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My New Home Portal

Sign in to see everything happening with the build of your Travars Built Home: Make selections. See progress. Browse photos. See allowances. Message your team. Your personal Co-Construct portal keeps everything organized and available to you, throughout your project.

How to Modify Custom House Plans

Our creative team works closely with you to find and customize a custom home design to fit your plan, your land, and your likes.


1. An open kitchen layout with large islands, built-ins, and window walls

Custom House Plans with Island Kitchen Open to Great Room

2. Separated personal space with multi-gen, mother-in-law, or dual master layouts and amenities

See popular floor plans with a multi-generational layout.

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3. A larger shower in the master bathroom (and no tub)

4. A bigger pantry with custom-height wood shelving, sink, microwave, and other personal touches

5. A sun room or screen porch

6. A secret passage, secret pantry, or hideaway

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Build On Your Lot

Looking to build a custom home?

Whether you already own land — or are still exploring your options — Travars Built Homes can help you move forward with confidence.

We’re an award-winning custom builder with a strong local reputation, deep regional expertise, and a process built on trust, transparency, and personal involvement from the builder himself.

Custom Homebuilding, Made More Personal

At Travars Built Homes, custom doesn’t mean complicated. You’ll get:

  • Flexible Floor Plans – Choose from hundreds of plans you can personalize, or bring your own.
  • Upfront Build Packages – We provide detailed pricing based on your land, selected plan, and design preferences.
  • Builder-Led Communication – You’ll meet directly with our builder — and always know where things stand.
  • A Local Approach – With deep experience in Chatham, Alamance, Orange, Wake, and neighboring counties, we understand how to navigate site conditions, permits, and local requirements. Whether you already have land or are still looking, we offer guidance at every step — from reviewing site readiness to helping you evaluate potential property.

Let’s Build Where You Want to Live

We build across Central North Carolina — in established neighborhoods, rural acreage, small communities, and private family land. Wherever you want to live, we’re here to help you create a home that reflects your lifestyle and vision.

Custom Home Pricing

How much does it cost to build a custom home on your lot?

It depends on your parcel, your plan, and your preferences. At Travars Built Homes, pricing is transparent, builder-led, and tailored to your vision — starting with a detailed turnkey quote that includes typical site work like well, septic, clearing, and more.


How Do I Get Pricing?

Have a plan in mind? Send it to us.

Still exploring? Tell us what you want in your home — and your build budget. We’ll suggest floor plans that can align with your goals.

Your initial consultation includes in depth information for a complete build package. Your turnkey quote will include the build, typical site work allowances, and custom flexibilities. After a homesite evaluation with the builder, we’ll add site-specific considerations.


What Makes Travars Built Different?

  • Customizable Floor Plans – Browse our extensive online catalog, bring your own, or describe your wish list. We can customize nearly any plan — with in-house design support.
  • Beyond-Standard Features – Hardwood floors, premium cabinetry, extensive stone surfaces, energy efficiency, and more are already built in — with a “forever home” mentality.
  • Transparent Pricing – Your custom home quote is turnkey, with detailed specifications, generous customization choices, and transparent allowances — to help you make informed decisions.

What Impacts Custom Build Costs?

Every custom home is a unique project, shaped by your choices and your land.  Total build costs can be further influenced by:

  • Architectural Design – Porches, rooflines, footprint and layout all play a role in the complexity of your build.
  • Selections & Finishes – The depth of detail in your quote will reflect what’s special about our upscale “standards.” Our design/build capability can further enhance the possibilities — such as expanded outdoor living areas, additional built-ins, or luxury elements.
  • Lot Conditions – Well, septic, slope, tree clearing, and driveway length are just the start of what we take into consideration as we evaluate your homesite together.
  • Permitting & Local Impact Fees – These vary by county and are factored into your site-specific estimate

You’ll work one-on-one with the builder — for guidance you can trust and decisions you can feel confident about.


Ready to Get Started?

Contact us now to request a quote — or talk through options. Builder insights can be compelling as you make decisions. 

Browse new home photo tours by TBH, and search for floor plans by sq ft, beds, baths, plan type, and special features in our gallery.

Our Standards

Travars Built Homes set the highest standards

Travars Built Homes offer the highest quality standard features, finishes, materials and craftsmanship for custom homes in North Carolina.

Your specifications package details everything that will be built into your new home, including features, finishes, options, and advantages.

Search popular house plans, and contact us to learn more.

Custom Home Building FAQs

What are common new home construction questions? Read our FAQs about building a custom home in North Carolina, below:

Can Travars Built Homes make customizations to floor plans?

Yes. TBH is a custom home builder. What plan are you considering? What would you like to change? Let’s talk about ways to customize your floor plan to create your home the way you want it.

Will you visit our home site (land), and let us know what to expect?

Yes. Our build process includes a home site assessment about what it would take to build your floor plan at a specific location.

What does it take to get a pricing quote for a new custom home?

Our process is quick and easy! Just contact us to set up an appointment for your quote.

Are Travars Built Homes turnkey?

Yes. We take care of your custom home build from design ideas through completion: Permitting, site work (clearing, grading, septic, well, driveway) and construction.

Will I have guidance in selecting my features and finishes?

Yes. You will have five sessions with knowledgeable experts and local vendors who will help provide guidance for your selections. Bring ideas from our photo tours and other architectural design sources.

What kind of warranty do you offer?

We provide a 12 month builder warranty, as well as home warranties and other advantages.

What kind of financing do I need for a custom home?

Available homes can be purchased with a mortgage company of your choice. Construction loans are required for custom home financing. Ask about the lenders we work with and choose the program that fits you best.

What is included in a base price?

Your custom home pricing is transparent and precise – with flexibility for choices.

