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Doolittle Building & Design
9504 Congress Street Ext.
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Approved Pro
Doolittle Building & Design
9504 Congress Street Ext.
5.00(
3
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Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
10 years of experience

Doolittle Building & Design's client collaborative approach and creative designs brings your vision to reality. Creatives range from custom homes to renovations large and small.

"They created a master piece transformation. Very skilled and high quality workmanship. Finished on time and on budget. Recommended many enhancements/improvements not in our original plan that made a huge difference in the finished product. Created innovative solutions to the not so perfect property they were dealt. Ours was a whole house renovation. We highly recommend them for any minor or major renovation."

Fred C on August 2019

Doolittle Building & Design's client collaborative approach and creative designs brings your vision to reality. Creatives range from custom homes to renovations large and small.

"They created a master piece transformation. Very skilled and high quality workmanship. Finished on time and on budget. Recommended many enhancements/improvements not in our original plan that made a huge difference in the finished product. Created innovative solutions to the not so perfect property they were dealt. Ours was a whole house renovation. We highly recommend them for any minor or major renovation."

Fred C on August 2019


JEM HERITAGE, LLC
1621 Danby Rd
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JEM HERITAGE, LLC
1621 Danby Rd
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2 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

Located in the heart of Tompkins County, JEM Heritage Homes is a small family owned remodel and general contracting company that focuses primarily on premiere remodels, additions, and new construction. We believe in educating ourselves and customers to create deliberate plans and sensible designs. By collaborating with other professionals, like-minded and working towards a shared goal, we create sustainable products that are enduring and timeless. In this way, our vision is to create affordable housing solutions that last the communities we serve for generations to come. Regardless of where you are in the design, planning, or construction process, please don't hesitate to reach out. Thank you for considering us!

Located in the heart of Tompkins County, JEM Heritage Homes is a small family owned remodel and general contracting company that focuses primarily on premiere remodels, additions, and new construction. We believe in educating ourselves and customers to create deliberate plans and sensible designs. By collaborating with other professionals, like-minded and working towards a shared goal, we create sustainable products that are enduring and timeless. In this way, our vision is to create affordable housing solutions that last the communities we serve for generations to come. Regardless of where you are in the design, planning, or construction process, please don't hesitate to reach out. Thank you for considering us!


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Terra Pro Services
2227 Ginnan Rd
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Terra Pro Services
2227 Ginnan Rd
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Approved Pro
5 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

At BUSINESS we pride ourselves on being the best PWC company in the area. We've built an excellent reputation for customer satisfaction by providing quick estimates, a great attention to detail, and competitive pricing. Being a screened and approved professional gives you the peace of mind you need to allow us to give your home the attention it deserves. Call us today and let's get started!

At BUSINESS we pride ourselves on being the best PWC company in the area. We've built an excellent reputation for customer satisfaction by providing quick estimates, a great attention to detail, and competitive pricing. Being a screened and approved professional gives you the peace of mind you need to allow us to give your home the attention it deserves. Call us today and let's get started!


FAIRBROTHER CARPENTRY
221 RIDGEDALE RD
5.00(
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FAIRBROTHER CARPENTRY
221 RIDGEDALE RD
5.00(
1
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

KRP TRUCKING & EXCAVATING
3136 WATKINS RD
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KRP TRUCKING & EXCAVATING
3136 WATKINS RD
5.00(
1
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

We employ an average of seven to twelve employees; our headquarter office is located in Horseheads where we've lived and worked for over twenty years; we maintain over a million dollars' worth of heavy equipment and trucks to service your every requirement. We now accept credit cards.

We employ an average of seven to twelve employees; our headquarter office is located in Horseheads where we've lived and worked for over twenty years; we maintain over a million dollars' worth of heavy equipment and trucks to service your every requirement. We now accept credit cards.


Kodiak Steel Homes
1015 W 2nd St
3.00(
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Kodiak Steel Homes
1015 W 2nd St
3.00(
2
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31 years of experience

Designer and Manufacturer of custom and pre-engineered Red-Iron Steel Frame Homes & Components. Our steel home kits with bolt-together red-iron framing assure your family the strongest, safest, and healthiest choice in new home building today! A Kodiak home is engineered to withstand the average tornado, hurricane, wildfire, earthquake, and with steel, there is no wood for termites to eat or rot. Using steel also provides for a very healthy home with minimizing organic material for mold to grow on. Long paint finish warranties mean decades of not having to paint your home, which saves on maintenance costs over the life of the home. Our steel fabrication plant holds most of the common energy and U.L. certifications sought after by home builders. Today, Kodiak Steel Homes® offers a wide range of products and services. With a full line of pre-engineered all-steel homes, innovative red iron framing, and a complete catalog of designs, Kodiak has much to offer both contractors and weekend do-it-yourselfers. Kodiak Steel Homes® has built a name on providing the steel framing kits, and helping connect customers with local contractors and working with local contractors in order to save the home builder money. Kodiak Steel Homes® is building their reputation one satisfied customer at a time.

