Custom home builds
Fully custom homes designed around how you actually live, built by our own crews from site work to move-in day.
Berea sits where the Bluegrass meets the edge of the Cumberland Plateau, and it is a short drive east of Lancaster. Whitis Contracting builds custom homes in and around Berea, adds on to existing houses, and remodels kitchens, bathrooms and whole homes. We are a family-owned builder, and our own crews and equipment do the work.
Berea is known across the state as the Folk Arts and Crafts Capital of Kentucky, home to Berea College since 1855 and the Kentucky Artisan Center. People who build here tend to care about how a house is made, and that fits the way we work. Land around Berea changes quickly: flatter lots toward town, and hillier, wooded ground as you head toward the plateau. Those hillside lots can have beautiful views, and they need careful clearing, grading and drainage before a foundation goes in. We do that site work ourselves.
From a full custom home on open acreage to a kitchen you have been picturing for years, here is what we take on in Berea and the surrounding area.
Fully custom homes designed around how you actually live, built by our own crews from site work to move-in day.
More space or a fresh layout in the home you already love, built to feel like it was always there.
Durable structures for the way you work and store, made to last as long as the home beside them.
From in-town lots to hillside sites toward the plateau, we clear, grade and prep Berea home sites with our own equipment.
In-house framing built on generations of craftsmanship, straight and square every time.
Clearing, grading, and prepping your property so nothing holds up your timeline.
Building in your own community changes how you work. There is no hiding behind a call center or a schedule that puts you last because you are far away.
Inside city limits, the City of Berea's Codes and Planning office handles building permits, inspections and zoning. Outside the city, Madison County Planning covers new homes. We confirm which applies to your lot before pricing.
Lots without city sewer need a septic system permitted through the local health department, starting with a site and soil evaluation.
A clear, fixed price up front, so your budget holds from the first meeting to the final walkthrough.
Word travels fast in a town this size. Every build here either earns us the next one or costs us it.
We build across Berea and the surrounding communities in Madison County, and travel throughout Central Kentucky from our shop in Danville.
10/10 Recommend Whitis for all your new construction and addition needs!
Straight answers to what people around Berea ask before they build.
Yes. In-town projects are permitted through the City of Berea's Codes and Planning office, and we handle that process.
Yes. Clearing, grading and drainage on sloped lots is work we do in-house before the build starts.
Both. We build custom homes and do additions, kitchen, bathroom and whole-home remodels.
Call 606-669-2039 or use the Start Your Build form. We walk your property, give you a clear plan and a fixed price, then our own crews build it.
Whether you have land outside town, a lot in a neighborhood, or a home you want to transform, we would love to hear about it. Reach out and let’s talk it through.