The Carver Group Luxury custom home builder, is an acknowledged leader,
specializing in serving the
foothills of
South CAROLINA and
WESTERN North Carolina.

We continue to hear national reports of a rebound in the housing market, and we are becoming more optimistic as we get more calls. Folks have expressed concerns to me that we will see an uptick in both material and vendor costs if indeed there is merit to the housing rebound, but with that being said, I believe the prudent consumer understands there is no time like the present to move forward if they are serious about building.
We will be completing our first of two homes on the Great Lawn at The Reserve of Lake Keowee, and our current lakeside home is closing in on the dried in state. Windows will be coming soon with the exterior trim and siding following close behind. The full masonry fireplace on the screened porch is above roof, and the great room is in the works.
We are encouraged about some forward management direction at the Cliffs communities. It seems that the property owners’ apprehension is not as heightened as it seemed to be with all of the recent uncertainty. We are excited to have had a Cliffs Vineyards property owner tell us they want to build a modified version of our cottage plan, the Hawthorne. This is a feather in our cap for our early thoughts of a need and style of home suited to the changing desires of prudent resort property owners.
Continue to follow our homes under construction as we will continue to upload progress pictures!

The New Year has arrived, and we are off to a busy start with preparations to begin additional new projects.  The two homes we are building at The Reserve at Lake Keowee are making swift progress as well.  The Ruins is expected to complete in the spring and Cottage B in early summer.  Please be sure to keep checking the “Under Construction” section of our website for updated photos to track the progress.  We have also recently added a place on our website to showcase some of the renovations we have completed.  The Carver Group originated with home renovations, so this type of work is a challenge we understand well and enjoy.  Major renovations are our preference but we also enjoy the occasional addition, such as a wine room, screened porch with fireplace, or master suite.  Finishing a previously unused space can add value and enjoyment to your home, turning an unused room into a favorite feature.  Please take a moment to look at the photos under “Renovations” in the “Showcase” section of our website.

As we rapidly transition from summer to fall, we have just wrapped up a nice screened porch addition in the Thornblade neighborhood of Greenville. The outdoor room should make an ideal spot for good football watching and will be enjoyable all year thanks to the warmth provided by the fireplace that we added to this home along the golf course. This is the perfect time of year to update outdoor space, making it another functional room of the house.
Our two Great Lawn homes at the Reserve at Lake Keowee are moving along nicely with the Cottage plan starting to take shape as the framing continues. We’re close to finishing up the roof on first home, so we will begin moving ahead with interior finishes.
The addition and renovation we are working on in the Cliffs Falls South is in the dry, and we are moving along with the interior finishes. We’re adding a whole house generator to this project as we see more clients taking precautions in the event of loosing electricity for a prolonged period of time.
We continue to get calls and opportunities to look at potential upcoming new projects although there is still a predominant amount of apprehension and lack of urgency for folks to move forward with the actual construction of their homes. Considering the difficulties in the housing sector as a whole nationwide, we are blessed to have the work that we do and for the chances to look at more in the future.