News and Insights

Notes from the field on building in North Idaho and northwest Montana. Custom homes, healthcare and commercial construction, lakefront permitting, and news about StanCraft.

StanCraft in the News

A running list of local coverage of StanCraft and the StanCraft family of companies across North Idaho and northwest Montana.

Building a Custom Home on Lake Coeur d'Alene: Shoreline, Permits and Timing

A waterfront build is three projects, not one. What owners on Lake Coeur d'Alene, Hayden Lake and Lake Pend Oreille should plan for before breaking ground.

Healthcare Construction in North Idaho: Building Around Patients

Surgery centers, imaging suites and clinics are the hardest commercial work in this market. What changes when the building stays open during construction.

How to Choose a General Contractor in North Idaho

Nine questions worth asking before you hire a builder in Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Post Falls or Sandpoint, and what the answers actually tell you.

Building at Gozzer Ranch and Black Rock: What Owners Should Know

StanCraft Construction Group is a premier builder at Gozzer Ranch and Black Rock. Here is how construction inside a private club community differs from building on an ordinary lot.

StanCraft Opens a Kalispell Office, Ninety-Three Years After Starting on Flathead Lake

StanCraft began building wooden boats in Lakeside, Montana in 1933. A new office on Main Street in Kalispell brings the company, and its construction division, back to where it started.

Let’s Build Together!

StanCraft has been building quality, custom boats for more than 90 years. Let’s build your project together, with the same quality that began in 1933.

Aerial view of a custom home with pool surrounded by pines, built by StanCraft Construction Group in North Idaho