Budget before plans
We talk through your total cost, financing options and what the unit could rent for before you fall in love with a floor plan.
About Stoneward
A builder who also understands the money.
I'm Nate Baird, owner of Stoneward Construction. I manage more than 4.5 million dollars in construction projects, and I was a top 1% loan officer in 2022, so I understand both sides of the equation.
Why I build with modular.
Seeing a project from both sides changed how I look at it. It is not only what it costs to build, but what it appraises for, what it costs to carry, and what rent it can earn.
When I ran the numbers on ADUs and small homes built the traditional way, they rarely worked. Stick-built came in too expensive, and the rent a small unit could bring in rarely came close to justifying the cost. Homeowners were being asked to take on a long, unpredictable build for a unit that struggled to pay for itself.
Modular changed that math. Most of the work happens in a factory, so the time on your lot is shorter, there is less waste and weather risk, and the scope is defined in writing before the home is built. That is what makes an ADU or a small rental home a project you can actually plan around.
So that is what Stoneward does. I help you decide whether a modular home makes sense on your lot, then handle the permits, site work and finish so you have one person to call from the first conversation to move-in.
4.5M+dollars in construction projects managed
R100licensed Utah residential contractor
Top 1%loan officer, 2022
1point of contact, start to finish
How I work
Numbers first. Straight answers.
Most of the trouble in a building project starts with a number nobody looked at early enough.
An honest read on your lot
Access, setbacks, utilities, slope and city rules decide whether a plan works. If your lot is a poor fit, you hear it from me early.
Permits, site work and finish
I coordinate the local approval path, foundation and site work, set day, and the finish work that turns modules into a home.
One person to call
You should not have to referee the factory, the site crew and the city. Call me and I will know where your project stands.
Licensed Utah contractor
Stoneward Construction LLC, Utah license #14271611-5501 (R100).
Built indoors, set on your lot
Factory-built to residential code, delivered by crane and finished on a permanent foundation.
Local project contact
You work with a Utah contractor you can call, not a call center.
Service area
Along the Wasatch Front.
Let's run the numbers on your lot.
Tell us where you are and what you have in mind. We'll help you narrow the plan and the next step.