About Palmetto Builder Guide

A directory of South Carolina custom home builders that shows its work: where each listing came from, what we checked, and what we couldn't.

Who makes it

Palmetto Builder Guide is published by Local Guide Press, an imprint of Own the Answer Inc. The research editor is Jenna Payne. In her words:

I’m Jenna Payne, research editor at Local Guide Press. My job on this site is unglamorous: I pull every listed business from public records, read their websites to sort true custom builders from production builders and to record what each one actually does, note whether they state a South Carolina license, and mark what I could and couldn’t confirm. Nothing here is a review. If a listing is wrong or out of date, email me and I’ll fix it — usually within five business days.

What's in it

206 custom home builders in 28 South Carolina areas, 37 of them state a SC builder license, with 934 individual service facts checked against company websites. Listings were pulled from public business records in October 2026 and checked on November 3, 2026. The method is documented here, and the statewide counts are on South Carolina custom home builders by the numbers.

What we will never do

• Sell a spot in the main list. Ranking is by verification and completeness, never by payment or rating.
• Reproduce star ratings or reviews from other platforms.
• Write a service onto a listing the company's own website doesn't describe.
• Run an undisclosed placement. Paid cards sit in bands labeled "Sponsored".
• Use AI-generated photos of people or of a contractor's "work".

Contact

Corrections, claims and press: editor@localguidepress.com. Publisher of record: Own the Answer Inc., 5342 Clark Road #1370, Sarasota, FL 34233.