Custom Home Builder
Canady Durako Building Company is an experienced custom home builder in Oak Island, NC, with a combined experience of over 40 years and established vendor relationships in Brunswick County and surrounding areas. We strive to give every client the attention and detail they deserve by managing workloads, nurturing subcontractor relationships, and offering a comprehensive package for their dream home.
With a commitment to quality craftsmanship, attention to detail, and personalized service, we bring your dream home to life. Whether you're building a beachfront retreat or a modern family home, our expertise in custom design and construction ensures a seamless process from concept to completion.
Build your perfect home in Oak Island with Canady Durako Building Company.
Why Choose Us?
Rob Canady and Corey Durako have combined their extensive years of experience in the home building industry to curate a team of top-tier subcontractors, carefully selected from the best they’ve worked with across every division of the construction process. Their collaboration has resulted in what they consider a "dream team" in custom home building. Over the last decade in the Brunswick County area, they have built deep relationships with vendors, product support specialists, tradespeople, selection and sales experts, as well as county building officials and office staff. These connections allow Canady Durako Building Company to offer clients a comprehensive, one-stop experience when building their dream home.
To maintain their high standards, Canady Durako limits their project load to 6 to 8 homes per year. Among these, one may be a spec home built by the company, which serves as a model to showcase their innovative designs and craftsmanship. The remaining projects are typically custom homes built on client-owned lots, though they occasionally offer packages where clients can purchase a lot along with a custom-built home, depending on availability.
By controlling the number of projects, Rob and Corey ensure that every client receives the personal attention they would expect if they were building their own home. Their focus on quality over quantity has earned them a reputation for delivering not just exceptional homes, but an enjoyable, organized, and stress-free building experience. Canady Durako takes pride in the fact that many clients have expressed not only satisfaction with their homes but also with the entire process of creating them.
Their reputation speaks for itself. When a Canady Durako home is listed for resale, both clients and real estate agents know that the property stands in a class of its own. Rob and Corey are immensely proud that their homes continue to set a standard of excellence in the area, a testament to their dedication to quality and customer satisfaction.
We could discuss the ceilings, shiplap, or even the custom wood hoods, but what truly sets us apart is our dedication to our clients and the construction of high-quality homes.
We start by connecting our clients with a local home designer who has extensive experience in home design. This designer offers valuable knowledge and advice in creating a custom home. The design may be based on a previous plan with slight alterations to meet specific needs, or it could be an entirely unique design created over time. Once the home is designed and a proposal price is agreed upon, we send the plans to our structural designer to calculate all the necessary details for construction, such as beam sizes, load points, foundation design, and tie-downs. The surveyor then plots the finished home on the lot in preparation for the building to begin.
One of our team members, Lauren, leads the selection process by accompanying our clients on visits to our preferred vendors. Clients choose their preferences based on allowances previously discussed in the proposal for each vendor. All selections are then processed and priced for approval or alteration based on the client's desires. Once approved, the selections are sent to our project management team for implementation. We prioritize timelines on selections to give our clients ample time for approval before finalization and ordering.
When the framing of the home is completed, a formal onsite meeting is arranged over 1-2 days for our clients to meet with our tradesmen. During this meeting, the clients can outline their preferences for each aspect of the home, ensuring that our process leads to their desired final product. Many selection approvals are ordered and finalized during this meeting, which is led by Lauren Durako and Rob Canady.
We arrange another meeting later in the process to make final selections related to hardware, interior paint colors, and landscaping. We divide this process into multiple steps to prevent the home-building process from becoming overwhelming. This approach has been well-received by our clients, who find the process enjoyable rather than stressful.
Upon project completion, we meet onsite for a final inspection and to address any outstanding items. This final checklist is usually short and completed on the day of closing before the client moves in. We provide a one-year builder warranty and various other warranties for appliances, windows, doors, HVAC, and elevators.
In addition to an efficient process and commitment to our clients, all Canady Durako builds have certain quality "standards" that are always met. Clients can be assured of high-quality solid wood cabinet options, coastal trim accents throughout the home, tongue and groove ceilings, and more being a company standard.
Our Process
What Makes a Canady Durako Home?
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Tongue and Groove Porch Ceilings
Adding custom touches like tongue and groove ceilings elevates any outdoor space.
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Custom Window, Door, and Basing Trim
Our custom molding includes 1 x 4 cap and cove molding.
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Custom Interior Trim
Our custom baseboards are 1 x 5 with a custom shoe molding.
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Custom Tongue and Groove Ceilings
Our custom tongue and groove ceilings are perfect to elevate your living room and master bedroom.
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Custom Crafted Cabinetry
Custom shaker style cabinets with soft close. Our cabinets are a dove tail construction ensure quality and longevity.
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Locally Crafted Wood Hood
Our custom design hood accent is locally crafted wood.
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Custom Designed Closets
Our closets are designed to fit your needs, with adjustable shelving and shoe storage. Always wood, never wire shelving.
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Elevated Tile
After your custom tile has been selected according to the design plan, we ensure that our tile is placed from floor to ceiling, ensuring the highest quality in homebuilding.
