diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 078fee7..c1e948e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ members = [
   "tower-service-util",
   "tower-timeout",
 ]
+
+[patch.'https://github.com/tower-rs/tower']
+tower-retry = { path = "tower-retry" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tower-in-flight-limit/src/layer.rs b/tower-in-flight-limit/src/layer.rs
index 4e5e945..4f13f13 100644
--- a/tower-in-flight-limit/src/layer.rs
+++ b/tower-in-flight-limit/src/layer.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use tower_layer::Layer;
 use tower_service::Service;
-use {Error, InFlightLimit};
+use {Error, InFlightLimit, Never};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct InFlightLimitLayer {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ where
 {
     type Response = S::Response;
     type Error = Error;
-    type LayerError = ();
+    type LayerError = Never;
     type Service = InFlightLimit<S>;
 
     fn layer(&self, service: S) -> Result<Self::Service, Self::LayerError> {
diff --git a/tower-in-flight-limit/src/lib.rs b/tower-in-flight-limit/src/lib.rs
index 8e3f701..1b4e898 100644
--- a/tower-in-flight-limit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tower-in-flight-limit/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ extern crate tower_service;
 
 pub mod future;
 mod layer;
+mod never;
 
 use future::ResponseFuture;
 pub use layer::InFlightLimitLayer;
+use never::Never;
 
 use tower_service::Service;
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ struct Limit {
     permit: semaphore::Permit,
 }
 
-type Error = Box<::std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
+type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
 
 // ===== impl InFlightLimit =====
 
diff --git a/tower-in-flight-limit/src/never.rs b/tower-in-flight-limit/src/never.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bb12aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tower-in-flight-limit/src/never.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use std::fmt;
+#[derive(Debug)]
+/// An error that can never occur.
+pub enum Never {}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Never {
+    fn fmt(&self, _: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {}
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for Never {}
diff --git a/tower-layer/Cargo.toml b/tower-layer/Cargo.toml
index fed2d95..ebefd6e 100644
--- a/tower-layer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tower-layer/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ categories = ["asynchronous", "network-programming"]
 futures = "0.1"
 tower-service = "0.2.0"
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+void = "1"
+
 [features]
 default = ["util"]
 util = []
diff --git a/tower-layer/src/lib.rs b/tower-layer/src/lib.rs
index 0f35bb3..75e55a9 100644
--- a/tower-layer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tower-layer/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ use tower_service::Service;
 /// ```rust
 /// # extern crate futures;
 /// # extern crate tower_service;
+/// # extern crate void;
 /// # use tower_service::Service;
 /// # use futures::{Poll, Async};
 /// # use tower_layer::Layer;
 /// # use std::fmt;
+/// # use void::Void;
 ///
 /// pub struct LogLayer {
 ///     target: &'static str,
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ use tower_service::Service;
 /// {
 ///     type Response = S::Response;
 ///     type Error = S::Error;
-///     type LayerError = ();
+///     type LayerError = Void;
 ///     type Service = LogService<S>;
 ///
 ///     fn layer(&self, service: S) -> Result<Self::Service, Self::LayerError> {
diff --git a/tower-layer/src/util/chain.rs b/tower-layer/src/util/chain.rs
index 7cbfe50..b49139e 100644
--- a/tower-layer/src/util/chain.rs
+++ b/tower-layer/src/util/chain.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,7 @@ pub struct Chain<Inner, Outer> {
     outer: Outer,
 }
 
