Our Crew
Paul Kilian
Nate Schindler
Tyler Zahler
Visionary, builder, and CEO, Paul works closely with clients to create their dream home. From staking the site, to putting on final touches, Paul is involved in every aspect.
Tyler Zahler
Nate Schindler
Tyler Zahler
Our full-time foreman, and overall handyman, Tyler does a variety of daily tasks for each job. From building custom cabinets, to operations on-site, he works hard to do only the best work for our clients.
Nate Schindler
Nate Schindler
Nate Schindler
Nate, our full-time handyman, can do it all - and does. Our go-to for a lot of duties like maintenance, cabinet and fishing work, and vendor shop runs, we're grateful to have him on our crew.
OUR FOUNDER'S STORY
ROOTED IN HARD WORK.
Coming from a family who has owned an electric company for 50 years, Bob Kilian Electric, I grew up on a job site. When I was a kid, I built my first project, a shed, with my grandpa Ray Holthaus. He gave me my first tool set at a really young age. I had a saw and power tools before most kids probably should. I started making furniture when I was a very young, and then custom furniture in high school. In time, our custom cabinetry shop opened.
FROM CABINETS TO CUSTOM HOMES.
During the 2008 recession I decided to take on a new, and much grander project: a house. It was always my dream to build houses eventually. At that point, I had done many remodels. We were in the middle of the housing recession, so I figured, what do I have to lose?
The first house I built was for myself – in the heart of the recession, and it sold right away by word of mouth. It was intended for myself to live in – but all the neighbors and people I knew were making offers on it when it wasn’t even on the market. It was so popular, I built two of those same floorplan/model houses and they sold before they were on the market, too.
After that, Kilian Construction Inc. took off - and our name and capabilities have spread.
Our work speaks for itself. I believe homes are one of people’s biggest life investments – and I take that responsibility seriously.
Paul Kilian, CEO
Paul Kilian building first shed with Grandfather Ray Holthaus.