Matthew
...Apart from the ever-expanding tree-houses and forts that littered the 40-acre Eastern Colorado ranch of his early childhood, when Matthew graduated from Baylor University with a degree in telecommunication (radio/tv/film) he didn't have a lot of "building" experience. Motivated by his father-in-laws stipulation of employment before he'd release the hand of his daughter in marriage, Matthew took the first job offered - repairing laminant chips on clothing fixtures in Dillards stores across W. Texas and Oklahoma.

Despite being a job which was about as much fun as it sounds, after a year, when Matthew decided it was time for something new, he realized that through this job he had not only obtained his bride but also an understanding of how a contractor/sub-contractor relationship works as well as the discovery of how much he enjoyed working with his hands.

After quitting the laminant gig, while free-lancing as a carpenter, Matthew wrestled with the question of "what am I going to be when I grow up". The answer came in the form of a belt-sander. Matthew had borrowed this sander to do a little job at a church and when it was stolen out of his truck he approached the friend he'd borrowed it from to tell him he needed to buy him a new one. His friend informed him that he actually needed to buy Waco Habitat for Humanity a new one as he had borrowed it from them.

The director of Waco Habitat was gracious enough to let him begin to work it off at $6 an hour. After three wonderful years as their Construction Manager, Matthew had learned to build a house from top to bottom (rather bottom to top) and had the time of his life working with volunteers and future homeowners dedicated to achieve one common goal: helping to alleviate sub-standard housing...and oh yeah, he also managed to pay off the belt-sander.

The next season not only brought a transition of geography (Waco to Bryan/College Station), but also a transition from the world of non-profit to the world of "for profit". It took about a year and a half to learn that every thing now was about making money (what a concept). Fortunately for him, he was able to learn the difference between managing subs and managing volunteers as well as many other valuable (yet costly) lessons on someone else's dollar as he was managing the residential division of a large construction company.

As a result of working with various sub-contractors (and writing them checks much larger than the ones he was getting), the desire to work for himself, as a sub-contractor, began do develop and Matthew launched his first company. Acting as a framing sub, a trim carpenter, an (unlicensed) Electrician, a tile guy, painter, handy-man, landscaper, goat farmer, etc., etc., he began to fit into the category of "remodeling contractor" more than any other category. Though he loved the hard work and was given several large and challenging projects, he was still searching for the fulfillment found at Habitat.

A decision to teach came out of that desire and a side business inspecting homes would help fund that career change. Matthew became a Texas licensed home inspector and a Texas licensed school teacher in the same year and began teaching immediately at a boys and girls home. As wonderful an experience as this was, when it came time to renew his contract, he opted to take an offer to build a home for a former sub-contractor of his, knowing he would more than likely be moving before the school year was over. Four months later, the day after closing on the house he'd just built, Matthew loaded up his family (Amelia [momma], Ethan, Sydney, Adriel, and Liam) and headed back to the land of his Youth.

Peacemaker Builder's Inc. was formed out a desire to serve, a need to make a living, and real plainly, because Matthew likes to build.

The guys
These are the guys who will, typically along side Matthew, be doing all the carpentry related aspects of your project. Servants to the core, these are men you'll be comfortable having in, and working on, your home.