Custom means custom. Bring me your dream (with or without plans), and we'll put it into motion
I don't tell people no — I say yes, it's time and money.
What I won't do is tell you yes to win the job and figure out the truth later.
Are you ready to...
Custom Homes
Build the home your family keeps, not the one you resell?
Know what your house actually costs before you commit to it?
Reach your builder without chasing him?
How a Redhawk Home Gets Built
- You send plans, or we talk through what you're imagining
- I walk the lot with you
- I build a true estimate, line by line
- We talk timeline, decisions, and the questions you don't know to ask yet
- You get a straight answer about whether I'm the right builder for it
What happens
Phase 01
Before a dollar changes hands
This is where most of the fear lives, so this is where I spend my time. You send me the plans and I estimate the house down to the detail — not a square-foot average, not a number that climbs later.
I want the process of building someone's home to be a good experience with a lasting relationship, and that starts by telling you the truth about what your plans will take.
Before We Break Ground
- A schedule you can actually see, kept current
- A detailed costing sheet behind every line of it
- A text back and a phone call. Always.
- Blessings written on the framing before the walls close up
- Decisions walked through room by room, down to baseboards and colors
What happens
Phase 02
From first stake to final grade
I was a project manager before I was a general contractor, and this is the phase where that shows. Your house runs on a schedule I build and maintain, not one I keep in my head.
At the bottom of my costing sheet is a verse, because the sheet and the conviction are the same discipline.
"The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty." – Proverbs 21:5
The Build
- A final walk of every room, together
- Decisions made with you rather than for you, down to the last of them
- Professional gallery and lifestyle photography of your family in the finished home
- Move-in memorialized past project completion
What happens
Phase 03
The last month, and move-in day
The last month of a build is a hundred small decisions, and I'd rather make them with you than for you. We walk every room together with a checklist.
Then the house stops being a job site and starts being the place your family tells its story — and I want that first day remembered properly.
The Home you Keep
Handing over a set of keys shouldn't be the end of it. There are a few things I do to mark the day your family moves in — and I'd rather you find out about those from me, in person.
When the house is finished, we take a professional gallery of it, and lifestyle photography of your family inside it.
Most people never get real pictures of the year that changed their life. You will.
Before the walls close up, I make room for your family to write on them. Scripture, blessings, names, a date — room by room, on the studs. You'll never see it again, and you'll never forget it's there. Your house gets built with intention, on purpose.
Move-In, Remembered
The Things you Don't Ask For
Nobody hires a builder for these. They're just how I build — and they're what I'd want if it were my own family moving in.
Blessings on the Framing
The Photographs
"We highly recommend Chris all your home and contracting needs. He has done quite a few projects over the years for us, and we have always been so pleased with his communication, final product, and price! He shows up when he says he will and works hard to make sure everything is done correctly! He is not only the one we use for all our house projects, but he is now also a friend!"
"He is not only the one we use for all our house projects, but he is now also a friend!"
John & Kellie
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- Anne Bleker
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- Michiel & Larissa
"We love the result SO much!"
Then we get practical. A checklist, and every decision we can make while we're standing there — down to baseboards and colors. You leave knowing what building actually involves, whether you hire me or not.
We go room by room
03.
I want to hear your story — where you came from, what this house is for, who's going to be in it at Christmas. Sometimes that happens at my kitchen table with my family around. I'm not trying to sell you a house. I'm trying to build the home God wants your family to have.
We sit down together
02.
Plans are hard to picture. A finished house isn't. We walk through one together so you can put your hands on the trim, stand in a room the size of the one on your drawing, and tell me what you'd do differently.
We walk a home I've built
01.
The Consultation
Bring your plans if you have them. If you don't have them yet, bring the idea.
Before you decide anything, you and I spend real time together. It costs you nothing and it's the most useful thing I can give you.
The towns I Build In
- Dahlonega
- Gainesville
- Dawsonville
- Cleveland
- Ellijay
- Cornelia
That list isn't a fence. It's where I've spent my life, and where I can stand on your job site often enough to build it the way I say I will.
Tell me where your land is and I'll give you a straight answer about the drive.
Serving North Georgia
I'm based in Dahlonega and most of my work stays within an honest drive of it. If you're building in or around any of these, we're neighbors.
Questions I Get Asked
Most people building a home have never built one before.
None of these are dumb questions — they're the ones I answer on the phone every week.
How far out are you?
It’s the first thing everyone asks, and it’s fair. I take on fewer builds each year so every home gets the craftsmanship it deserves, which means there’s usually a wait. Call me early — even if you're a year out from breaking ground, the planning we do now is what keeps your build on schedule later.
What's your price per square foot?
I won't give you one, and you should be careful with builders who will. Square-foot pricing makes a builder look either overpriced or dishonest the moment the real number lands. Don't pin me to a square-foot price. Case by case — send me the plans and I'll quote it.
What does it cost to build with you?
Every house is different, so the honest answer is that it depends on your plans, your lot, and your finishes. What I can promise is how the number behaves: you get a true estimate up front rather than a low bid that climbs. Send me plans and I'll tell you what it will actually take.
What does "flat-fee builder" mean?
Most custom home builders are cost-plus — they take a percentage on top of every dollar spent, which quietly rewards them for adding cost. I'm not cost-plus. I estimate your house, set my fee up front based on that estimate, and hold it. The price we agree on is the price we build on.
Why does that matter to me?
Because it changes who's watching the budget. When a builder earns more every time the job gets more expensive, you're the only one in the room with a reason to say no. My fee doesn't move, so staying on budget is my job, not your worry.
What happens if it goes over?
If I miss something, it comes out of my profit. That's real skin in the game, and it's why I spend so much time on the estimate before we start. Coming in under is possible too — and if it happens, that difference is yours, not mine.
What counts as a change order?
There's a difference between moving a door and changing the house. If we're framing anyway and you want a door three feet to the left, that shouldn't come back to you as a line item, and I'm not going to pretend it does. But if you picked hardwood and now you want something else entirely, that's a change order — that's no longer a lateral move. I'll tell you which one it is before you decide.
Can I bring my own plans?
Please do. Custom means custom — you hand me a set of plans and say, will you build this for me? If you don't have plans yet, that's fine too; we'll talk through what you're imagining and I'll point you to people who draw them well.
Do I need to own the land first?
Not to start the conversation. Bring me the lot you're considering and I'll walk it with you before you buy it. There are lots I'd tell you to walk away from, and I'd rather say so early than build you a house on the wrong piece of ground.
I've never done this before. What should I know about a construction loan?
I'm not a lender and I'm not in the financing business — but this is the single most common thing people don't know, so I'll tell you what I tell everyone.
Construction loans pay you back in stages, after work is inspected, which means real costs get front-loaded before the draw arrives. Being approved for a number is not the same as being ready to build it. Plan on carrying more cash than you think, and talk to a construction lender early. I'll walk you through the questions to ask.
Do you take smaller projects?
From your mailbox to your multi-million-dollar project, yes is the answer. I can't build a rocket — but I know a guy.
Where do you build?
North Georgia and the surrounding areas, out of Dahlonega — the towns are listed just above. If your land sits outside them, call anyway. I'd rather tell you honestly that you're too far out than take the job and serve you badly from two hours away.
What's the first step?
Pick up the phone. Nine times out of ten that's how this starts, and it's how I'd rather meet you.
I'll check out your message and get back to you as soon as possible.
The fastest way to reach me is the phone — I answer it.
If a form is easier, fill this out and I'll call you back.
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