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Quartz Countertops
Quartz countertops are chosen based on the design plan. They are durable, low maintenance, and provide a consistent look and feel.
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Rob Canady, Co-Owner
Rob Canady brings a wealth of experience to Canady Durako Building Company, backed by a degree in Construction Management from East Carolina University, which he earned in 2008. His career began in commercial construction project management, where he worked for three years in Northeast North Carolina and Southeast Virginia. During that time, Rob managed the construction of churches, daycare facilities, and various historic renovation projects in Elizabeth City and Edenton, NC.
Following this period, Rob relocated to Southeast North Carolina, where he spent the next decade completing over 100 custom residential homes with a leading custom builder in the area. He holds an Unlimited NC General Contractor's License with NASCLA Accreditation and is currently a board member of the Brunswick County Home Builders Association.
With extensive experience in all facets of the construction process, Rob has developed a strong foundation in planning and design, estimating and sales, accounting, and project management. At Canady Durako Building Company, Rob primarily focuses on project management and accounting. He works closely behind the scenes with designers, project engineers, and contractors to ensure that every detail is executed correctly and efficiently. His dedication to quality is evident throughout all phases of the building process, and his problem-solving skills are invaluable when facing the unique challenges that each project presents.
Known for his "old soul" nature, which he attributes to spending much of his youth with his grandparents, Rob enjoys a well-rounded life outside of work. He spends his free time with his wife and daughter on their farm, where they care for horses, pigs, chickens, bees, and maintain a pond stocked with fish. Rob’s hobbies include woodworking, operating his sawmill, splitting wood, planting trees, building barns and fences, and managing the land. Whether it's farming, mowing, or building, he takes great pleasure in hands-on projects around the farm.
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Lauren Durako, Project Director
Since Canady Durako Building Company opened, Lauren has been working in sales and helping clients understand our home building process from start to finish. Lauren assist clients in realizing that we offer a full-service product, covering plan design, interior design, and through to closing. Responsibilities include daily communication with clients, keeping inventory of interior and exterior selections, monitoring expenses, and updating time frames. In addition, Lauren works closely with clients to design their custom homes, including lighting, plumbing, appliances, flooring, paint, tile, and trim. In addition, Lauren attends all selection meetings and ensures that our clients stay within budget.
Lauren’s favorite part of the job is working with different homeowners and witnessing how their personal wants, needs, and style can transform their house into a unique home. She also takes pleasure in enhancing the specifications of houses to make them visually appealing.
Lauren has been living in Wilmington for almost 20 years. After moving around as a child of a military parent, she has come to love calling Wilmington home. She attended UNCW and earned a degree in communication. After that, she met Corey and together they decided to build their lives in Wilmington. Before working with Canady Durako Building Company, Lauren worked in software sales for two local companies, where she gained valuable experience in understanding clients and helping them find the best product to suit their needs.
When Lauren isn't designing beautiful homes, she is a devoted wife and mother to her two beautiful children. She has loved being a stay-at-home mom while the children were young and cherishes those precious moments she has been able to experience. However, Lauren is eager to grow in her next chapter and has really enjoyed returning to the working world. Working with her husband, Corey, has been a fun adventure. It's awesome to see his entrepreneurial skills and drive for the business.
Wilmington and southeastern NC have so much to offer with their stunning beaches, boat life, and friendly people. It is where Lauren sees herself living forever. She says “I want to invest my energy in building houses that people can love living in and build their lives here as well!"
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Corey Durako, Co-Owner
Corey has lived in North Carolina for nearly 30 years, and considers Wilmington his forever home. His mother is a retired nurse, and his father is a retired Marine Biology professor at UNCW.
Corey, with over 20 years of experience as a hardwood flooring business owner in Wilmington, NC, has collaborated with over 40 builders. He specializes in high-end homes across southeastern NC, including Bald Head Island, Figure Eight, St. James, and Wilmington, North Carolina. Over the last 5 years, Corey has completed numerous high-end homes across eastern NC.
Corey’s favorite aspect of the job is assisting homeowners in finding the perfect lot and house plan, ensuring that every detail aligns with their vision. He aims to make the process as effortless and stress-free as possible. Corey enjoys collaborating with his wife, Lauren, who has a great design sense and can connect with clients, making them feel comfortable and valued. Working together has been enjoyable, allowing them to appreciate each other's strengths.
When Corey isn't building homes, he spends time with his two children and wife. He is a fishing enthusiast and captains two fishing teams: 'The Blew By U' and 'Chasing Gingers'. Corey has achieved numerous victories in fishing tournaments for kingfish, redfish, and trout in Wilmington, Southport, Swansboro, and Jacksonville. He has even traveled to Mississippi for a national tournament. Corey also shares his passion for fishing with his children. His son often competes alongside him, consistently dominating the Jr. Angler division, and is already considered an integral part of the crew!
Corey also enjoys hunting and participating in Rob’s annual dove hunt at his family farm in NC.
Corey hopes the future of Canady Durako Building Company is truly stand alone and the clients can feel the quality, time, effort, and consideration that goes into every home. He says, "I want to ride down Oak Island in 10 years and look at the homes we've built and feel a sense of pride knowing we've built quality homes and relationships."