It’s All About Family

At its heart, the Schumacher Homes story is all about family. Ours, and yours. It’s a story of passion and pride, keeping your promises and building a legacy. A story that all started with Paul Schumacher and a single house.

In the early 1990s, Paul went into the business of buying and renovating fixer-uppers in Canton, Ohio. And the day he finished his first house and saw the eyes of the new homeowners light up, he knew building would be his career. After buying, restoring, and selling a few more homes, he also realized there was something far more special about designing and building homes from the ground up.

Ask him and he’ll tell you, you learn a lot building a home from scratch. And not just about construction. During his early years, Paul talked to hundreds of people about the building process. What they loved. What they disliked. How the process made them feel. And after a while, two things became crystal clear to him. First, every home had to start with a great design. And second, what people really wanted was the freedom and flexibility to build an affordable home, where and how they wanted it. He learned that buying someone else’s house always involves a compromise. And that other builders are frequently full of reasons why this or that can’t be done. People told Paul they wanted a builder who would listen and help them create their dream home.

Paul discovered the true vision for Schumacher Homes was in designing and building fully customized homes the way his customers wanted them. Not close to what they wanted. Exactly what they wanted at a price and quality level no other builder was delivering. He also learned that this is much easier said than done, which is why so few builders have made an attempt to do it.

It was from this blend of insight and personal passion that drove Paul and his family—his wife, parents, brother and sister—to make a commitment to building a legacy of quality and affordability from one side of America to the other, one beautiful home, one joyous family at a time. They dedicated themselves to building every home as though they were building it for their family. And, they’ve never looked back.

Today, Schumacher Homes is the largest and one of the most decorated custom home builders in the country. Over the years, Schumacher Homes has taken the promise of an affordable, innovative, fully customized home and made it a reality for more than 8,000 families across the country. And, no two of those homes is alike. Each reflects the personal design choices and dreams of its owners. Schumacher Homes works with dedicated local trade partners who share the company’s commitment to building the home customers want to build, the way they want it built. With a fully collaborative spirit. With financial transparency. And with a dedication to building homes families can enjoy for generations.