Vaulted wood-plank ceiling in a custom home built by Northstar Custom Works near Southport, NC

About

A builder since he was 17.

Northstar Custom Works is Chase — and 24 years of getting it right with his own hands.

Vaulted wood-plank ceiling and craftsmanship in a custom home built by Chase of Northstar Custom Works near Southport, NC

Chase grew up on an 80-acre farm, where you fix what breaks and build what you need. That's where he learned carpentry — out of necessity, not a classroom. Turned out he had a real knack for it.

He kept at it out of high school and has been in the trade since he was 17. He's turning 41 in a month, which puts about 24 years of hands-on building behind him — everything from farm fixes to high-end custom homes on the coast.

Today he runs Northstar Custom Works the way he learned to build: honestly, carefully, and alongside the people he's building for. He likes to talk to homeowners directly. He'd rather have you on the design team than hand you a price and a plan.

The goal from here is straightforward — keep moving into high-end work, expand where it makes sense, and eventually help more people learn the trade the way he did.

Dramatic interior framing and roof trusses on a custom home build near Oak Island, NC — Northstar Custom Works in progress
In progress — framing a custom home on the Brunswick County coast.
Finished ranch home with a green lawn on the southern North Carolina coast, built by Northstar Custom Works
Wrapped up — a finished custom home near Southport, NC.
“I've been doing this my whole life. I still love getting it right, and I still want the homeowner standing right there with me when we do.”

Chase · Founder & Lead Builder

What we build on

Quality

Built right the first time, down to the joinery and finish.

Cooperation

You and Chase on one team, making the calls together.

Honesty

Real numbers, real timelines, no surprises at the end.

Build it with Chase.

If that's the kind of builder you want on your project, let's talk. Tell him what you have in mind.