"Do not buy a Kodiak home. My floor plan was wrong. They didn't send me my insulation and have been trying to get a refund for 2 years. They also charged me 15% more after the plans went to manufacturing. This has been a nightmare to say it mildly. There are other steel frame home companies out there."

Gretchen H on January 2023

Designer and Manufacturer of custom and pre-engineered Red-Iron Steel Frame Homes & Components. Our steel home kits with bolt-together red-iron framing assure your family the strongest, safest, and healthiest choice in new home building today! A Kodiak home is engineered to withstand the average tornado, hurricane, wildfire, earthquake, and with steel, there is no wood for termites to eat or rot. Using steel also provides for a very healthy home with minimizing organic material for mold to grow on. Long paint finish warranties mean decades of not having to paint your home, which saves on maintenance costs over the life of the home. Our steel fabrication plant holds most of the common energy and U.L. certifications sought after by home builders. Today, Kodiak Steel Homes® offers a wide range of products and services. With a full line of pre-engineered all-steel homes, innovative red iron framing, and a complete catalog of designs, Kodiak has much to offer both contractors and weekend do-it-yourselfers. Kodiak Steel Homes® has built a name on providing the steel framing kits, and helping connect customers with local contractors and working with local contractors in order to save the home builder money. Kodiak Steel Homes® is building their reputation one satisfied customer at a time.

"Do not buy a Kodiak home. My floor plan was wrong. They didn't send me my insulation and have been trying to get a refund for 2 years. They also charged me 15% more after the plans went to manufacturing. This has been a nightmare to say it mildly. There are other steel frame home companies out there."

Gretchen H on January 2023


A+ Mowing & Landscaping
44 Main Street
No reviews
A+ Mowing & Landscaping
44 Main Street
No reviews
18 years of experience

We have been in business for 8 years with over 40 years of experience in an array of services. Most jobs are paid with a partial down payment followed by a final payment in full upon services completed. All work is guaranteed, and we do have references. Fully insured!

We have been in business for 8 years with over 40 years of experience in an array of services. Most jobs are paid with a partial down payment followed by a final payment in full upon services completed. All work is guaranteed, and we do have references. Fully insured!


Town Line Woodwork
49 Miner Street
No reviews
Town Line Woodwork
49 Miner Street
No reviews
25 years of experience

Town Line Woodwork is your custom home building professional that is specialized in all your woodworking needs. From foundations to framing, finishing and furnishing. If it is new construction or a major renovation contact us for a in home estimate.

Town Line Woodwork is your custom home building professional that is specialized in all your woodworking needs. From foundations to framing, finishing and furnishing. If it is new construction or a major renovation contact us for a in home estimate.


Three Brothers Roofing
3689 Main St
2.80(
10
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Three Brothers Roofing
3689 Main St
2.80(
10
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Customers say: Terrific value
38 years of experience

Three brothers roofing of Warrensburg , NY. Provides complete roofing, siding, windows and additions serving all counties. We install standing seam metal roofing, shingles, flat rubber roofs, slate roofs, wood shakes and we repair roofs. Three brothers roofing is a owens corning preferred contractor and a certainteed shingle master company. All workmanship guarenteed 100%. Whether your looking for new roof or siding our skilled craftsmen will complete thr job safely and quickly, so you can get back to the business of living for over 25 years our family owned and operated business has preformed work above and beyond the call of ordinary roofers. That call to service is why we're certified owens corning preferred contractor and a certainteed shinglemaster company. Three brothers roofing is fully insured and succeeds at creating an accident free environment. Estimates are free and all workmenship is guarenteed 100% feel free to look at our websites www.threebrothersroofing.net and 3brotherscontracting.com. Call three brothers roofing today at (518) 623-4571. Brotherhood in business.

Three brothers roofing of Warrensburg , NY. Provides complete roofing, siding, windows and additions serving all counties. We install standing seam metal roofing, shingles, flat rubber roofs, slate roofs, wood shakes and we repair roofs. Three brothers roofing is a owens corning preferred contractor and a certainteed shingle master company. All workmanship guarenteed 100%. Whether your looking for new roof or siding our skilled craftsmen will complete thr job safely and quickly, so you can get back to the business of living for over 25 years our family owned and operated business has preformed work above and beyond the call of ordinary roofers. That call to service is why we're certified owens corning preferred contractor and a certainteed shinglemaster company. Three brothers roofing is fully insured and succeeds at creating an accident free environment. Estimates are free and all workmenship is guarenteed 100% feel free to look at our websites www.threebrothersroofing.net and 3brotherscontracting.com. Call three brothers roofing today at (518) 623-4571. Brotherhood in business.


