch, dormered garage wing and carriage doors Colonial with shingled gables, black shutters, a covered porch and dormered two-car garage Blue colonial with a columned wraparound porch above a fieldstone wall in summer Blue colonial with a cedar-shingled gable and columned porch after a fresh snowfall Stone and stucco elevation with lanterns, metal awning and ornamental grasses Stone and stucco contemporary home at dusk with a paver drive
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Kitchens & Interiors

Cherry kitchen with raised-panel cabinetry, dentil crown and black granite counters Open kitchen and family room joined by a columned half-wall with a granite counter White kitchen with a marble waterfall island and counter stools Butler's pantry with glass-front cabinets opening to the kitchen Maple kitchen with a granite peninsula, center island and wall of pantry cabinets Dining room with raised-panel wainscot, coffered ceiling and brass chandelier Open loft with French doors and a curved stair with a walnut handrail Family room with a dentil-trimmed fireplace mantel between symmetrical windows and sconces Dining room with a tray ceiling, ceiling medallion, brass chandelier and a Greek-key floor inlay Oval-ceilinged room with a plaster medallion, paneled wainscot and a bordered maple floor Curved foyer stair with turned balusters, a mahogany rail and treads over a granite floor Cased opening with Tuscan columns looking into a paneled dining room Cherry raised-panel wainscot with matching window casing and crown Vaulted room with stacked gable windows over triple French doors Foyer stair with barley-twist balusters, a volute handrail and black granite floor Foyer from above with a checkerboard marble floor and leaded-glass entry Two-story stair hall with mahogany rails and a candle chandelier Curved landing rail with turned balusters over dark hardwood floors Upper hall with beadboard wainscot and a stair rail with a turned newel Upper hallway with chair rail leading to a diamond-pane window seat Mahogany spiral stair seen from above with a curved handrail Living room with a marble fireplace and a wall of sliding glass Dining room with a beaded chandelier beside a horizontal-rail stair Horizontal-rail stair beside a white-oak cubby bookcase
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Bathrooms & Showers

Primary bath with marble walls and floors, a freestanding tub and twin white vanities Bath with a pedestal tub in a bay window between twin cherry vanities Tiled soaking tub with a slate accent band beside a cherry vanity Soaking tub set beneath a triple casement window Glass shower enclosure beside a tiled corner whirlpool tub Double vanity with green marble top and scalloped beveled mirrors Maple vanity with a granite top under a gilt-framed mirror Walk-in tile shower with a mosaic accent band and hand shower Bath with tumbled-stone wainscot, decorative inserts and a checkerboard floor Bath with white subway tile, black hex floor and brass fixtures Water closet with marble-look tile wainscot under a garden window Private water closet seen through a cased doorway beside a cherry vanity
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Closets & Built-ins

Walk-in closet with built-in shelving and a center island of drawers Closet system with glass-front cabinet framed by twin sliding barn doors Bedroom with paneled double closet doors and an en-suite bath
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Outdoor Living & Pools

Pool at dusk with the house and pool pavilion lit Pool and pavilion with an outdoor fireplace at sunset Pool pavilion and spa glowing at dusk
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Vintage family photograph of a grandfather guiding a young boy as he swings a hammer on a wood porch
About

Built on craft

Building runs in the family. Mark Hamilton, founder of SMHamilton Group, is a fourth-generation carpenter, builder and entrepreneur with 25 years of experience. The lessons passed down through his family, from how to hold a hammer (Yep, that's actually me with my grandfather, getting one of my earliest hammer-holding lessons) to how to stand behind your work, still guide every project we take on.

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Contact

Let's talk about your project.

Whether you are planning a remodel or a new home, we would be glad to walk the property with you and explain how we work.

Schedule a consultation
Location
Fort Worth, Texas
Phone
817-908-7431
Email
mark@smhamiltongroup.com
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