Abetterwaytobuildcustomhomes

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HowSteelHorseBegan
Fork River Construction and Equity Home Source established the standard. Steel Horse became the next chapter.

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2020

ForkRiverConstructionbegins

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2025

MikejoinsForkRiverConstruction

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2025

Thenextchapterbecomesclear

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Today

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The Team Behind Steel Horse

Steel Horse is built by a team that brings construction, sourcing, and design into one clear process, creating custom homes with more structure, better coordination, and stronger follow-through from start to finish.

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Zachary "Zack" Jett

Co-Founder and Lead Builder

Zack has been in residential construction for over a decade. In 2020 he founded Fork River Construction to bring a higher standard of remodeling to the Denver Metro area, focusing on attentive, process-driven work that homeowners rarely experience. At Steel Horse, Zack leads construction methodology and the client build process.

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Michael "Mike" Herring

Co-Founder and Purchasing Manager

Mike brings operational precision to every project. As owner of Equity Home Source, he also brings product knowledge and supplier-side perspective into the Steel Horse process. He ensures that each material, hardware component, fixture, and specification is sourced correctly and delivered on time so the build team can stay focused on execution. At Steel Horse, he is the operational backbone before the first wall ever goes up.

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Lori Terstriep

In-House Designer

Lori brings the interior design perspective into the Steel Horse process early, helping clients translate ideas into selections, finishes, and spaces that feel aligned before construction is underway. Her role supports clearer design direction, stronger client communication, and a more cohesive custom home experience from planning through execution.

/ How We Build

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Built From the Ground Up
Steel-first homes designed for Colorado living.

Steel Horse specializes in large-scale custom homes built entirely from the ground up using cold-formed steel framing. We also manage lot and land discovery, site evaluation, and pre-construction planning so the process is coordinated from the first idea through final walkthrough.

OUR CONSTRUCTION METHODS
How We Work
A process built around you.

We do not hand you a catalog and ask you to pick. We sit down, understand your goals, walk through your budget honestly, and build a plan that makes sense before a single dollar is spent on construction. Every project moves through discovery, qualification, pre-construction planning, design deposit, and build execution.

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Our Promise
What you can count on.

We will be transparent about costs, timelines, and trade-offs from day one. We will not oversell what the budget cannot support. We will educate you at every stage so you can make confident decisions. We build with steel framing, verified materials, and a process that does not skip steps. We back our framing with a lifetime warranty because confidence in how we build should be earned.

Our Partner Network

Steel Horse leads planning in-house, then works alongside a trusted network of interior designers, realtors, developers, and specialty trade partners who understand our standards and how our projects move.

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Ready to start the conversation?

Whether you have land in mind, a floor plan already forming, or just a clearer idea of what you want to build, the first conversation is about understanding your goals, not closing a deal.