Wouldn’t it be great if before you set one foot into your new home, someone you trust will have thoroughly checked it out for you not once, but more than a dozen times from excavation to chimney top?  And wouldn’t it be great if it didn’t stop there?

            “We’ve been building homes for over 30 years,” said Gene Stumpf, III, president of family-owned Stumpf Homes.  “We’re hands-on and personally involved.”  Gene III, his brother Michael, and dad Gene Jr. are your advocates, down in the excavated footing with a soils engineer, on site ensuring the quality of the building materials before the first sheet of drywall is hung, inspecting every item in your home including framing, floor joists, roof trusses, plumbing, wiring, siding and brick, even directing the grading and sod installation of your yard for proper drainage.

            “Mike (Stumpf) does the final walk-through himself,” Gene Stumpf said, “then there’s a 60-day walk-through with the owner and our construction superintendent and an 11-month walk-through with Mike again.  It’s all about trust and personal service, “ Stumpf said.  “This is not new, and it’s not a reaction to market conditions,” he was quick to add.  “It’s something we’ve always done.”

            Stumpf Homes specializes in uniquely traditional plans packed with standard features.  Fairfield Estates is nearing closeout on Telegraph Road and Stumpf is over half complete at their newest community, Willow Bend, in Swansea, IL.

            “We offer the same personal service and customizing on both sides of the river,” Stumpf noted.  They also offer the same models including the company’s most popular floor plan, the story-and-a-half Oxford.

            “People love this house.  It has five unique second floor plans, three master suite variations and several kitchen designs,” said Stumpf, as he described the versatile Oxford home at Fairfield Estates in south St. Louis County.  Priced from the $380,000’s, the development is just one home site away from closing out.  There is only one inventory home and one building lot.  “That’s all we have left here,” Stumpf said.  “Our inventory homes have been great sellers, and with this home being an Oxford and a very private lot we are sure it will sell soon!”

            The "ready-now" Oxford inventory model on Lot 35 is specially priced at $389,000.  The “show stopping” Oxford for sale has four bedrooms, 3 ½ baths and 3,640 square feet of living space.  Design highlights inside include a rear staircase, massive 23’ x 20’ bonus room, great room with granite surround fireplace and a rear window wall consisting of eight large windows, island kitchen with walk-in pantry

and raised panel maple cabinetry, butler’s pantry, deluxe master bath with ceramic tile floor and 15’ x 12’ walk-in closet, popular Jack and Jill bath, extensive hardwood flooring, professional landscaping and a lawn sprinkler system. It boasts a three-car garage elevation dominated by brick and stone, two-story entryway with a huge palladian window and walkout lower level.  The home backs to trees and is one of the most private homes in the subdivision adjoining just one neighbor on one side and common ground on the other.

            Stumpf also has one lot left to build upon in Fairfield. Lot 11 is a beautiful level building lot that is 11,951 square feet, 95 feet wide and 125 feet deep. The lot is fully developed and all utilities are available on site. Have Stumpf build the home of your choice starting from the $380,000’s or purchase the lot for $99,000 and use the builder and plan of your choice.
For more information on Fairfield Estates, call 314-849-8585.
            Illinois homebuyers can enjoy the same Stumpf quality and attention to detail for about $130,000 less (yes, $130,000) in Swansea at the cozy community of Willow Bend.  Priced from the $250,000’s, Willow Bend offers ranch, two-story and 1 ½ story models with three to five bedrooms, up to 3 ½ baths and living space from 2,190 square feet to 4,245 square feet, as well as a standard side-entry two-car or three-car front entry garage.  
            Stumpf currently has two beautiful “ready now” ranch homes at Willow Bend built by Heartland Homes. The Amherst is a stunning ranch home with incredible features. The Amherst has three bedrooms, 2 baths, and huge open floor plan with many windows. Additional features include a gorgeous kitchen with granite tops, corner fireplace, expanded family room, extra large walk in closet with a spacious master bath that includes a soaking tub and separate shower. The Amherst is available for quick move-in. The Chesapeake is another beautiful ranch that includes three bedrooms and 2 ½ baths. Additional features include a popular octagon breakfast room with tile floors that highlight the kitchen, gas fireplace in great room, Jack and Jill bath, walk in closets, covered rear porch off of the kitchen and master bedroom. The Chesapeake is available for immediate occupancy and priced at $299,000.

            For information about Willow Bend call 314-849-8585.  Ask about our special incentives for active and retired military homebuyers.

            To visit Willow Bend take Route 159 to east on Frank Scott Parkway, right on Old Collinsville Road to right on Munie Road.