Can any GC call themselves a custom home builder, or is there a special certification?
And do custom home builders have to pass all the same licensing and insurance requirements as a GC?
A custom home builder is someone who can build a home made to fit what you want. Therefore a GC can also be known as a custom home builder.
In a nutshell, a custom home builder builds homes from any set of approved prints, whereas some home builders only build a few styles of homes for certain large developments.
Basically if you want a home with huge variations from your neighbors, you need a custom home builder.
A “custom home builder” is typically a GC. Licensing and insurance requirements are different in each state and can even be different in some counties/cities. However, typically speaking, the idea that someone uses the term “custom home builder” is suggesting that doing 1 off custom projects is more their specialty than say a standard spec home with minimal design or custom requirements.
A custom home is a one-of-a-kind home that is designed for a specific client and for a particular location. The custom home builder may use plans created by an architect or by a professional home designer. Custom homes afford consumers the opportunity to control layout, lot size, and accessibility.