Why Us | Southern Oaks Homes

Why Us

Consistent Quality and a Commitment to Excellence

At Southern Oaks Homes, Inc., our mission and the mission of our highly-qualified and devoted craftsmen, is to build an affordable, quality home with elegant style that is engineered for dependability and finely crafted to fit any budget.


We at Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. realize that your home should be a reflection of you and reflect your unique, elegant sense of style. To achieve this, we offer custom personalization on the design and construction of a quality home on your lot or on ours.



In addition to custom home building, we offer a variety of expert services that cover all facets of construction to include, but not limited to: home additions, home repair, home upgrades; kitchen, bath and cabinet remodeling; window and door replacement, patio additions, flooring of any kind and expert consulting services.

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Financing Partners

Financing/ Contract

Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. can help with financing your new home. We work with several reputable mortgage brokers and lenders that we can recommend to you, or you can work with one that you have selected. Once a lender is chosen, a contract is drawn up on your new home.

Qualifications

Permits/ Construction

Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. will secure all the necessary permits that are required for getting your home process on its way. We will also take a visit  to your homesite to check and verify the location. A schedule for construction will then be discussed and planned.

Your home site will be surveyed, and cleared if necessary. We will have you accompany us to stake out the area to plan the location and orientation of your future home and all surrounding utilities on the property. Once the location and orientation is planned, we will apply for your building permit. When construction begins on your home, we will provide weekly updates, or updates as often as you dictate on the progress of your home. 

Insured

General Liability, Worker's Compensation and Bonded

Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. is a fully insured Contractor with General Liability, Worker’s Compensation and Bonded in the state of Florida.

Licensed

Certified Building Contractor

Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. is a Certified Building Contractor (CBC060545/ Cert Building) in the state of Florida.

Associations

Better Business Bureau

Helping Consumers find Businesses they can Trust

Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. is proud to be an “accredited business that you can trust” of the Better Business Bureau.

Maverick

Warranties and Insurance

Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. is a proud member of Maverick (formerly Centricity/Bonded Builders Warranty Group) which is the most trusted warranty provider in the homebuilding business.

By selecting Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. and Maverick, you’ll take comfort in knowing that your new home offers a warranty that we’ve purchased for you. You’re covered for system defects as defined in the warranty documents. The warranty also includes conciliation, with an over 95% success rate in resolving disputes without costly or time consuming arbitration or litigation.

The privilege of membership in Maverick to a builder is extended only after they are satisfied that the builder possesses the special pride in workmanship, along with the financial means and commercial stability to provide the kind of quality and service that you deserve.

By choosing Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. as your builder, and Maverick as your warranty provider, it’s a promise of having quality construction and warranty performance for your new home.

By being a part of the Maverick elite group of national home builders, you can rest assured knowing that Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. has a sense of honor in satisfying our customers, special pride in our workmanship, and dedication to building the American Dream for you and your family!

Who We Are

A leader in the construction sector for more than 25 years, John Lapsley III is the founder, owner, president and head of operations of Southern Oaks Homes.

Establishing the company in 2001 with a goal of building a select number of custom homes per year, Southern Oaks Homes continues to succeed in their mission of “bringing families home”.

Specializing in new home construction, and with a team of skilled craftsmen, Southern Oaks Homes also provides home remodeling, additions, upgrades, and repairs for kitchens and bathrooms, custom designs cabinets, and installs windows, doors, flooring, and more.

Let's Get Started

If you are in the market for a Custom Built Home, Additions, Upgrades or Repairs to your home, new Windows or Doors, new Flooring or just have questions, please feel free to contact us and allow us to provide you with more information regarding the wide range of services Southern Oaks Homes, Inc. offers.