Do we need to use your floor plans?

Travars Built Homes are custom. Search our house plans gallery, or let us know what you’re looking for.

How long does it take to build a custom home?

The typical timeframe to build is calculated based on your construction start date. It will depend on the size, type, and location of your home. Your online portal will keep you informed about how long it takes as your build progresses.

Where do you build?

Travars Built Homes builds incredible custom homes in Chatham County and surrounding regions extending into Alamance, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph and Wake Counties. We’ll tell you what it takes, whether we build on your lot or ours.

What is the price per square foot?

There are many factors that go into the price per square foot of your new home. Tell us what plan you are interested in and where you are building your new home.

How long is your wait list?

We get started right away on the turnkey process! What’s a good time to talk about your build timeframe

Home

Your home is your story. Let’s build it about you.

Feel involved, informed and inspired, with a builder-led, on-your-lot custom home experience focused on your goals.

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Design/build on your lot throughout Chatham, Orange, Durham, and the greater Triangle—with a talented team that pays attention to detail.

From Land to Plan to Turnkey Custom Home Construction

Every home is different because nobody else has your story. Together, we’ll take your plan from imagination to standing ovation.

Builder-Led Conversations

Add to your understanding of your custom home project, through involvement directly with your builder, to help you feel confident and comfortable about:

  • What’s possible

  • What’s practical

  • What else is impacted when something changes

Purposeful Customization Designed For Your Narrative

What “custom” means to you is open for discussion, as it drives the layout, function, and feel of your home.

Builder-led conversations are designed to help you define your statement, with insights that provide clarity and structure.

Build on Your Lot in 12 Central NC Counties

Travars Built Homes design/builds custom homes on your land in:

  • Chatham

  • Alamance

  • Durham

  • Orange

  • Wake

  • and surrounding counties

Our build process is turnkey – from permitting and site work to the build and beyond.

Transparent Turnkey Pricing for Your Custom Home

We provide detailed, upfront packages that connect:

  • Your land

  • Hundreds of thoughtfully designed floor plans to choose from

  • The finishes and features that matter most to you

  • Flexibility for customizations

Collaboration With Your Builder

Watching your new home go up is exciting. Creating it together with the builders is exhilarating – with direct interactions at

  • On-site meetings

  • Plan reviews

  • Walkthroughs

  • Design sessions

  • Your interactive online project portal

Design Selection Flexibility

You will meet directly with our design vendors to make your selection decisions with collaboration for materials, features and finishes – and some of the best choices possible, such as 20 granite and 6 quartz countertop selections (up to level 3) included in our standards at no extra cost.

Bring your photos, links, pinterest, inspiration – we’ll help weave it into your story.

Detailed Craftsmanship

Together, we can create the special touches you envision

  • Functional

  • Flexible

  • Why “yes” or “maybe not”

  • What it takes

Let’s do this!

Build a Custom Home with TBH

8 Reasons to Build your Custom Home with Travars Built Homes

Get involved. Stay informed. Experience custom home building with TBH:

Direct communication with your builder team

When you build a custom home with Travars Built Homes, our team will keep you informed and involved to help you make the right choices:

  • Before you sign your purchase agreement
  • At your lot assessment, to determine the fit of your plan to your homesite
  • At your Team Plan Review, to go over your blueprints together
  • On site, for “walk throughs” at each major portion of the build
  • At custom home showrooms, to help with selections

Local custom home expertise

Phil and Andrew Travars – both recognized by Professional Builder Magazine as “Top 40 under 40” professionals in the nation in the new home industry – have decades of local experience:

  • Building custom homes
  • Establishing reputations with inspectors and building departments
  • Forming deep partnerships with vendors, suppliers, contractors and businesses
  • Finding solutions to help your build go more smoothly

Hands-on process to building a custom home

We create your home together – the way you want it:

  • Modifying your floor plan to expand, turn, tweak, or change things you’d like to do differently
  • Creating secret passageways, secret pantries or other hideaways
  • Including aging in place, accessible, or special needs features
  • Creating special spaces – bigger pantries, more storage, more outdoor living areas… let’s talk about how to create the elements that matter most.

Personal online custom home build portal

With 24/7 access to information about everything that’s happening with your new home construction, you’ll have continual visibility to progress logs, selections, photos, calendars, and interactions with your team.

Pricing reliability

The in-depth quote to build a custom home with TBH will include turnkey elements from site work to construction, based on your specific location. The depth of detail will help you know what to expect across the entire build process.

Third party certified energy efficiency

Enjoy cleaner air comfort and savings on your monthly utility bills with built in energy efficiency from roof barrier to HVAC, lighting, insulation, windows, and sealed crawl space.

Attention to detail

Our homes are built with exceptional craftsmanship, materials and processes you won’t find elsewhere at this price point. Our integrity adheres to the highest standards in the industry.

Extended 12 month custom home builder’s warranty

Take a tour. See up close the attention to detail in high quality materials, processes and craftsmanship – backed by integrity, strength, and warranty.

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Build a Custom Home That Fits Your Life — Without the Guesswork

We help families in Chatham, Durham, Orange, Wake, and beyond build homes they love through clear communication, thoughtful planning, and hands-on builder guidance from start to finish.

Building a custom home can feel overwhelming, especially when pricing is vague or the process feels impersonal. We guide you step by step so you feel informed, supported, and excited about the decisions ahead.

How it Works:

  1. Tell Us Your Vision
    Let’s start a conversation about your land, your goals, and what matters most to your family.
  2. Get a Tailored Plan & Pricing
    We walk through options, constraints, and costs clearly — helping you understand what’s possible and what’s practical.
  3. Build With Confidence
    Move forward with a steady, builder-led process and a home designed to fit your life, priorities, and budget.