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TL Stewart Builders

The T.L. Stewart Builders Team is not a one-person shop and no one person is expected to do it all.

Located in Sanford, NC, our team of experts surrounds you with support throughout every step of the construction process, whether you’re building a custom home or enhancing the unique qualities of your current residence. With our comprehensive design-build process, clients experience seamless collaboration and guidance tailored to their vision.

Our Jobsite Supervisor oversees daily construction tasks to keep the project on track, while our Selections Coordinator and Project Manager work alongside you on each finish detail, ensuring a personalized touch. We’re dedicated to finding the ideal home plan for you and your family, from new custom builds to extensive renovations and additions to your existing home.

Whether you bring your own plans or select from our designs, our Sanford-based team takes pride in delivering quality, attention to detail, and an exceptional client experience.

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Designing the home you’ve been dreaming of, down to every last detail…

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More about TL Stewart Builders.

Terry Stewart established the business in 1984 building “Homes to Believe In.” The company’s goal is to make it as easy as possible for their customers to build their dream home. Years of experience allows T. L. Stewart Builders to properly guide their clients to produce the home that they desire. Attention to and accommodating all the details are foremost. Whether people are in the midst of their careers, starting a family, or retiring, they should expect the building process to proceed as smoothly as possible.

Terry Stewart states:

We use the very best, both in materials and in people. I think it’s a requirement. We hire subs that have worked with us for years and I know that they will be reliable and responsive to meeting my customer’s needs. In this spirit, we have found this to be a good business practice, in efficiently producing “Homes to Believe In” for our customers.

After 38 years in business, we have developed an extensive group of vendors, subcontractors, designers, architects, site engineers, structural engineers, landscape architects, and interior designers who provide us with a superior level of service for our clients, just as if they were in-house.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Home Build for John and Elizabeth Schrull

    John and I were thrilled to have our home built by TL Stewart Builders. They were extremely mindful of what we wanted and offered many options we had not thought of. They literally brainstormed with us and then made it happen. Their expertise and years of experience made the process easy for people with a busy lifestyle. Terry, Sandra and their entire team worked tirelessly to make the building process FUN, not stressful or one bit overwhelming. Six years later, we still love our home and are very happy that TL Stewart built it!”

  • Retirement Home for Randy and Anne Faulk

    “Born and raised in Sanford, we decided that after almost 30 years being gone we would go back home to Sanford. After due diligence, we chose T.L. Stewart Builders to build our new retirement home. It turned out to be an excellent choice. After having several new homes built over the years, this one proved to be not only the best, but by far the easiest. Believe me, those folks know what they are doing. They are true professionals. Everyone in the organization proved to be very knowledgeable, skilled at their craft, polite and with great attitudes, and punctual in every way. They went above and beyond their duty to provide us timely input from their past experiences that helped us avoid several possible pitfalls. Even their subcontractors were exceptional. From our past experiences, we knew that building a new home could be extremely stress, and especially at our age. This one was fun! If you want outstanding workmanship and quality construction, we highly recommend T. L. Stewart Builders. I can promise, you will not be disappointed.”

  • New Build for Bob and Pat Clark

    “We contracted with TL Stewart Builders because of their reputation for professionalism and quality. They completed our project on time, within budget, and with a quality of service that exceeded our expectations. They guided us through the architectural design stages with ease and clarity. They chose a team of quality sub contractors who had worked together on prior TLS projects and managed them through a seamless schedule to avoid delays. We were kept fully informed throughout the project with timely and accurate reports on spending and progress. They also provided a unique blend of construction (Terry), and interior design (Sandra) advice that allowed us to evaluate and choose options that greatly improved the original plan. We were totally satisfied with TL Stewart Builders’ performance and are pleased to give them our unequivocal recommendation.”

  • Kitchen Remodel for Jonathan and Ellen Silverman

    “When we Purchased our 1980’s built home almost eight years ago, we knew our kitchen needed a major remodel. It was made well but still had the 1980’s tiled counter; but there were other issues that needed our attention first. So we lived in and loved our home AND cooked in the kitchen for seven years. My point is that I had been imagining and dreaming and watching HGTV and looking at magazines and visiting the HOUZZ website for many years. Lots of dreaming! AND lots of expectations!

    When we decide to proceed with the renovation, we did exactly what the experts advise against we went with one contractor, Sandra Stewart at T.L. Stewart Builders. Sandra and her husband Terry had built out previous home which we lived in and loved for 15 years. They had also put on and addition to my husbands office. Additionally, they built the home we currently reside in and love. So you see, we have a history with the Stewarts, and we wished to continue it on our kitchen remodel.

    Sandra, visiting with her cabinetry sub-contractor, Steve Bristow, helped me visualize and finalize my renovation plans which were tricky to me. We were keeping some existing cabinetry, removing other cabinetry, and creating new beautiful cabinetry, all of which were changing the size and dimensions of our appliances. So there was a great deal of coordination with sub-contractors and suppliers, all of which went flawlessly due to Sandra’s expertise!

    Interestingly, Sandra is still using subs that she used twenty-three years ago when she and Terry built our home. Though some of the subs are now managed by their children, the point is these people are reliable, trustworthy, and have formed a long standing relationship. They were all a pleasure to invite into my home. Always pleasant, always prompt, always neat, always accommodating , and always with great solutions, and quality workmanship! The suppliers were equally accommodating in their product knowledge and delivery.

    Sandra impeccably coordinated this project! Additionally, I had a time constraint, needing the job completed in one month, which Sandra delivered. My Elderly mother lives with us, so I needed the noise, dust, and fumes kept to a minimum and again, Sandra and her subs accomplished it all. The project was completed within the budget.

    When the kitchen was completed, I wanted to cordon it off with a velvet rope as if it was a museum because it IS so beautiful. I ave gotten over that. Now, a year after the kitchen completion, we live, love, cook, and bake in our kitchen daily and marvel over all the wonderful details! We wouldn’t change a single detail!!! We love our kitchen!!!”

  • Custom Design for Mildred Pretty

    “Best business relationship I ever had. TL Stewart Builders cared that I got a product that met my expectations, established a relationship that allowed the free flow of ideas, and provided the support needed for me to make decisions on all the custom design options that TL Stewart Builders provided.”

  • David L. Betts, Licensed N.C. Home Inspector

    “I have inspected many T. L. Stewart Builder’s homes for private clients. Although my focus as a home inspector is on function, not appearance, I have come to realize that homes built by Terry Stewart and his wife, Sandra, with her attention to detail, will always excel in both form and function.

    They have mastered the art of home construction in one of the most competitive markets in our state. They are consistently among the best-built homes. I unhesitatingly recommend T. L. Stewart Builders for customers in any price range.”

  • New Construction for Susan Feindel

    With Terry and Sandra’s help, we customized my new home exactly as I envisioned it. I could not be happier with the finished product. Through the process, I had plenty of lead time to make my selections which simplified it all. I only made one change from the initial drawing. The final construction is top notch! I truly love my beautiful and comfortable new home and neighborhood!