-/// Error's produced when chaining two layers together
-pub enum ChainError<I, O> {
-    /// Error produced from the inner layer call
-    Inner(I),
-    /// Error produced from the outer layer call
-    Outer(O),
-}
+type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
 
 impl<Inner, Outer> Chain<Inner, Outer> {
     /// Create a new `Chain`.
@@ -29,19 +23,18 @@ impl<S, Request, Inner, Outer> Layer<S, Request> for Chain<Inner, Outer>
 where
     S: Service<Request>,
     Inner: Layer<S, Request>,
+    Inner::LayerError: Into<Error>,
     Outer: Layer<Inner::Service, Request>,
+    Outer::LayerError: Into<Error>,
 {
     type Response = Outer::Response;
     type Error = Outer::Error;
-    type LayerError = ChainError<Inner::LayerError, Outer::LayerError>;
+    type LayerError = Error;
     type Service = Outer::Service;
 
     fn layer(&self, service: S) -> Result<Self::Service, Self::LayerError> {
-        let inner = self
-            .inner
-            .layer(service)
-            .map_err(|e| ChainError::Inner(e))?;
+        let inner = self.inner.layer(service).map_err(Into::into)?;
 
-        self.outer.layer(inner).map_err(|e| ChainError::Outer(e))
+        self.outer.layer(inner).map_err(Into::into)
     }
 }
diff --git a/tower-layer/src/util/identity.rs b/tower-layer/src/util/identity.rs
index 072dba0..ebf5bdb 100644
--- a/tower-layer/src/util/identity.rs
+++ b/tower-layer/src/util/identity.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
 use tower_service::Service;
 use Layer;
diff --git a/tower-layer/src/util/mod.rs b/tower-layer/src/util/mod.rs
index ceafb65..d8a1ac6 100644
--- a/tower-layer/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/tower-layer/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use Layer;
 mod chain;
 mod identity;
 
-pub use self::chain::{Chain, ChainError};
+pub use self::chain::Chain;
 pub use self::identity::Identity;
 
 /// An extension trait for `Layer`'s that provides a variety of convenient
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub trait LayerExt<S, Request>: Layer<S, Request> {
     /// This defines a middleware stack.
     fn chain<T>(self, middleware: T) -> Chain<Self, T>
     where
-        T: Layer<S, Request>,
+        T: Layer<Self::Service, Request>,
         Self: Sized,
     {
         Chain::new(self, middleware)
diff --git a/tower-retry/src/lib.rs b/tower-retry/src/lib.rs
index f25b958..1e5b3a6 100644
--- a/tower-retry/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tower-retry/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ use tower_layer::Layer;
 use tower_service::Service;
 
 pub mod budget;
+mod never;
+
+use never::Never;
 
 /// A "retry policy" to classify if a request should be retried.
 ///
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ where
 {
     type Response = S::Response;
     type Error = S::Error;
-    type LayerError = ();
+    type LayerError = Never;
     type Service = Retry<P, S>;
 
     fn layer(&self, service: S) -> Result<Self::Service, Self::LayerError> {
diff --git a/tower-retry/src/never.rs b/tower-retry/src/never.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bb12aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tower-retry/src/never.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use std::fmt;
+#[derive(Debug)]
+/// An error that can never occur.
+pub enum Never {}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Never {
+    fn fmt(&self, _: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {}
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for Never {}
diff --git a/tower-timeout/src/layer.rs b/tower-timeout/src/layer.rs
index 4ac3c1d..66b796f 100644
--- a/tower-timeout/src/layer.rs
+++ b/tower-timeout/src/layer.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{Error, Timeout};
+use never::Never;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tower_layer::Layer;
 use tower_service::Service;
-
 /// Applies a timeout to requests via the supplied inner service.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct TimeoutLayer {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ where
 {
     type Response = S::Response;
     type Error = Error;
-    type LayerError = ();
+    type LayerError = Never;
     type Service = Timeout<S>;
 
     fn layer(&self, service: S) -> Result<Self::Service, Self::LayerError> {
diff --git a/tower-timeout/src/lib.rs b/tower-timeout/src/lib.rs
index 7ea883c..1c4399c 100644
--- a/tower-timeout/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tower-timeout/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ extern crate tower_service;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod future;
 mod layer;
+mod never;
 
 pub use crate::layer::TimeoutLayer;
 
