Charlottesville Area Builders

Submitted by Colette Heinz on Thursday, May 16, 2024

5 Star Review by Colette Heinz

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Today we got occupancy to our dream home that Charlottesville Area Builders (CAB) built. First off, they found an amazing parcel of land for us that was overlooking two mountain ranges. Our dream was to build a single floor home. No basement, crawl space or second floor. Mid-century modern dream. It was so wonderful working with Mike and Isobel. They are kind and responsive and very helpful in the process of making lots of decisions. They truly are an experienced dynamic duo, but also have a stellar, top-notch team. Our project manager was Zane and he did a fantastic job. Alan made sure the site was clean and efficient. This is the first custom home we have ever built and I would highly recommend CAB to anyone who wants to have a pleasant and professional experience.

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Submitted by Dana Huggins on Monday, Mar 25, 2024

5 Star Review by Dana Huggins

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We have been in our new home for a year now, and we are still as excited as when we first moved in! The quality construction makes it so that we are insulated from both temperature fluctuations and outdoor noise. It's so quiet and comfortable inside. We had no issues with the build and a year later, we still want to give a 5 star review. Any technician who services our house remarks on the quality of the electrical, mechanical, ductwork, everything. These are the builders, CAB, that you want to go with. You will be glad you did. We certainly are. Thank you Mike and Isobel.

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Submitted by Claire De Andrade on Friday, Mar 22, 2024

5 Star Review by Claire de Andrade

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We love our home that was built by Charlottesville Area Builders!
The attention to details and high quality work was apparent from the moment we walked in the door. The customer service for the very few tweaks needed for a new home was stellar!

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Submitted by Puck on Friday, Jul 21, 2023

5 Star Review by Puck

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We are new to the Charlottesville area and did a lot of research on home builders. We are very fortunate and could not have partnered with a better builder! Mike and Isobel and the Charlottesville Area Builder team are the consummate professionals. From the initial site walk of our future home, to listening to our ideas, recommending products, answering our questions and providing us with weekly progress updates Mike and Isobel were there every step of every day for our home build.

From the very beginning as we worked with them to design our home, Mike and Isobel took the time to listen and understand our vision, asked us lots of questions about our family and lifestyle and drew on their many years of homebuilding experience to provide relevant recommendations. They were very transparent with the cost of the build, provided a range of product options and itemized all the materials.

We also valued that they tested products in their own home and shared their experience with us. We found this very helpful when we needed to make decisions for our home. They have an acute attention to detail and will not accept anything that is not up to their high standards. For example, our refrigerator had a slight dent at the bottom. We didn’t notice during one of the visits but Mike and Isobel did and our refrigerator was replaced.

Mike and Isobel were very responsive whenever we emailed or called with questions. We really appreciated the weekly updates on the progress of the build and upcoming phases of the project. Our home was completed ahead of schedule and on budget.

We are very thankful to have worked with Mike, Isobel and the Charlottesville Area Builder team. Our home surpassed our expectations and will help create many family memories for years to come!

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Submitted by Pierce Byrd on Thursday, Oct 27, 2022

5 Star Review by Pierce Byrd

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Entering the "new-home-construction" process was a bit intimidating because we've never built a home before! Everyone had always told me that building a home was a nightmare, but working with Isobel and Mike from Charlottesville Area Builders was a dream.

We sat down with them in July of 2021 to discuss each room of the house, and our vision for it. We had no idea the amount of detail that went into building a home, but Isobel and Mike were there with us every step (and every room!) of the way. They were able to show us other houses they had built to give us an idea of options we could work with/choose from... things we didn't know could be done!

Isobel certainly led the way in design and helped select several options (all different price points, too!) that she thought we would like, all while keeping our overall vision of the house in mind. Isobel and Mike also ordered our appliances with plenty of notice so that everything was in place upon the final walkthrough (we have several new-construction neighbors without appliances/cabinets/hardware who used different builders and moved in months before we did!).

Construction started in January of 2022, and we just moved in on October 16th, 2022. It seemed like every time we snuck out to the house, Isobel and Mike were there working, too, making sure everything was going to plan. They never hesitated to walkthrough the house with us to answer any questions we had.

Zane was our project supervisor and for any issue that popped up, he had an immediate solution (we really did not have many issues!). He is very knowledgeable and he is great to work with. He did a wonderful job on our home.

I would highly recommend Charlottesville Area Builders for you and your custom home dreams. What we thought were only "fun ideas", Mike and Isobel actually made them come true! They are entirely positive individuals, supremely professional, and outstanding in their craft. (They put all of the other builders in our new neighborhood to shame!). They are all wonderful people and choose the best contractors/sub-contractors to get the work done. Again, I highly recommend Charlottesville Area Builders.

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