Owner's representation
Owner's representation
Independent oversight that protects the owner's interests from early planning through turnover.
Construction guidance, at any scale.
Owner's representation and construction consulting for Florida's most demanding projects, backed by five decades of family construction experience.
Two ways we work
One firm, on both sides of the table.
Featured home
Cape Horn
What we build
Custom homes across Southwest Florida, built the right way.
Build-on-your-lot and presale custom homes, anchored in Punta Gorda and built throughout Southwest Florida - each one designed for Florida from the first drawing. Cloud Design Build is a verified new-construction builder on Zillow and Realtor.com.
Consulting & expert services
Deep construction knowledge, on your side of the table.
Owners, developers, and their teams bring James in when a project needs construction expertise they can rely on - to plan it, evaluate it, or resolve it. Because he is still actively building, the perspective is current and field-based, not theoretical.
Construction consulting
Construction consulting
Building-system evaluations, standard-of-care assessments, and coordination on complex projects.
Expert & dispute support
Expert & dispute support
Independent analysis of construction defects, code compliance, and cost of repair when questions arise.
James J. CloudFounder & President
The builder
A builder who knows construction from every angle.
James has built at the scale of major developments and chosen to build custom homes with the same discipline - licensed not just as a general contractor, but across the trades that make up a building.
- Built at the scale of Miami Worldcenter and Hard Rock Stadium.
- Licensed across building, roofing, mechanical, plumbing & pool/spa - and a certified building inspector.
- Degrees in construction management and international real estate, and author of Trouble in Paradise.
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Years of family construction
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Trade licenses & certifications
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Degrees - construction & international real estate
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GC - CGC1520746, statewide consulting
Featured content · Published work
The book on buying in paradise.
Trouble in Paradise: Pitfalls of Buying an Existing Home
James is the author of Trouble in Paradise - a field guide to the construction defects, hidden risks, and common issues found in residential properties, from single-family homes to condominiums.
A second book is in development, focused on new construction - the defects, oversights, and conditions that quietly undermine performance even in newly built homes.
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Whether it's a construction project or a matter that needs an expert, you'll work directly with the people who actually do the work.