Building Homes Across metro and central Virginia

Southern Traditions Homes is a boutique custom home builder serving Central Virginia, founded by Robert and Megan Carter with a simple focus: build exceptional homes and make the process enjoyable. With a background in building construction and decades of experience spanning design, planning, and hands-on jobsite management, Robert stays closely involved throughout every build. By keeping the number of projects intentionally manageable, our team is able to deliver higher attention to detail, clear communication, and craftsmanship that shows in every space of the finished home.

“We engaged Southern Traditions to construct our home from a custom design floor plan produced by our architect. Throughout the process, Rob and his team of professionals provided us with invaluable advice, suggested refinements of means and methods, awareness of the latest materials available, and fair pricing on the modifications we agreed to. We could not be happier with the results—our home looks and lives as good today as the day Rob and team delivered it. Southern Traditions’ commitment to quality craftsmanship, thoughtful customer service, and timely delivery enhanced the joy we received from building a custom home.”

Bob and Lynne B.

“We had some very specific requirements for our new custom home build. Southern Traditions took care of all of our needs and even helped with additional changes during construction that were not reflected in the original plans, making our home even more enjoyable and perfect for us! Everyone at Southern Traditions has been very enjoyable, and they were a pleasure to work with throughout the process.”

Bill and Sharon S.

“A Southern Traditions home is perfection! All we had to do was bring our ideas for what we wanted our dream home to be, and Southern Traditions made it happen! From start to finish Rob and Megan were completely involved, making the building process immensely smoother. The entire team, including all the contractors hired for our build were patient, respectful, and extremely knowledgeable. Our home is exactly what we wanted and the constant attention to detail from Southern Traditions has made our custom home amazing! Choosing the right builder is the biggest decision to make in this entire process, and we are so glad we chose Southern Traditions!”

Keith and Michelle G.