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JC Home BuildingEllijay · North Georgia

Custom homes, built for your lot and your life

New home construction in Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Jasper and across the North Georgia mountains, from site planning to the final walkthrough.

Choosing a builder for a custom home is a daunting task. Your builder is responsible for one of your life's biggest dreams, and we take that responsibility seriously.

Plenty of builders have experience. What separates them is your comfort and confidence in the person running your job. At JC Home Building that person is John Cochran, and the same four decades of experience stand behind every home, from a first house to the large custom home you have planned for years.

How we build

  • Site planningWe walk the lot before you commit to it: slope, access, drainage, well and septic, clearing and driveway. The site shapes the plan, not the other way round.
  • Design that fitsWork from your architect's drawings, or start with a sketch and let us bring in a designer we trust. Every plan is reviewed for buildability and cost before you fall in love with it.
  • Itemized budgetAllowances for every selection, priced before you choose. Changes are written and approved before they happen.
  • Quality tradesCrews we have worked with for years, inspected at every stage, with John on site.

Built for mountain lots

Most of the lots we build on are sloped, wooded and off the beaten path. That is not a problem; it is why people move here. Walk-out basements that add a whole floor of living space, retaining walls that are engineered rather than guessed, covered porches that face the view and driveways that work in January are designed in from day one.

What we are most proud of

Not the square footage. The level of detail for every client. We treat your investment as if it were our own and help you make the decisions that make your dollar go further, from site planning to floor plans to finishes. Our goal is to make the process as personal as the home.

If you are in the market for a custom home, let's find out whether we are the right fit. Give John a call, or send a message and we will set up a site walk.

Good to Know

Custom home questions

Can you build on a steep mountain lot?

Yes, and most of our lots are. Walk-out basements, retaining walls, driveways and drainage are designed into the plan from the start rather than solved on the fly.

Do you help with land, wells and septic?

We will walk a lot with you before you buy it and tell you what it will take to build there, including well, septic, driveway and clearing. A cheap lot is not cheap if it costs a fortune to prepare.

How do you handle budget and changes?

You get an itemized budget with allowances for your selections. Changes are priced in writing before they happen, so there are no surprises at the end.

Who will I deal with?

John. He runs the job, walks the site and answers the phone. That is the point of working with a small builder.

Thinking about building?

Tell us about the lot, or the lot you are considering. John will walk it with you and tell you what it really takes to build there.