Licensed NC builders focused entirely on backyard cottages, guest houses, and small custom structures on the Cape Fear coast.
Most contractors build cottages as a side project. We built our entire company around them. Wilmington Backyard Cottage Co. was founded with one mission: to be the most trusted, most experienced backyard cottage and guest house builder on the Cape Fear coast.
We saw too many homeowners get burned by general contractors who took on cottage projects without the specific design knowledge, permitting experience, or material expertise that coastal NC small-structure building requires. We built a team to fix that.
From our first site visit to handing you the keys, every step of your project is handled by people who have done this dozens of times. We know the New Hanover County setback rules. We know the Brunswick County permit timelines. We know which materials hold up to coastal humidity and which ones fail within a few seasons.
That expertise is what you're hiring when you call us β and it's why our clients refer us to their neighbors.
Talk to Our TeamThese aren't marketing words. They're the commitments we make to every client on every project.
If your lot can't support what you're envisioning, we'll tell you that up front β not six weeks into the permit process. Honest assessments, fixed-price contracts, no surprises.
We build fewer projects than our competitors. That's by design. We'd rather build 20 exceptional cottages a year than rush through 60. Your project gets our full attention.
Building near the Carolina coast requires specific knowledge: elevated foundations, moisture barriers, hurricane straps, and materials that survive salty air. We don't improvise on that.
You'll have a single point of contact throughout your project. No getting passed around. No waiting days for a return call. We communicate like professionals.