Farmhouse
Farmhouse homes are one of the most popular styles around Morganton, often with rough-cut, stained wood.
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Custom Stick-Built Homes in Morganton, NC
Hart Homes builds custom stick-built homes in Morganton and across Burke County. You can start from a plan and change it, or bring your own plans, and we build on your land or one of our lots. Our crew handles the site work and the finish, so you deal with one builder from the first call to move-in.
- Sizesfrom about 1,200 square feet up to more than 5,000 square feet
- Timelineabout 3 to 7 months
- Warrantyone-year builder warranty
One Builder
What a Stick-Built Home Is
A stick-built home is framed and built on your property, piece by piece. That gives you the most room to make the house your own.
Most of the custom homes we build around here have a country feel. Farmhouse and ranch styles are the most common, often with rough-cut, stained wood. Not many people in Burke County are asking for ultra-modern homes.
Your Plan
Start From a Plan or Bring Your Own
Some people walk in with a full set of house plans. Others have a picture saved on their phone. Both are fine.
- Start from a plan. Pick a plan and we can change it. Extend a wall, take one out, add a room.
- Bring your own plans. If you already have plans, we can build from them on your land.
Custom Homes
What a Custom Home Can Include
Every build is different, but a custom stick-built home from Hart Homes can include:
- Land clearing and grading by our crew
- Footers dug and poured by our crew
- A finished or unfinished basement, or a crawl space
- A two-car or three-car attached garage
- Front porches, back porches and covered porches
- Decks of any size
- Your choice of layout, room sizes and wall locations
- Your choice of where outlets and switches go
- Septic tank installation
- A gravel or asphalt driveway
- Final grade, grass, walkway, mulch and plants
Dillon schedules all of it in the right order so one crew is not waiting on another.
Sizes
Sizes We Build
We have built homes from about 1,200 square feet up to more than 5,000 square feet. There is no set minimum or maximum.
A smaller home can make sense for a first house, a couple whose kids have moved out or a piece of family land with limited room. A larger home makes sense for a big family or for people who want space to grow into. We will help you match the size to your budget.
Styles
Farmhouse and Ranch Homes
Ranch
Ranch homes keep everything on one level. They work well for people who want to stay in their home for a long time and do not want stairs.
If you want a different style, ask. These are just the ones we see most.
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Your Plan
Customizing Your Stick-Built Home
You have an open slate on options. Move a wall, add a room, or pick where the outlets and switches go. Tell us before the walls go up and we will build it that way.
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Planning
Planning That Avoids Surprises
Dillon has watched builders forget about where the ductwork, plumbing or wiring will go until it is too late. The homeowner ends up losing a closet or extending a wall to make room.
Dillon holds general contractor, mechanical, electrical and septic licenses. He looks at those systems while the plan is still on paper. That is a lot cheaper than fixing it in the middle of the build.
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Basements
Basements for Stick-Built Homes
About 40 to 50 percent of the homes we build have a basement. You can leave it unfinished for storage, finish it now, or rough in the plumbing for a bathroom you add later. We have also started building safe rooms in some basements, with a vault-style door. Read more about basements and add-ons.
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Your Land
Building on Your Land or Ours
You can build your custom home on land you already own, including land given to you by family. You can also choose one of our lots in a land and home package. If you do not have land yet, we can help you look.
Custom Homes
What Does a Custom Home Cost?
We do not give a firm price until we have met with you and seen the property. Until then, any number would just be a rough estimate. Things that change the price include:
- Square footage and number of stories
- Number of bedrooms and bathrooms
- Roof line and how complex the design is
- Basement or crawl space
- Garage size (a third bay adds roughly $20,000)
- Porches and decks
- How flat or steep your lot is
- Septic and driveway (gravel is standard, asphalt costs more depending on length)
- Finishes like flooring, cabinets and siding
The quote meeting and the site visit are free.
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Custom Homes
How Long Does a Custom Home Take?
A simpler stick-built home with no garage or basement usually takes about 3 to 4 months from start to finish. A larger home with more detail, a garage or a basement usually takes about 6 to 7 months.
Weather, lender timing, permits and changes during the build can add time.
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Cost
Pricing, Contracts and Change Orders
After the site visit, you get an exact price. Once the contract is signed, the price only changes through a written change order, so you always know what you are paying for. Because material prices can move with tariffs and fuel costs, the contract may include a clause for a large jump in material prices.
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Custom Homes
Paying for a Custom Home
Most people pay for a new home with a construction loan. Getting pre-qualified with your bank before the quote meeting makes planning much easier.
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Warranty
Warranty
Every home we build comes with a one-year builder warranty, as required in North Carolina. It covers everything in the first year except physical damage.
Why Hart Homes
Why Homeowners Choose Hart Homes for Custom Homes
Dillon takes your calls and stays on your build
Our own crew does the site work and finish work
Full customization, down to outlets and switches
Planning by a builder with mechanical, electrical and septic licenses
Building since 2019, now more than 20 homes a year
On your land or one of our lots
NC General Contractor #105583
One-year builder warranty on every home
Service Area
Custom Homes Across Burke County
We build custom homes in Morganton, Valdese, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Nebo and other communities within about 20 miles of our office.
Home baseCustom Home Builder in Morganton, NCMorganton
Service AreaCustom Home Builder in Valdese, NCValdese
Service AreaCustom Home Builder in Drexel, NCDrexel
Service AreaCustom Home Builder in Glen Alpine, NCGlen Alpine
Service AreaCustom Home Builder in Nebo, NCNebo
Can you build from my own house plans?
Yes. If you have plans, we can build from them on your land.
Can I change a plan I like?
Yes. We can extend walls, remove walls and change rooms. You can even choose where outlets and switches go.
What is the smallest home you build?
We have built homes around 1,200 square feet. There is no set minimum.
Do you build basements?
Yes. About 40 to 50 percent of our homes have one, finished or unfinished.
How long does it take?
About 3 to 4 months for a simpler home and 6 to 7 months for a larger one with more detail.
Is a new custom home more expensive than buying an older house?
Usually not by much, and if you already own land it is often cheaper. You also start with a new roof, new appliances and new heating and air.
Do you give a free quote?
Yes. The quote meeting and the site visit are both free.
Free Quote
Start Planning Your Custom Home
Whether you have plans, a picture or just an idea, the first step is a call. Reach Hart Homes at (828) 413-0842 or send a request, and Dillon will set up a free quote meeting.
- Free quotes: at our office, over the phone or on Zoom
- NC General Contractor #105583: licensed in North Carolina
Free quotes: at our office, over the phone or on Zoom