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Myrtle Beach · Conway · The Grand Strand

A custom home, with the price and the schedule in writing.

Kestrelwood Custom Homes builds along the Grand Strand the way it should be done: a line-item price before anything is ordered, a build schedule you can hold us to, and the same trade crews on your house that were on the last one.

  • Licensed and insured
  • 15+ years building custom
  • 120+ homes delivered
A newly completed raised coastal home with a deep front porch and a metal roof.

Why families build with us

Building custom should not feel like a gamble

It is the biggest thing you will ever build. Here is how we make it feel safe.

One Price, Written Down

A line-item price before anything is ordered, with the allowances named and the numbers behind them shown. If something genuinely changes, you approve it in writing before it is spent. No envelope of surprises at the end.

A Schedule You Can Actually See

You get the build schedule as a real document, not a shrug and a season. When a week moves, you hear it from us first, with the reason and the new date, rather than noticing it yourself.

Land, If You Do Not Have It Yet

Plenty of families come to us with a plan and no lot. We walk parcels with you and tell you what each one will actually cost to build on, because setbacks, soil and elevation move a budget more than the floor plan does.

The Same Crews, Year After Year

The framers, electricians and finish carpenters on your house have been on ours for a decade. That is why the trim lines up and the punch list is short, and it is the part of a build you cannot see in a photograph.

Our homes

Built here, for here

The Pelican’s Rest. Elevated coastal home with wraparound porches and marsh views.
Coastal Custom · Murrells Inlet

The Pelican’s Rest

4 bd 3.5 ba 3,200 sq ft

Elevated coastal home with wraparound porches and marsh views.

Cypress Bend. Classic Lowcountry lines on a wooded riverfront lot.
Lowcountry · Conway

Cypress Bend

3 bd 2.5 ba 2,450 sq ft

Classic Lowcountry lines on a wooded riverfront lot.

The Dunes House. Light-filled modern coastal build steps from the beach.
Modern Coastal · Pawleys Island

The Dunes House

5 bd 4 ba 3,900 sq ft

Light-filled modern coastal build steps from the beach.

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Our process

A clear path from dream to keys

Six steps, no mystery. Here is how it starts.

  1. First Conversation

    Twenty minutes on what you want, what you have, and roughly what it costs to build it around here. No drawings, no pressure, and no charge. Most people leave this call knowing whether they are actually ready.

  2. Your Lot, Checked

    Before anything is drawn, we look at the land. Elevation, soil, setbacks, trees, what the utilities will cost to bring in. If you do not have a lot yet, this is where we help you avoid buying a difficult one.

  3. Design

    Plans drawn around how you actually live, with our designer or your architect. You see the elevations and walk the floor plan before a single number is committed.

Walk through all six steps

From our homeowners

What it is like to build with us

They made building our first custom home feel possible. Every question answered, every week a photo update. We never once wondered what was happening with our money or our house.

The HendersonsBuilt in Murrells Inlet

Where we build

Building across the Grand Strand

If your town is not on this list, ask anyway. It usually just means we have not built there yet.

Based in

Conway, SC

Traveling about 45 miles for most work.

  • Myrtle Beach
  • Conway
  • North Myrtle Beach
  • Murrells Inlet
  • Pawleys Island
  • Carolina Forest
  • Horry County

Let us talk about your build

Bring a rough idea, a lot, or just a budget you are trying to make sense of. We will tell you honestly what it takes to build it.

Building in Myrtle Beach · Conway · North Myrtle Beach · Murrells Inlet · Pawleys Island · Carolina Forest · Horry County.