diff --git a/tower-timeout/src/never.rs b/tower-timeout/src/never.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bb12aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tower-timeout/src/never.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use std::fmt;
+#[derive(Debug)]
+/// An error that can never occur.
+pub enum Never {}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Never {
+    fn fmt(&self, _: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {}
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for Never {}
diff --git a/tower/Cargo.toml b/tower/Cargo.toml
index 07c9f3d..bf3e36c 100644
--- a/tower/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tower/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,13 +16,25 @@ keywords = ["io", "async", "non-blocking", "futures", "service"]
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.1"
 tower-service = "0.2.0"
+tower-layer = { version = "0.1", path = "../tower-layer" }
 tower-service-util = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../tower-service-util", features = ["io", "either"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tower-service = "0.2.0"
 futures = "0.1"
+tower-service = "0.2"
+tower-in-flight-limit = { version = "0.1", path = "../tower-in-flight-limit" }
+tower-rate-limit = { version = "0.1", path = "../tower-rate-limit" }
+tower-reconnect = { version = "0.1", path = "../tower-reconnect" }
+tower-retry = { version = "0.1", path = "../tower-retry" }
+tower-buffer = { version = "0.1", path = "../tower-buffer" }
+tower-hyper = { git = "https://github.com/tower-rs/tower-hyper" }
+tower-layer = { version = "0.1", path = "../tower-layer" }
+tokio-tcp = "0.1"
+hyper = "0.12"
 log = "0.4.1"
+tokio = "0.1"
 env_logger = { version = "0.5.3", default-features = false }
 tokio-timer = "0.1"
 futures-cpupool = "0.1"
 tokio-mock-task = "0.1"
+void = "1"
diff --git a/tower/examples/client.rs b/tower/examples/client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9f630e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tower/examples/client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate hyper;
+extern crate tower;
+extern crate tower_buffer;
+extern crate tower_hyper;
+extern crate tower_in_flight_limit;
+extern crate tower_rate_limit;
+extern crate tower_reconnect;
+extern crate tower_retry;
+extern crate tower_service;
+
+use futures::Future;
+use hyper::client::connect::Destination;
+use hyper::client::HttpConnector;
+use hyper::{Request, Response, Uri};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tower::builder::ServiceBuilder;
+use tower::ServiceExt;
+use tower_buffer::BufferLayer;
+use tower_hyper::client::{Builder, Connect};
+use tower_hyper::retry::{Body, RetryPolicy};
+use tower_hyper::util::Connector;
+use tower_in_flight_limit::InFlightLimitLayer;
+use tower_rate_limit::RateLimitLayer;
+use tower_reconnect::Reconnect;
+use tower_retry::RetryLayer;
+use tower_service::Service;
+
+fn main() {
+    let fut = futures::lazy(|| {
+        request().map(|resp| {
+            dbg!(resp);
+        })
+    });
+    hyper::rt::run(fut)
+}
+
+fn request() -> impl Future<Item = Response<hyper::Body>, Error = ()> {
+    let connector = Connector::new(HttpConnector::new(1));
+    let hyper = Connect::new(connector, Builder::new());
+
+    // RetryPolicy is a very simple policy that retries `n` times
+    // if the response has a 500 status code. Here, `n` is 5.
+    let policy = RetryPolicy::new(5);
+    // We're calling the tower/examples/server.rs.
+    let dst = Destination::try_from_uri(Uri::from_static("http://127.0.0.1:3000")).unwrap();
+
+    // Now, to build the service! We use two BufferLayers in order to:
+    // - provide backpressure for the RateLimitLayer, RateLimitLayer, and InFlightLimitLayer
+    // - meet `RetryLayer`'s requirement that our service implement `Service + Clone`
+    // - ..and to provide cheap clones on the service.
+    let maker = ServiceBuilder::new()
+        .layer(BufferLayer::new(5))
+        .layer(RateLimitLayer::new(5, Duration::from_secs(1)))
+        .layer(InFlightLimitLayer::new(5))
+        .layer(RetryLayer::new(policy))
+        .layer(BufferLayer::new(5))
+        .build_make_service(hyper);
+
