Jade Mountain Builders

There are a handful of green custom home builders that we are proud to share a reputation for quality craftsmanship and an unrelenting eye for detail with, and Jade Mountain Builders is one of them.

Jade Mountain is a group of aligned professional builders in Western NC focused on the green and sustainable aspects of building. They were one of my favorite builders for many years. I've worked with them many times on projects and they could do anything!

These guys are artists! And detail oriented artists! Every detail is given their attention from built-in woodworking, which is outstanding, to finishing on trim work. Even their subs are held to their high standards and if they don't perform to expectations, they disappear from the job site and are replaced with more professional ones. We had an incident where 2 subs were not getting along. They were arguing loudly and playing loud music. Our neighbors complained. Our general contractor was on site in 15 minutes and fired the instigator. For the most part every contractor was respectful of our requests and the neighborhood. Our finished project is beautiful and many people have commented that it looks "old" like it was remodeled and not new construction. That is a high compliment when you want your new home to "fit in" to an old existing and historic district!

I had a wonderful experience building my dream home with Jade Mountain. The entire team were easy to work with, professional and laid back. They made the building process fun and as simple as possible without overlooking all of the small details. I wanted a solar/geo thermal, super energy efficient home and they helped walk me through the process without being overwhelmed.. I highly recommend Jade Mountain Builders!!

Hans Doellgast and his crew at Jade Mountain Builders (in our case, C Scott, Shaw, our project manager) are simply amazing. Our situation was unique. Hans and his crew saved us. Our project came to a screeching halt when we had to fire our builder three quarters of the way through our build. Hans and his guys evaluated the situation, gave us an honest appraisal on what it would take to complete the job, and then attacked our house and got it done. Under incredible pressure and deadlines they inherited, Hans and the crew at Jade Mountain completed our project quickly, professionally, and under the budget they gave us. I don't think I'll ever be able to fully thank Hans and his guys enough for the amazing work they did for us - they're the best.

The experience with Jade Mountain Builders was great! From design, to building, and finishing we were happy with our dream house. There are so many aspects of carpentry and craftsmanship in every angle of our home. Every one of our guests can't believe all of the details in every room. It was also exciting that a lot of the trees that were cleared from our land were re-purposed and put back into our house. The entire staff loves what they do and the end product shows. Every person was courteous and treated our construction like it was being built for themselves. We got our 2nd home and much more than we ever anticipated!

My wife and I approached Jade Mountain Builders with a concept/dream we had of building a highly energy efficient home in an urban setting. Hans connected us with architects and suppliers that helped shape our ideas, choose materials, and begin the building process. From the first sketch we shared with Hans, till the last item on the punch list was crossed, Jade Mountain's execution was flawless. Of course we had issues along the way, but they were dealt with professionally and quickly. Our house took 9 months to build and through out that time I do not think I had to leave our project manager one single voice mail...that is because he picked up his phone every time we called! We just celebrated our forth year in our home and we could not be happier. We are considering building a guest house on our property and would not consider another builder for the project.

My wife and I embarked on an in city build of our home in Asheville after falling in love with this small city and stumbling upon a rare available lot quite walkable to downtown. The year prior to this, when we were quite content to rent longterm, we went with close friends who were eager to build here on a tour of Jade Mountain built homes locally. We were immediately drawn to the craftsmanship, intelligent livability and homey style of all 5 projects we saw that day and mentally pocketed that info for the future. So when our lot became available, we never hesitated to start all of our design/build planning discussions exclusively with Jade. It is more than a year later from that time, in fact we just moved into our completed home this week, and we couldn't be more pleased not just with the outcome but with the journey. No build project can be stress free, God knows. But Jade has in house teams of craftsman and we count all of the 20-25 or so team members we encountered as vested friends in our project. Urban neighbor challenges came up early in the build process and without the ever present humor and respectful good nature of Jade's workers, we would not have fared so well. We really can't say enough about the quality of our home's build, coupled with a process where we were listened to and valued every step of the way. But perhaps most of all, the Jade Mountain team is as proud and excited about our completed project as we are. Hans Doellgast has assembled a great group of folks to work with, top quality from start to finish.