NVR Inc
11700 Plaza America Dr
1.50(
2
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NVR Inc
11700 Plaza America Dr
1.50(
2
)
77 years of experience

NVR, Inc. operates in two business segments: homebuilding and mortgage banking. The homebuilding unit sells and constructs homes under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes, Fox Ridge Homes and Heartland Homes. As a corporate entity, NVR, Inc. provides various support functions for each of its sub-entities. These include sales and marketing support, vital human resource specialists, and an advanced information technology department, which provide a network of resources utilized by NVR, Inc. holdings.

"We absolutely love our new Ryan home, which is ready to move into. Jon, the construction manager was true to his word, and had the Home completed by the end of May. However., DO NOT GO WITH NVR MORTGAGE! We were supposed to close June 7, and Martha from NVR knew we wanted an early June close, I was retiring July 1st, and our mortgage was based on my pension MONTHS AGO. Now, a few weeks before closing after we scheduled a TON of services including movers, truck, friends taking off to help, babysitters for kids, and have a buffer of 3 weeks before we have to move out of a rental end of June; Martha tells me they require a certain letter from the pension that I will not receive until mid-july. Because of this they initially said we couldn't close until July. Then it is June 20th. If she provided us with this information months ago, we could have planned differently. Now we are scrambling to figure out what to do. So, I repeat, DO NO GO WITH NVR MORTGAGE. I'm not the only one either. I just spoke to our new neighbors who broke off with NVR and Martha after 6 months before closing because of similar issues. DO NOT GO WITH NVR MORTGAGE!!!! it should be NO STARS FOR NVR MORTGAGE."

Donald C on May 2023

NVR, Inc. operates in two business segments: homebuilding and mortgage banking. The homebuilding unit sells and constructs homes under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes, Fox Ridge Homes and Heartland Homes. As a corporate entity, NVR, Inc. provides various support functions for each of its sub-entities. These include sales and marketing support, vital human resource specialists, and an advanced information technology department, which provide a network of resources utilized by NVR, Inc. holdings.

"We absolutely love our new Ryan home, which is ready to move into. Jon, the construction manager was true to his word, and had the Home completed by the end of May. However., DO NOT GO WITH NVR MORTGAGE! We were supposed to close June 7, and Martha from NVR knew we wanted an early June close, I was retiring July 1st, and our mortgage was based on my pension MONTHS AGO. Now, a few weeks before closing after we scheduled a TON of services including movers, truck, friends taking off to help, babysitters for kids, and have a buffer of 3 weeks before we have to move out of a rental end of June; Martha tells me they require a certain letter from the pension that I will not receive until mid-july. Because of this they initially said we couldn't close until July. Then it is June 20th. If she provided us with this information months ago, we could have planned differently. Now we are scrambling to figure out what to do. So, I repeat, DO NO GO WITH NVR MORTGAGE. I'm not the only one either. I just spoke to our new neighbors who broke off with NVR and Martha after 6 months before closing because of similar issues. DO NOT GO WITH NVR MORTGAGE!!!! it should be NO STARS FOR NVR MORTGAGE."

Donald C on May 2023

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Find a custom home builders FAQs

Manufactured homes roll out of the factory on a permanent steel chassis that meets HUD codes and lets you move the entire structure later. Modular homes, by contrast, arrive in sections that a crew sets on a permanent foundation, just like a stick‑built house. If you want the durability, customization options, and traditional financing of a site‑built home—but still appreciate factory efficiency—a modular build is the better fit.

Adding a modular wing usually runs 10% to 15% less than building a standalone unit. You’ll save on site work and keep the footprint smaller, yet still gain the extra square footage you need. Because modular pricing is tied to square feet, trimming size is the quickest way to trim cost without sacrificing quality.

Yes, modular homes retain their value if built and maintained well. Appraisers use the same criteria for modular and stick‑built homes, so a well‑maintained modular home keeps pace with the local market. Boost value further with buyer‑friendly upgrades—think high ceilings, efficient HVAC, and durable finishes. Those touches help your investment stay competitive for the long haul.

Once the modules hit your site, crews usually need four to six weeks to set and finish the home. Counting design, permits, and site prep, plan on four to six months from contract to move‑in. Stay in close touch with your builder to keep the schedule on track and tackle any hiccups fast.

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