+    // `Reconnect` accepts a destination and a MakeService, creating a new service
+    // any time the connection encounters an error.
+    let client = Reconnect::new(maker, dst);
+
+    let request = Request::builder()
+        .method("GET")
+        .body(Body::from(Vec::new()))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // we check to see if the client is ready to accept requests.
+    client
+        .ready()
+        .map_err(|e| panic!("Service is not ready: {:?}", e))
+        .and_then(|mut c| c.call(request).map_err(|e| panic!("{:?}", e)))
+}
diff --git a/tower/examples/server.rs b/tower/examples/server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a9292c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tower/examples/server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate hyper;
+extern crate tokio_tcp;
+extern crate tower;
+extern crate tower_hyper;
+extern crate tower_in_flight_limit;
+extern crate tower_service;
+
+use futures::{future, Future, Poll, Stream};
+use hyper::{Body, Request, Response};
+use tokio_tcp::TcpListener;
+use tower::builder::ServiceBuilder;
+use tower_hyper::body::LiftBody;
+use tower_hyper::server::Server;
+use tower_in_flight_limit::InFlightLimitLayer;
+use tower_service::Service;
+
+fn main() {
+    hyper::rt::run(future::lazy(|| {
+        let addr = "127.0.0.1:3000".parse().unwrap();
+        let bind = TcpListener::bind(&addr).expect("bind");
+
+        println!("Listening on http://{}", addr);
+
+        let maker = ServiceBuilder::new()
+            .layer(InFlightLimitLayer::new(5))
+            .build_make_service(MakeSvc);
+
+        let server = Server::new(maker);
+
+        bind.incoming()
+            .fold(server, |mut server, stream| {
+                if let Err(e) = stream.set_nodelay(true) {
+                    return Err(e);
+                }
+
+                hyper::rt::spawn(
+                    server
+                        .serve(stream)
+                        .map_err(|e| panic!("Server error {:?}", e)),
+                );
+
+                Ok(server)
+            })
+            .map_err(|e| panic!("serve error: {:?}", e))
+            .map(|_| {})
+    }));
+}
+
+struct Svc;
+impl Service<Request<Body>> for Svc {
+    type Response = Response<LiftBody<Body>>;
+    type Error = hyper::Error;
+    type Future = future::FutureResult<Self::Response, Self::Error>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+        Ok(().into())
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, _req: Request<Body>) -> Self::Future {
+        let res = Response::new(LiftBody::new(Body::from("Hello World!")));
+        future::ok(res)
+    }
+}
+
+struct MakeSvc;
+impl Service<()> for MakeSvc {
+    type Response = Svc;
+    type Error = hyper::Error;
+    type Future = Box<Future<Item = Self::Response, Error = Self::Error> + Send + 'static>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+        Ok(().into())
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, _: ()) -> Self::Future {
+        Box::new(future::ok(Svc))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tower/src/builder/mod.rs b/tower/src/builder/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78d49a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tower/src/builder/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+//! Builder types to compose layers and services
+
+mod service;
+
+pub use self::service::{LayeredMakeService, ServiceFuture};
+
+use tower_layer::{
+    util::{Chain, Identity},
+    Layer,
+};
+use tower_service::Service;
+use tower_service_util::MakeService;
+
+pub(super) type Error = Box<::std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
+
+/// `ServiceBuilder` provides a [builder-like interface](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.0.0/style/ownership/builders.html) for composing Layers and a connection, where the latter is modeled by
+///  a `MakeService`. The builder produces either a new `Service` or `MakeService`,
+///  depending on whether `build_service` or `build_maker` is called.
+///
+/// # Services and MakeServices
+///
+/// - A [`Service`](tower_service::Service) is a trait representing an asynchronous
+///   function of a request to a response. It is similar to
