B & H Builders

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B & H Builders

Celeste Holloway remembers perfectly the day in 1991 when her carpenter husband, Tom Bockenstedt, came home from work and delivered an ambitious idea, with trademark enthusiasm. Tom said, LetÆs build a house. LetÆs let the public decide if weÆre ready to become general contractors, Celeste recalls. The husband and wife team built a spec home under a grueling schedule, wanting it ready for the Iowa City Parade of Homes that May. The diligence paid dividends. Tom and Celeste sold five homes from that one spec home, and B & H Builders was born. Since that spring more than two decades ago, B & H has become one of the areaÆs most esteemed home builders. Their employees are all considered craftsmenûand like family.