Built America Magazine | West
More Than a Name
Superior Home Builders began with a conversation at the kitchen table. “We all sat down—me and my folks—and tried to think up a name,” John recalls. “I had just built our place and theirs, and I wanted to keep building homes.” But for John, “superior” isn’t about boasting. It’s about intention. “I wanted to build homes and make a difference in people’s lives,” he says. And that mission has guided him ever since. His first job was a deck. That turned into two decks, then sidewalks, then a garage with a two-story addition. “At that time, I had my dad helping me and my oldest son, who was 13 and had to sit down and rest every couple of hours,” he says. “We worked through it.” Now, more than two decades later, Superior Home Builders has handled projects ranging from custom homes to major government facilities, financial institutions and motels, each one infused with the same values John carried up a Montana mountainside. What Sets Him Apart In a profession where speed and scalability dominate the conversation, John offers something different — something incre- asingly rare. “I believe in doing one project at a time. I don’t start another job until the first one is finished—unless I’m waiting on subs or delayed materials,” he explains. “We follow the Golden Rule: treat people the way we’d want to be treated.” His impact stretches far beyond blueprints and beams. “I’ve had clients who passed away, and their families asked me to conduct the funeral.
JOHN MARTIN | PRESIDENT
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