+///   `async fn(Request) -> Result<Response, Error>`.
+/// - A [`MakeService`](tower_service_util::MakeService) is a trait creating specific
+///   instances of a `Service`
+///
+/// # Service
+///
+/// A `Service` is typically bound to a single transport, such as a TCP connection.
+/// It defines how _all_ inbound or outbound requests are handled by that connection.
+///
+/// # MakeService
+///
+/// Since a `Service` is bound to a single connection, a `MakeService` allows for the
+/// creation of _new_ `Service`s that'll be bound to _different_ different connections.
+/// This is useful for servers, as they require the ability to accept new connections.
+///
+/// Resources that need to be shared by all `Service`s can be put into a
+/// `MakeService`, and then passed to individual `Service`s when `build_maker`
+/// is called.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// A MakeService stack with a single layer:
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # extern crate tower;
+/// # extern crate tower_in_flight_limit;
+/// # extern crate futures;
+/// # extern crate void;
+/// # use void::Void;
+/// # use tower::Service;
+/// # use tower::builder::ServiceBuilder;
+/// # use tower_in_flight_limit::InFlightLimitLayer;
+/// # use futures::{Poll, future::{self, FutureResult}};
+/// # #[derive(Debug)]
+/// # struct MyMakeService;
+/// # impl Service<()> for MyMakeService {
+/// #    type Response = MyService;
+/// #    type Error = Void;
+/// #    type Future = FutureResult<Self::Response, Self::Error>;
+/// #    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+/// #        Ok(().into())
+/// #    }
+/// #    fn call(&mut self, _: ()) -> Self::Future {
+/// #        future::ok(MyService)
+/// #    }
+/// # }
+/// # #[derive(Debug)]
+/// # struct MyService;
+/// # impl Service<()> for MyService {
+/// #    type Response = ();
+/// #    type Error = Void;
+/// #    type Future = FutureResult<Self::Response, Self::Error>;
+/// #    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+/// #        Ok(().into())
+/// #    }
+/// #    fn call(&mut self, _: ()) -> Self::Future {
+/// #        future::ok(())
+/// #    }
+/// # }
+/// ServiceBuilder::new()
+///     .layer(InFlightLimitLayer::new(5))
+///     .build_make_service(MyMakeService);
+/// ```
+///
+/// A `Service` stack with a single layer:
+///
+/// ```
+/// # extern crate tower;
+/// # extern crate tower_in_flight_limit;
+/// # extern crate futures;
+/// # extern crate void;
+/// # use void::Void;
+/// # use tower::Service;
+/// # use tower::builder::ServiceBuilder;
+/// # use tower_in_flight_limit::InFlightLimitLayer;
+/// # use futures::{Poll, future::{self, FutureResult}};
+/// # #[derive(Debug)]
+/// # struct MyService;
+/// # impl Service<()> for MyService {
+/// #    type Response = ();
+/// #    type Error = Void;
+/// #    type Future = FutureResult<Self::Response, Self::Error>;
+/// #    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+/// #        Ok(().into())
+/// #    }
+/// #    fn call(&mut self, _: ()) -> Self::Future {
+/// #        future::ok(())
+/// #    }
+/// # }
+/// ServiceBuilder::new()
+///     .layer(InFlightLimitLayer::new(5))
+///     .build_service(MyService);
+/// ```
+///
+/// A `Service` stack with _multiple_ layers that contain rate limiting, in-flight request limits,
+/// and a channel-backed, clonable `Service`:
+///
+/// ```
+/// # extern crate tower;
+/// # extern crate tower_in_flight_limit;
+/// # extern crate tower_buffer;
+/// # extern crate tower_rate_limit;
+/// # extern crate futures;
+/// # extern crate void;
+/// # use void::Void;
+/// # use tower::Service;
+/// # use tower::builder::ServiceBuilder;
+/// # use tower_in_flight_limit::InFlightLimitLayer;
+/// # use tower_buffer::BufferLayer;
+/// # use tower_rate_limit::RateLimitLayer;
+/// # use std::time::Duration;
+/// # use futures::{Poll, future::{self, FutureResult}};
+/// # #[derive(Debug)]
+/// # struct MyService;
+/// # impl Service<()> for MyService {
+/// #    type Response = ();
+/// #    type Error = Void;
+/// #    type Future = FutureResult<Self::Response, Self::Error>;
+/// #    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+/// #        Ok(().into())
+/// #    }
+/// #    fn call(&mut self, _: ()) -> Self::Future {
