Build a custom home in Holly Springs, NC
Holly Springs sits just down NC-55 from our Apex office. Build on your lot or let us help you find one, with published pricing, 300+ ready-to-permit floor plans, and a builder who picks up the phone.
One town south of our front door.
Hornet Homes is headquartered in Apex, one town up NC-55, and we’re actively building in Holly Springs. We’ve built 100+ homes across the Triangle, and this corner of Wake County — fast growth in town, wooded acreage just outside it — is a pattern we know well.
Published pricing. Actually published.
Most builders make you book a meeting to hear a number. Ours are on the site: across the 23 plans we’ve priced so far, homes run from $283,000 to just over $1,000,000 — and every priced plan’s real price is published on its page; the rest are priced on request.
And the price means more than usual, because site work is typically in it: survey, soil testing, septic design and a conventional install, a well to 300 feet, utility connections, clearing and grading. Land and finish upgrades are separate, and the lot walk confirms what your lot needs — but you’re starting from a real number, not a teaser base price.
Smaller homes cost more per square foot than bigger ones — which is why we publish whole-plan prices instead of a per-foot rate. The full breakdown — what’s in the number, what isn’t, and every published price — is in our cost guide →
Three anchors from the price list
The honest read on Holly Springs land
Holly Springs grows fast — which means in-town lots go fast, and the real custom-build opportunities sit just outside them.
What the map actually looks like
In and around town, newer streets often carry municipal water and sewer, and the scattered in-fill lots that surface get taken quickly. The acreage sits outside the town limits — west toward New Hill especially — beautiful wooded country where custom lots typically run on well and septic, and where Triangle soils get tougher for a septic drain field. Not unbuildable; it just has to be verified early, before you’re committed to the lot.
Since 2019, North Carolina lets a licensed third-party soil evaluator (an AOWE) answer the perc question fast — we use that path so you know the lot’s bedroom count before you spend money on anything else. Our buildable-lot guide covers the whole picture →
What we check before you offer
Send us any listing and we’ll screen it the way we screen lots for ourselves, then walk it with you:
- Perc paperwork quality — a soil engineer’s letter, or just a map with drill marks?
- Topography on county GIS — slopes, low spots, floodplain
- Utilities — town water/sewer at the street, or well and septic
- Lot width against the floor plans you actually want
- The aerial vs. the listing photos — a freshly cleared lot has a story
Listings displayed via Triangle MLS (Doorify MLS) IDX feed. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listings provided courtesy of Hornet Realty, LLC — Jonathan Andrews, Broker on Record.
From Holly Springs lot to keys in hand
Nine to twelve months start to finish is typical — and you’ll always know which step you’re on.
Walk the land
Bring us your lot — or a listing you’re eyeing — and we’ll walk it together: soil, septic, topography, driveway, and which of our plans fit the lot. You leave knowing what the home would cost on it.
Lock the number
A single all-in fixed price built from real trade bids — never cost-plus — with every selection priced line by line before we break ground. We handle permitting with the Town of Holly Springs or Wake County.
Build it right
About six months of construction with milestone walkthroughs, then a one-year workmanship-and-materials warranty (with a nail-pop and touch-up visit) and a 10-year structural warranty, both backed by Hornet Homes. Our office is just up NC-55 in Apex — we're around.
Asked constantly, answered straight
How much does it cost to build a custom home in Holly Springs, NC?
Our published pricing runs from $283,000 (the Sycamore, a 1,362 sq ft ranch) to just over $1,000,000 (the White Oak at 5,880 sq ft), with every priced plan's price published on its page. Those prices typically include the site work: survey, soil testing, septic design and a conventional install, a well to 300 feet, utility connections, clearing and grading. Land and finish upgrades are separate, and we confirm the number after walking your specific lot. See the full cost guide with all 23 published prices →
Can you build on a lot I already own in Holly Springs?
Yes — building on your land is most of what we do. Send us the address and we'll walk the lot with you, talk through buildability (soil, septic, topography, setbacks), and tell you straight what your home would cost on it before you commit to anything. How building on your lot works →
I don't have land yet. Can you help me find a lot near Holly Springs?
Yes. In-town Holly Springs lots move quickly, so we run an MLS-powered land search covering eight Triangle counties, with email alerts the day new land hits the market. We'll also screen any listing before you offer and walk it with you — no pressure to commit. Search Triangle land →
Do Holly Springs lots need a well and septic?
It depends where the lot sits. In and around town, many lots can connect to public water and sewer. Outside the town limits — west toward New Hill especially — custom lots typically run on well and septic, and that's also where Triangle soils get tougher for a septic drain field. We verify the perc question early, before you're committed to the lot. What makes a lot buildable →
How long does it take to build a custom home in Holly Springs?
Nine to twelve months start to finish is typical, and construction itself runs about six months once permits clear. We handle permitting with the Town of Holly Springs or Wake County, depending on where your lot sits. The full timeline, stage by stage →
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Fifteen minutes on the phone, then boots on the dirt. We’ll tell you straight whether the lot works and what your home would cost on it — no pressure either way.
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