Joe Averill, Jr. began his building journey in Dallas, Texas during his high school years. Having been exposed to the building trade though his father, Joe Averill, Sr., who was a custom builder in the area, he began working on a framing crew that subcontracted work to Dallas builders. He worked on this framing crew during high school vacations and continued working throughout college as he pursued his BBA in General Business from The University of Texas at Austin. Upon receiving his degree in 1975, Joe returned to Dallas and continued on the same framing crew for the next year. This framing crew was not an ordinary crew as the foreman had a Masters Degree in Mathematics and the other members of the crew also held college degrees. This training afforded Joe the ability to construct all of his projects with mathematical soundness and accuracy. During this apprenticeship, Joe benefited from hands-on training in the construction of large, luxury homes and mentoring by these framers, who were among the most knowledgeable framers in the north Dallas area. This mentorship, in combination with his BBA, provides Joe with the expertise and ability to perform the actual layout work of each clients' home. Joe is one of but a few contractors in the state of Texas that can provide this expertise.