+/// #        future::ok(())
+/// #    }
+/// # }
+/// ServiceBuilder::new()
+///     .layer(BufferLayer::new(5))
+///     .layer(InFlightLimitLayer::new(5))
+///     .layer(RateLimitLayer::new(5, Duration::from_secs(1)))
+///     .build_service(MyService);
+/// ```
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ServiceBuilder<L> {
+    layer: L,
+}
+
+impl ServiceBuilder<Identity> {
+    /// Create a new `ServiceBuilder` from a `MakeService`.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        ServiceBuilder {
+            layer: Identity::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<L> ServiceBuilder<L> {
+    /// Layer a new layer `T` onto the `ServiceBuilder`.
+    pub fn layer<T>(self, layer: T) -> ServiceBuilder<Chain<T, L>> {
+        ServiceBuilder {
+            layer: Chain::new(layer, self.layer),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a `LayeredMakeService` from the composed layers and transport `MakeService`.
+    pub fn build_make_service<M, Target, Request>(self, mk: M) -> LayeredMakeService<M, L, Request>
+    where
+        M: MakeService<Target, Request>,
+    {
+        LayeredMakeService::new(mk, self.layer)
+    }
+
+    /// Wrap the service `S` with the layers.
+    pub fn build_service<S, Request>(self, service: S) -> Result<L::Service, L::LayerError>
+    where
+        L: Layer<S, Request>,
+        S: Service<Request>,
+    {
+        self.layer.layer(service)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tower/src/builder/service.rs b/tower/src/builder/service.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7578e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tower/src/builder/service.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+use super::Error;
+use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tower_layer::Layer;
+use tower_service_util::MakeService;
+use Service;
+
+/// Composed `MakeService` produced from `ServiceBuilder`
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct LayeredMakeService<S, L, Request> {
+    maker: S,
+    layer: Arc<L>,
+    _pd: PhantomData<Request>,
+}
+
+/// Async resolve the MakeService and wrap it with the layers
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ServiceFuture<S, L, Target, Request>
+where
+    S: MakeService<Target, Request>,
+{
+    inner: S::Future,
+    layer: Arc<L>,
+}
+
+impl<S, L, Request> LayeredMakeService<S, L, Request> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(maker: S, layer: L) -> Self {
+        LayeredMakeService {
+            maker,
+            layer: Arc::new(layer),
+            _pd: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, L, Target, Request> Service<Target> for LayeredMakeService<S, L, Request>
+where
+    S: MakeService<Target, Request>,
+    S::MakeError: Into<Error>,
+    L: Layer<S::Service, Request> + Sync + Send + 'static,
+    L::LayerError: Into<Error>,
+    Target: Clone,
+{
+    type Response = L::Service;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Future = ServiceFuture<S, L, Target, Request>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+        self.maker.poll_ready().map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, target: Target) -> Self::Future {
+        let inner = self.maker.make_service(target);
+        let layer = Arc::clone(&self.layer);
+
+        ServiceFuture { inner, layer }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, L, Target, Request> Future for ServiceFuture<S, L, Target, Request>
+where
+    S: MakeService<Target, Request>,
+    S::MakeError: Into<Error>,
+    L: Layer<S::Service, Request>,
+    L::LayerError: Into<Error>,
+{
+    type Item = L::Service;
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        let service = try_ready!(self.inner.poll().map_err(Into::into));
+
+        match self.layer.layer(service) {
+            Ok(service) => Ok(Async::Ready(service)),
+            Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tower/src/lib.rs b/tower/src/lib.rs
index 1e808ab..f9b7e8b 100644
--- a/tower/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tower/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 //! Various utility types and functions that are generally with Tower.
 
