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Location and Projects

Address
895 Island Park Dr, Charleston, SC, 29492
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SHELTER Custom-Built Living Construction

As an award-winning, locally-owned company, SHELTER Custom-Built Living has a vested interest in the quality and innovation of your home and its unique place in the Lowcountry. Our mission is to place our client's needs and wants as our top priority while providing an honest, straightforward, seamless approach to custom home building. This approach has earned our company the highest-possible rating from Guild Quality. The five-star, 100% approval from our clients speaks to what we value and execute as builders.

A Multi-Prism Award-Winning Company, SHELTER Custom Built-Living is the first builder in South Carolina to be featured on the “Today’s Builder” television show.

Each project we take on utilizes our in-house build/design team. This collaboration of experienced and talented builders, artisans and designers clearly defines the goals and vision for our client’s homes while ensuring that the entire design-build process is transparent. Each member of what “Today’s Builder” called our “Dream Team” contributes their own creative vision and ensures that the building process is memorable for all the right reasons.

Every home we build is carefully curated and truly unique, unlike any other home. SHELTER believes the process of building a home should be an enjoyable experience. As a custom home builder, we work hand-in-hand with our clients to create and execute the perfect vision of your home. With clarity of process and schedule, we provide expert guidance through each step of the custom home building experience– from lot procurement to design and material selection. We have a history of establishing lasting relationships with our customers by exceeding expectations, exceptional performance, and ongoing communication., SHELTER builds homes of unparalleled craftsmanship that will be cherished today and for generations to come.

From BuildZoom:

Their BuildZoom score of 0 does not rank in the top 50% of South Carolina contractors.

If you are thinking of hiring SHELTER Custom-Built Living, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes.

SHELTER Custom-Built Living Contact Information

Phone: (843) 471-1833
Address: 895 Island Park Dr, Charleston, SC 29492

SHELTER Custom-Built Living Charleston

Quality

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Activity

5 projects
 2025
4 projects
 2024
5 projects
 2023
Our building permit records indicate that SHELTER Custom-Built Living has worked on at least 14.0 projects over the past 3 years.

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Experience

5 projects
 New Constructions
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that SHELTER Custom-Built Living mostly works on new construction projects.

Pricing

2 projects
 < $5k
2 projects
 $5k-$20k
4 projects
 $20k-$50k
4 projects
 $50k-$100k
1 project
 $100k-$250k
3 projects
 $500k-$1mil
1 project
 $1mil+
Value Not Public: 3.0 projects
The typical size of their permits is approximately $32,300. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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Building Permits by SHELTER Custom-Built Living

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New residential home permit
5015 Saltspray Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-11-05
Single family home kiawah river - contractor subbing out all work - specialty package
Valuation:
$795,000
Permit #:
BLDR-01-25-30426
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Permit - building residential new
1081 Ship Builder St, Daniel Island, SC, 29492
2025-02-19
Single family home- the retreat/daniel island *coastal a zone requirements*
Valuation:
$885,231
Permit #:
SF2025-23416
Status:
applied
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New residential mechanical permit
5015 Saltspray Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-10-31
Installing a 1.5 and a 3.0 ton hvac systems (dependent on heat load) in anew single family residence
Valuation:
$48,300
Permit #:
MECR-04-25-16072
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New roof residential permit
1002 Basin Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-06-27
30596; 1002 basin lane; supply & install new roof package
Valuation:
$129,060
Permit #:
ROFR-06-25-11788
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New residential gas permit
1002 Basin Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-08-14
Installing five gas lines one to the tankless one to the range one to the outdoor fireplace one to the fireplace and one to the grill in a new single family residence. *amended 8.28.25- installing 5 gas lines: two to two tankless water heaters one to range one to fireplace one to grill in new single family residence* **rac**
Valuation:
$3,000
Permit #:
GASR-08-25-10487
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New residential mechanical permit
1002 Basin Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-06-23
Installing a 4 ton hvac system and a 3.5 ton hvac system in a new single family residence
Valuation:
$54,500
Permit #:
MECR-06-25-16454
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New residential gas permit
5015 Saltspray Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-10-29
Installing 3 gas lines one to the tankless one to the fireplace and one to the range in a new single family residence
Valuation:
$1,800
Permit #:
GASR-04-25-10032
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Sub permit masonry residential
1002 Basin Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-12-03
Concrete foundation cmu and slab
Valuation:
$95,142
Permit #:
SUBR-03-25-30150
Status:
expired
Fee:
$0
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New residential mechanical permit
1002 Basin Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-07-07
Installing 1 prefab woodburning fireplaces with flue system. installing 1 masonry fireplace with flue system
Valuation:
$25,775
Permit #:
MECR-07-25-16522
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New electrical residential permit
5015 Saltspray Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-10-31
Wire the new home to meet nec guidelines and per plan
Valuation:
$36,560
Permit #:
ELCR-04-25-22870
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New roof residential permit
5015 Saltspray Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-11-03
30426; supply & install new metal roof package
Valuation:
$54,015
Permit #:
ROFR-04-25-11511
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Sub permit masonry residential
5015 Saltspray Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-11-05
Concrete foundation block slab
Valuation:
$60,737
Permit #:
SUBR-01-25-29612
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New electrical residential permit
1002 Basin Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-08-06
Wire new home to meet nec guidelines & per plan including 400 amp service
Valuation:
$59,591
Permit #:
ELCR-08-25-23676
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Engineering permit (row) - private
334 Ralston Creek St, Daniel Island, SC, 29492
2024-11-21
Irrigation in right of way (4 heads)
Valuation:
$2,300,000
Permit #:
EP2024-10406
Status:
issued
Fee:
$25
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New residential plumbing permit
1002 Basin Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-04-02
22 fixtures + water heater + water + sewer
Valuation:
$12,000
Permit #:
PLMR-04-25-10975
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New residential mechanical permit
5015 Saltspray Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-10-31
Install one prefab fireplace with flue system
Valuation:
$4,695
Permit #:
MECR-03-25-15958
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New residential plumbing permit
5015 Saltspray Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-10-14
19 fixtures + water heater + water + sewer
Valuation:
$10,000
Permit #:
PLMR-02-25-10736
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Low voltage residential electrical permit
5015 Saltspray Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-11-05
Structure wiring coax cat6 data & jack
Valuation:
$3,376
Permit #:
ELCR-04-25-22897
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Single family/duplex dwelling
376 Ralston Creek St, Daniel Island, SC, 29492
2021-03-10
Garage addition garage addition
Valuation:
$308,000
Permit #:
SF2021-11529
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Addition
Building Type:
N/A
Sub permit carpentry light gage metal residential
1002 Basin Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455
2025-04-14
Framing
Valuation:
$60,847
Permit #:
SUBR-04-25-30473
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A

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