Our family has been in the home building business for over 40 years. Over these four-plus decades we have built hundreds of homes throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. We have built everything from a quaint vacation home to a multi-million-dollar luxury home with indoor pools and saunas. Contact us today!

Some builders over charge, some builders lack quality, some builders bid low and nickel and dime you later. Our philosophy is simple – approach every buyer with honesty and integrity, always striving to build a high-quality home at a competitive price. Simply put, we will build you a better home at a competitive price.

We can (and have) built everything from a tiny 600 square foot vacation home to a 10,000+ square foot multi-million-dollar luxury estate home.

We build homes throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Some of the major cities and towns that we build in include Mount Cobb, Dunmore, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Waverly, Olyphant, Archbald, Dickson City, Carbondale, Pittston, Old Forge, Moosic, Lake Ariel, Hamlin, Moscow, Daleville, Gouldsboro, Tunkhannock, Hawley, Greentown, Honesdale, Milford, Dingmans Ferry, Cresco, Mount Pocono, Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Shavertown, Dallas, Mountain Top, Wilkes Barre surrounding areas, Scranton surrounding areas.

We have an extensive photo gallery on our website. Here are links to those pages: Exteriors Photo Gallery, Fireplaces Photo Gallery, Kitchens Photo Gallery, Baths Photo Gallery, Living Spaces Photo Gallery, Other Photo Gallery. Additional photos can be found on our various social media pages (see social media links at the bottom of this page).

Every home we build is stick framed and built on site. We don’t believe in driving your new home down the road over bumps and turns and then lifting it with a cable that causes it to twist, stretch, and break. Stick framed homes are just better and more attractive on the resale market. Best of all, given the same or similar features we often compete or beat modular pricing.

We build numerous quick-move-in-homes throughout the year in the Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Pocono areas. Check our Quick Delivery Homes list to see what we have available.

See our new home Process page for details and a rough timeline.

Winter conditions may cause delays, but generally we can start your home any time of the year.

It typically takes us 6-12 months after groundbreaking to complete the construction of your home. Larger homes, highly custom homes, weather, change orders, untimely selection decisions, and other factors may impact this timeline. Total timeline including financing underwriting and permitting can take 10-24 months depending on project specifics.

We use an online buyer access portal, called BuilderTrend, to better involve you throughout the construction process. From Selection and Change Order approvals to Daily Logs and Photos you are able to access your project's information on your PC or mobile device 24/7.

We have always used subcontractors / trade contractors to complete the majority of work on our homes. We are a strong believer that a well-built home is built by expert craftsmen in their content area. That means we never have a “jack of all trades” installing critical electrical wiring and heating equipment in your new home. We only use tradesman highly skilled in their content area. It also means that we have significant trade contractor resources to draw upon and ensure your home is completed in a timely manner.

Yes. Either you can complete your own site work or have us complete the site work for your new home for you. Alternatively, some buyers will have us complete the dig and backfill of the home and they complete the balance of the site work.

Yes. See our home plans page for our available home plans.

Yes. We can work from your home plans and/or design a home from from a concept you provide.

Yes. We have our own in house new home designers. We can fully custom design your new home. See our custom new home design web page for more information.

Our home plans are always free when you build with us. We also offer free customization of our home plans. If you choose to have a home plan custom designed we do charge a small fee for our design services.

Yes. We can customize our home plans at no charge. From floor plan changes to complete customization of the exterior we can alter plans to meet your personal preferences.

Much care should be taken when choosing your building lot. A lot with too much slope, poor percolation, limited utilities, or abundant rock may cost you a lot of money or even worse – not be buildable. Outlook Construction offers FREE lot consultation services to help review your potential building lot. Fill out our Contact Form today for your free lot evaluation.

Yes! We primarily build on Buyer's own land. See our Build on Your Lot page for more information.

Yes. We offer home and lot package in several communities throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. See our Communities page for more information.

We can assist you in finding land. We have in-house licensed Realtors that can search the MLS and help you find land. Contacts us for help finding land.

We work with most local banks and lenders. We are on most local bank's 'approved builder' list. We always recommend working with local banks as opposed to large national banks that do not understand our local market.

We work with most local banks. Please contact us for bank recommendations.

No. However, we do work with many local lenders to finance new home construction for our buyers.

Yes. We typically require a good faith deposit to show your commitment to the project. Contact us for information on deposit requirements.

A construction loan is a short-term, loan used to finance the building of your home, where funds are disbursed in stages as the construction progresses, and is typically replaced by a traditional mortgage once the home is completed. We recommend a 12 month construction loan.

We always recommend getting at least a 12 month construction loan.

Yes. We typically require an escrow type account be setup to manage the cash distributions throughout construction.

Yes, typically lenders will use the appraised value of your land as a credit toward your down payment amount.

This is a very common question that is not easy to answer. We build homes ranging from $150 to over $300 per square foot. However, it is important to keep in mind that new home costs are driven by plan complexity, interior and exterior finishes, site work, utilities access, and many other factors. It is best to Contact Us for a free no obligation consultation to obtain a more accurate price estimate on your new home.

We provide a fixed price proposal with allowances (budgeted dollars) for your final selected finishes.

It depends... If you choose one of our plans, we can provide you an accurate estimate in a matter of days. If you plan to build a custom home an accurate proposal will likely take several weeks.

"Allowances" refer to a set amount of money allocated within the construction budget for certain items or finishes (cabinets, flooring, lighting, etc.) that haven't been specifically chosen at the time of the contract signing. They act as placeholders for products or services (which often take extensive planning or design work) that will be selected later in the building process.

Change Order's are any alteration to the original contract's specifications or pricing. Change Orders are typically initiated by you, the buyer. While Outlook Construction will accommodate as many change orders as possible we discourage too many Change Orders as they often cause errors and delays.