+pub mod builder;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate futures;
 #[cfg(test)]
 extern crate tokio_mock_task;
+extern crate tower_layer;
 extern crate tower_service;
 extern crate tower_service_util;
 
 pub mod util;
 
+pub use builder::ServiceBuilder;
 pub use tower_service::Service;
 pub use tower_service_util::MakeConnection;
 pub use tower_service_util::MakeService;
diff --git a/tower/tests/builder.rs b/tower/tests/builder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba7baeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tower/tests/builder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate tokio;
+extern crate tower;
+extern crate tower_buffer;
+extern crate tower_in_flight_limit;
+extern crate tower_rate_limit;
+extern crate tower_reconnect;
+extern crate tower_retry;
+extern crate tower_service;
+extern crate void;
+
+use futures::future::{self, FutureResult};
+use futures::prelude::*;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tower::builder::ServiceBuilder;
+use tower_buffer::BufferLayer;
+use tower_in_flight_limit::InFlightLimitLayer;
+use tower_rate_limit::RateLimitLayer;
+use tower_reconnect::Reconnect;
+use tower_retry::{Policy, RetryLayer};
+use tower_service::*;
+use void::Void;
+
+#[test]
+fn builder_make_service() {
+    tokio::run(future::lazy(|| {
+        let maker = ServiceBuilder::new()
+            .layer(BufferLayer::new(5))
+            .layer(InFlightLimitLayer::new(5))
+            .layer(RateLimitLayer::new(5, Duration::from_secs(1)))
+            .build_make_service(MockMaker);
+
+        let mut client = Reconnect::new(maker, ());
+
+        client.poll_ready().unwrap();
+        client
+            .call(Request)
+            .map(|_| ())
+            .map_err(|_| panic!("this is bad"))
+    }));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn builder_service() {
+    tokio::run(future::lazy(|| {
+        let mut client = ServiceBuilder::new()
+            .layer(BufferLayer::new(5))
+            .layer(InFlightLimitLayer::new(5))
+            .layer(RateLimitLayer::new(5, Duration::from_secs(1)))
+            .build_service(MockSvc)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        client.poll_ready().unwrap();
+        client
+            .call(Request)
+            .map(|_| ())
+            .map_err(|_| panic!("this is bad"))
+    }));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn builder_make_service_retry() {
+    tokio::run(future::lazy(|| {
+        let policy = MockPolicy;
+
+        let maker = ServiceBuilder::new()
+            .layer(BufferLayer::new(5))
+            .layer(RateLimitLayer::new(5, Duration::from_secs(1)))
+            .layer(InFlightLimitLayer::new(5))
+            .layer(RetryLayer::new(policy))
+            .layer(BufferLayer::new(5))
+            .build_make_service(MockMaker);
+
+        let mut client = Reconnect::new(maker, ());
+
+        client.poll_ready().unwrap();
+        client
+            .call(Request)
+            .map(|_| ())
+            .map_err(|_| panic!("this is bad"))
+    }));
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct MockMaker;
+impl Service<()> for MockMaker {
+    type Response = MockSvc;
+    type Error = Void;
+    type Future = FutureResult<Self::Response, Self::Error>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+        Ok(().into())
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, _: ()) -> Self::Future {
+        future::ok(MockSvc)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct Request;
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct Response;
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct MockSvc;
+impl Service<Request> for MockSvc {
+    type Response = Response;
+    type Error = Void;
+    type Future = FutureResult<Self::Response, Self::Error>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+        Ok(().into())
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, _: Request) -> Self::Future {
+        future::ok(Response)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct MockPolicy;
+
+impl<E> Policy<Request, Response, E> for MockPolicy
+where
+    E: Into<Box<std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+{
+    type Future = FutureResult<Self, ()>;
+
+    fn retry(&self, _req: &Request, _result: Result<&Response, &E>) -> Option<Self::Future> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn clone_request(&self, req: &Request) -> Option<Request> {
+        Some(req.clone())
+    }
+}