Wolter Brothers Awards

Milwaukee Magazine: Wolter Brothers is Best Milwaukee Area Homebuilder (1999) and Best Mid-Priced Milwaukee Area Homebuilder (2003).

In 1999 Milwaukee Magazine completed it's first comprehensive survey of Milwaukee area homebuilders. In 2003 they expanded their survey to include more than 45 builders and hundreds of consumers. Just like the Olympics, this survey will continue every four years. And just as the Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, Wolter Brothers has won the first two Milwaukee Magazine home building surveys! (Mid-Priced Homes)

Here is an excerpt of the 1999 results:

 Choosing a home builder is now a lot easier thanks to Milwaukee Magazine. In the first-ever customer survey of more than 20 home builders, Wolter Brothers earned the title: "Best Homebuilder". The article was titled "Homebuilding Heaven and Hell" and authored by Erik Gunn. He explained why many customers believe Wolter Brothers is among the angels. One of the most common complaints consumers had was that their builders did not correct mistakes, or were difficult to deal with, when it came to fixing flaws.

Vicki Staeger found out she had chosen the correct builder when a young electrician cut a gaping hole into the custom seamless countertop in her new dream kitchen. She and her husband, Alan, were building a split bedroom ranch in Muskego with Wolter Brothers. The workman apologized profusely while Wolter Brothers rushed to remedy the mistake by replacing the damaged countertop in just five days. With that kind of action, it didn't take long for Staeger to sum up her homebuilding experience. "It was wonderful", says the 53 year-old retiree.

That kind of concern for customers is why Wolter Brothers triumphed over it's competition in a survey of more than 1,500 people who have recently built homes in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha, Racine and Kenosha counties. The magazine asked people to rate their home builder in ten different catagories, on a scale of one to six, with six being the best score. Wolter Brothers' total was 57.70 out of a possible 60 points, the highest of any builder. Wolter Brothers finished 1st in Timeliness (5.94), Adherence To Budget (5.88), Building Contract (5.94) and Contract Adherence (5.94). We finished tied for 1st in Overall Satisfaction (5.80) and Percent Who Would Hire Again (100%), while placing near the top in every other category.

Being selected as "Best Milwaukee Area Homebuilder" is precious to Wolter Brothers because of who was responsible for choosing: new homeowners! Building a home is a complex and demanding process that, as the article says, can be either heaven or hell depending on which builder you choose. For a heavenly experience building your new home, contact Wolter Brothers... Milwaukee area's best builder.

Here is an excerpt of the 2003 survey:

In 2003 Milwaukee Magazine expanded it's survey to include more than 45 builders. As Matt Maroney, executive director of the Metropolitan Builders Association explained, it was not fair to compare a builder of half million dollar mini-mansions with one that builds $150,000 starter homes. Wolter Brothers came in 1st among builders of mid-priced and lower-priced homes, and fourth overall, with the top three builders all specializing in higher-priced homes (over $300,000).

Wolter Brothers earned it's reputation as Milwaukee's #1 mid-priced home builder and continues to generate an enthusiastic customer following. "On the 2003 survey, Wolter Brothers construction quality scored well and it's employees were highly responsive in the eyes of most who returned our surveys." Wolter Brothers scored higher than all other builders on comparable priced homes in the areas of Allowances, Response After Construction, Framing, Flooring, Electric, Plumbing, Cleanup and, of course, Overall.

"Subcontractors were excellent and promptly fixed any post-construction concerns", said one customer. Another stated, "Wolter Brothers made the experience almost stress-free... we would call them anytime, which wasn't often, and they were right there to answer questions or get something done. I would build with them in a minute!"

For a copy of Milwaukee Magazine's 2003 Survey, email us your address and we would be happy to send you one.

Milwaukee Metropolitan Parade Of Homes

The 1999 Milwaukee Metropolitan Parade of Homes featured the Morningview model. This 1920 square-foot ranch includes many desirable amenities such as three large bedrooms, two full baths with high ceilings and a spacious three-car garage. This popular model features a Whirlpool tub in the master bath, varying ceiling heights and a finished lower level with a fireplace in the Great Room. The large kitchen is a chef's delight and the living center opens up with large windows. The exterior is low maintenance brick and aluminum siding while a large deck surrounds most of the house. The home is pictured here.

The Morningview was a big hit with the thousands of people who attended the Milwaukee Metropolitan Parade of Homes in the Two Rivers subdivision, located in Mukwonago. It also scored very well with home building experts! Our Morningview model won four awards in the competition among builders featured in the 1999 Milwaukee Metropolitan Parade Of Homes:

• Honor Award
• Interior Decorating Award
• Landscape Award
• Achievement Award For Design Craftsmanship & Building Professionalism

The 2003 Milwaukee Metropolitan Parade Of Homes brought Wolter Brothers three new awards which again exemplified our commitment to quality home building. Our Prairieview split-bedroom ranch model won the runner -up award for Best New Model. This Frank Lloyd-Wright inspired design includes a cultured stone entry, 2 1/2 foot soffits and side awning windows. The U-shaped staircase and avant-garde kitchen create an open feeling which is perfect for a sociable environment. People loved the attractive interior styling (perfected by our interior designer, Jeanne Ketterhagen) which garnered the award for Best Interior Design. We were also given the Best Landscaping award, which rounded out a very successful Milwaukee Metropolitan Parade Of Homes.