Custom Carpentry Group

Custom Carpentry Group Inc
212 Hillsborough Rd
Carrboro, NC 27510
(919) 929-8482
Main website: customcarpentrygroup.com
Custom Carpentry Group has been building custom residential and commercial projects in Carrboro, Chapel Hill and the Triangle since 2001. We are passionate about our work, and particularly love the challenge of building complex custom homes, wherever our clients take us. Founder Cray Gunn shaped the character and integrity of Custom Carpentry, instilling it with a value for architectural design, community support and responsible business practices.
Three things have been our trademarks since the beginning: The first is delivering well-researched, well-considered estimates for all our work. If you’re looking for the contractor who you can rely on for a realistic view of what it will take to build a project, we’re the ones. Our second trademark is our insistence on attention to detail and craftsmanship throughout our projects. We have built our reputation by achieving the highest quality workmanship. Our third trademark is that, in addition to understanding architecture, we understand the design development and construction processes, and how to tailor every step of our service to meet clients’ needs.
The Process: The two greatest resources we bring to projects are the extensive network of professional relationships we’ve cultivated over the years, and our builders. Our experience gives us the knowledge to find, qualify, and supervise the finest local craftsmen and best quality materials, enabling us to build each project to the standards required by very discriminating clients and designers.
A collaborative process, with good communication between client and contractor, is key to achieving our highest goal—client satisfaction. Our process often begins with a preconstruction phase and preliminary estimate, providing a first look at construction costs and challenges. The next phase involves a thorough discussion of budget and design considerations, the development of the project schedule, evaluation of methods and materials, and a preliminary analysis of details and finish choices. Throughout every project, we provide alternatives and recommendations as it progresses, in order to keep the job on track, and to anticipate and solve problems before they happen.
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Green Building Practices
With green building techniques gaining momentum, Custom Carpentry Group is focused on providing clients with an alternative to “conventional” construction techniques. By introducing our clients to the full range of options available to them, we tailor an outcome that is more efficient and sustainable within the scope of their project and their budget.
We believe that in time all building will be “green” and that consideration will always be given to the environmental impact of a project from the outset. To that end, we’ve chosen to offer our clients the full range of green alternatives first, especially where those options are cost competitive or equivalent to other less green options.
Today’s contractors and design professionals now have a powerful set of tools for producing a greener project. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has developed a rating system, Leadership in Energy and Evironmental Design, (LEED) that lays out basic green standards for new construction, renovation and the maintenance of existing buildings.
The LEED standard is a points based system that scores a given project on several areas of sustainability and establishes basic requirements for projects seeking LEED certification. These standards provide a useful framework for specifying smaller projects as well. Some important areas of concern include: water conservation, site management, energy efficiency and generation, materials and resources, indoor air quality.
This building philosophy fits particularly well in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, where our informed and “enlightened” clients care about an inherently greener approach that significantly reduces waste and wasteful energy usage.