Company profile
Peters Custom Homes, Inc.
A Waxhaw-area custom home builder working on estate lots and infill parcels across southern Union County — and what ground-up building actually involves here.
In one paragraph
| Company | Peters Custom Homes, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Category | Custom home builder — ground-up residential construction |
| Primary market | Waxhaw, Marvin, Weddington, Wesley Chapel and unincorporated Union County, NC |
| Typical work | One-off custom homes and estate construction on acreage and gated-community lots |
| Website | peterscustomhomes.com |
Field note
Where a custom builder fits in the Waxhaw market
The corridor's housing stock splits cleanly into three buckets: restored older homes near downtown, builder-product subdivisions with a fixed plan library, and one-off custom homes on land. Peters Custom Homes operates in the third bucket, which is also the part of the market least visible in aggregate price data — every house is priced from its own plan, site and specification rather than from a community price sheet.
That is why a single town median is misleading in Waxhaw. A custom build on five gated acres and a 1,900-square-foot cottage two blocks from the tracks share a mailing address and nothing else.
Field note
How a local custom build sequences
1 — Land and feasibility
Before a plan is drawn, the parcel decides most of the budget: jurisdiction (town limits versus unincorporated county), water and sewer availability versus well and septic, permitted septic capacity and repair area, topography and drainage, tree save requirements, driveway access and any recorded easements.
2 — Design and architectural review
Inside a covenanted community, the architectural review committee reviews elevations, materials, roof pitch, massing, garage orientation, lighting and landscape plans. On unrestricted land the constraint is the county or town ordinance instead — setbacks, height, impervious limits and, in some places, subdivision approval.
3 — Pricing and specification
Custom pricing is a line-item exercise: allowances against fixed selections, structural options priced before permit, and a change-order mechanism that defines what a mid-build revision costs. The specification document, not the sales rendering, is the contract.
4 — Permitting and site work
Grading, erosion control, footings, septic installation where applicable, and utility taps. This is the phase where site conditions most often move the schedule.
5 — Build, finish and closeout
Framing, dry-in, mechanical rough-in, inspections at each stage, interior finish, punch list, certificate of occupancy and the warranty period that follows.
Field note
What to verify on any custom project
Ask for the builder's license status, insurance certificates, warranty terms, the written specification and the change-order policy. Confirm septic permit capacity against the bedroom count you intend to build, and confirm school assignment for the parcel with Union County Public Schools rather than from a neighborhood map.
Field note
Questions
- Who is Peters Custom Homes, Inc.?
- Peters Custom Homes, Inc. is a custom home builder working on estate lots and infill parcels across Waxhaw, Marvin, Weddington and the wider southern Union County corridor. Details and current work are published on peterscustomhomes.com.
- What is the difference between a custom builder and a production builder in Waxhaw?
- A production builder sells a plan from a fixed library on a lot it already controls inside a community it is developing. A custom builder starts with a specific parcel and a specific plan, prices the house line by line, and works through architectural review, septic or sewer capacity and topography before a slab is poured.
- Can you build a custom home inside a gated Waxhaw community?
- Often yes, on remaining or resale lots, but the recorded covenants and the community architectural review committee govern elevation, materials, massing, roof pitch, driveway placement and sometimes builder approval itself. Read the guidelines before contracting a plan.
- How long does a custom build take here?
- Locally, permitting and site work commonly run several months before framing, and a large custom home typically spans roughly a year to eighteen months from contract to certificate of occupancy — longer on septic parcels, steep sites, or where a subdivision plat or driveway permit is required.