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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

We could not be happier with our experience with Travers Builders! From start to finish, the build quality of our home has been outstanding, and the attention to detail truly exceeded our expectations. Every step of the process was handled with clear, timely communication, which gave us confidence and peace of mind throughout the build.

Tra Meier (Chatham County)

I represented a buyer who hired Travars Built Homes to build a custom house. They not only build a quality house, they also communicate in a timely manner and listen to any concerns you may have during the building process. These guys will take care of you. They do top-quality work. A great experience working with Travars and their entire team.

Bill Sewell (Sewell Realty Group)

We had a fantastic experience from beginning to end…Travars Built Homes listened to all our crazy ideas during the design process, provided very useful advice throughout, and the answered all our questions thoughfully at every step (and there were a lot)…We are so happy with how well it came out, and wouldn’t change a thing (mostly because of their advice, guidance, and expertise along the way).

Jonathan Williams (Orange County)

Highly recommend Travars Built Homes if you are looking for a custom home builder. From start to finish, they do a great job and have incredible attention to detail. They walk you through every step of the build and ensure your home lives up to your expectations…Building a home is a serious commitment of time, energy, and money and Travars Built Homes makes it all worth it.

Nate LeFave (Durham)

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!

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