My wife Esther and I decided that we wanted to build a new home closer to my family on Lake Hartwell. We wanted to find a good builder, so we talked it over and decided to check out the Better Business Bureau website for a highly rated home builder in the Upstate. The first builder on the list was the highly rated Skylar Group, and the owner, Joe Williams. Joe and his wife Venus, drove to our home — an hour away — to meet with us. We talked about plans and budgets. After several meetings and several plans, they came up with our beautiful house plan and budget.

I had gone in for back surgery, where I contracted an infection that left me paralyzed and now made my wife my caregiver. It was very life-changing for me. During the first month of construction, Esther would take pictures of the progress of our home so I could see the inside. Being paralyzed, I couldn’t just walk in and see my new home. I was frustrated. Joe, knowing that, surprised me on the next visit by building a ramp so I could see the home from the inside! It was great! From then on, I could get in whenever I wanted to. Joe thinks about the things that can help his customers, or he says “Family” now.

This amazing builder added extra height to the garage floor to make the distance to step up shorter for me. Then had his carpenters build extra-wide steps with a very sturdy handrail into the house from the garage. He installed double handrails on the stairs going to our basement. He then added a large platform to the stairs going midway down from our covered rear porch, so I could stop and rest. Joe and Venus designed a “no curb” shower with a bench and grab bars so I could enter easily. They also put in heated floors in the master bath. It’s nice to have warm tile floors in the wintertime.

Joe and Venus have made our journey through building our custom home perfect. They shared all their knowledge and love, and it shows in our home!

My wife and I are so happy that we decided to go with Skylar Group to build our home. I had spent several weeks researching custom builders online and many of them had good reviews, came highly recommended and appeared to be promising. We had reached out a couple of builders and requested time with them to go over our plans and see if they were a good fit. We met with several builders and went over what we wanted our dream home to be. The builders all told us how excited they were to work with us and would look over the plans and get back with us. We spent the next couple of weeks waiting to hear back from any one of the builders we met, only to realize they weren’t going to call back. When we reached back out to them, we were given the excuse that they had planned to call in a day or two, but were too busy. We realized then that these were not the builders for us.

I just happened to drive by this beautiful home that had just been built and out front was a sign that read “Skylar Group”. I had never heard of them, but was taken away by how great this home looked. After researching Skylar Group I gave them a call and spoke with the owner, Joe. I explained to Joe that we were interested in building a home and would like to meet with him. Joe set up a time to meet and even came to us even though we lived almost two hours away. Joe and his team sat down with us and went over our house plan. Joe told us how he liked our house plan and was excited to be the one to build it for us. Joe called back within the week extremely well prepared with detailed plans and pricing for our custom home. Joe and his team began working harder than any team I have ever worked with before. Communication is one of Joe’s best qualities. He is literally only one phone call or text away. We faced several challenges financially throughout our build. Joe was always positive and told us how he was going to help make everything work out. I can say that Joe is a man of his word. He was always on top of each contractor that came to do their portion of the build, ensured they were on schedule and the quality of the work was nothing short of perfection. I was blown away during the build that Joe was sending me weekly updates and photos of the house during each step.

Having Skylar Group and Joe build our home can only be summed up as a blessing. When myself and my wife began the process of building we were so excited and then after being let down by other builders we lost some of that excitement. Joe definitely made our excitement come back and the experience of building our forever home became one we will not forget. The high quality workmanship and care he provides is second to none. If you are looking to build a “house” then I recommend hiring any general contractor, however, if you are looking for someone to build a HOME that you can be proud of and raise your family in then Skylar Group should be your only choice.

The Haynes Family

The Skylar Group led by Joe Williams have been outstanding, trusted partners during our custom home build on Lake Greenwood in Cross Hill, SC. As absentee homeowners living in Maryland we had to lean on Joe for his expertise through several decisions during all phases of construction. He provided indispensable guidance. The trust we had in Joe made the process easy. If you are looking to build, look no further than Joe Williams and the Skylar Group!

Joe with the Skylar Group was the best decision we could have made when it came to custom building our forever home! He was very involved every step of the way. We were never in the dark or unaware of what stage our home was in or what the next step would be. He also made sure we stayed within our budget and met every deadline he gave us. We are beyond pleased with our home. We 100% recommend The Skylar Group!