Crafting Custom Builds with Excellence

About Gary Patterson – Feliciana Custom Homes

Gary has been in construction his entire life. His dad was a cabinet builder. Gary started out framing houses, then trimming houses, then owned a remodeling company. After that, he became a superintendent for a high-quality contractor where he learned a lot about how homes should truly be built. Eventually, he went out on his own around 2020.

Gary isn't just the contractor behind the scenes — he's on the jobs. He's on his tools. He's on his skid steer. He handles job cleanups himself. We run clean, pristine jobs. Gary knows every aspect, or just about every aspect, of how a house is supposed to be built.

We are a cost-plus company. Every job is fully transparent. The finances are crystal clear for our clients. We do very thorough estimating, and our software ties together everything from scheduling to specifications to selections. All of our subcontractors and vendors are connected through that system so nothing falls through the cracks.

Gary and Shannon are a husband and wife team who work together seamlessly. Gary leads the projects progress and Shannon, the office manager, handles all the financials of the projects.

We want to be very clear about who we are. If you're looking for a large contractor who has a superintendent running your job, that's not us. Gary is on the job. He answers his phone. He answers his texts. He answers his emails. He communicates directly through his software. We're brutally honest. If you don't want to hear the truth, we're probably not the right builder for you — and that's okay. We lose jobs because of that honesty, and we're fine with it.

Our business is built on a Christian foundation, and this shapes everything we do. We believe in living out our faith through our work, which means being completely transparent and honest with our clients throughout every step of the process. As the scripture says, "Let your yes be yes and your no be no" (Matthew 5:37). We love being honest with our clients because it's who we are — it's not just a business practice, it's a reflection of our values and our commitment to integrity in all that we do.

We're based in West Feliciana Parish and build in both West and East Feliciana Parishes. Gary still puts his tool belt on. We believe that matters. We take pride in being hands-on, transparent, and present from start to finish.