A Baker Company custom home from above, overlooking the water at Shoal Creek
Shoal Creek · Killen, AL
A lakeside Baker Company home with a paver motor court and triple garage
Lakefront · North Alabama
Pool and terraced patio behind a Baker Company custom home
Poolside · Shoal Creek
Stacked balconies with cedar columns on a Baker Company home
Outdoor living · North Alabama

Chad & Grace Baker · Custom Home Builders · The Shoals

One team takes it from bare land to a finished home.

Chad and Grace Baker built this company on a simple idea. The builder and the Realtor should work as one team. Chad leads the crews. Grace finds the land and guides the design. Nothing gets lost between them.

Six quick questions. About a minute.

How a Baker home comes together

Most builds scatter the work across town.
The Bakers keep it under one roof.

  1. The land and the plan come first.

    Grace is a licensed Realtor. She helps each family find the right piece of land, then sits down with them over the plans. She checks the lot, the grade, and the numbers before a single shovel hits the dirt.

  2. A Baker Company home under construction on the water, crew trucks out front

    Chad runs the site himself.

    Chad is on the job with his own crews, walking the framing and checking the work. When a question comes up, the man who answers it is the man building the house.

The Showroom · 298 River Road

Every selection, made in one guided visit.

Grace walks each family through their choices in a private showroom the Bakers built for exactly this. One calm afternoon, with someone who knows the house plan by heart.

  • Brick
  • Windows
  • Doors
  • Kitchen appliances
  • Flooring
  • Tile
  • Fireplaces
  • Paint
  • Custom furniture

From the homeowners

The work speaks. So do the families.

100% recommend · 12 reviews on Facebook 5.0 ★ on Google

Chad is innovative and creative… his crews are topnotch… he is on the job site often to make sure things go as planned.

Cindy Carr Custom build client

I've seen the work — it's amazing. You will never meet someone nicer and more professional than Mr. Baker.

Cody Smith Google review

Beautiful custom built homes!! Best in the business!!

Jenna Talbot Facebook review

One family's story · Martin Drive

It started as a 900-square-foot fishing camp.

The Martins raised their family on this water. As the empty nest got close, Chad and the crews rebuilt the place around the way they live — the fire pit ran all winter, the pool runs all summer. Here is what stood out to them, in their own words.

“We had it planned out before we broke ground. We didn't start and then get in the middle of it and have to change anything. It was prepared.”

“The gift is that you get Grace too… the two things together really make it exceptional.”

The Martins · Homeowners

Recent work

A few homes we are proud of.

Great room · Shoal Creek
Custom kitchen with reclaimed wood island top and brass hardware
Kitchen · North Alabama
Dark modern farmhouse at dusk, windows glowing through the trees
At dusk · North Alabama
Pool and covered patio behind a custom home
Pool & patio · Killen, AL
Lakeside estate from the air with terraced patios and a covered boat dock
On the water · North Alabama
Shiplap stairwell and sitting area with cable railing
Stairwell · North Alabama
Double balcony with cedar columns
Balconies · North Alabama
Kitchen with brass pendants, granite island, and hex tile backsplash
Brass & granite · North Alabama
Fire pit terrace behind a lakeside home
Fire pit terrace · North Alabama
Lakeside motor court and garages
Motor court · North Alabama
Copper barn light on a cedar pergola detail
Cedar & copper · North Alabama

What happens next

No mystery. Three steps.

  1. Answer six questions

    Takes about a minute. It tells Chad and Grace what the project needs before anyone gets on a call.

  2. Talk it through

    A short call with the Bakers — not a salesperson. They come having read every answer.

  3. Get a straight answer

    A clear next step and honest numbers. If the fit is wrong, they say so.

The call costs nothing. There is no obligation on either side.

Common questions

Asked before almost every build.

What does a Baker home cost?

Most custom builds start around $500,000. Land, size, and finishes move the number. The first call puts a real range on it.

Can the Bakers help find land?

Yes. Grace is a licensed Realtor. Finding and vetting the lot is part of the job, not a referral to someone else.

Where do the crews build?

North Alabama, southern-middle Tennessee, and northeast Mississippi. For a project outside that area, it never hurts to ask.

How much time do homeowners have to put in?

Less than most expect. Every selection happens in one guided visit at the showroom. After that, Chad and the crews carry it.

What does the first call cost?

Nothing. Chad and Grace read the answers, get on a short call, and give a straight opinion. That is the whole deal.

Six questions. One short call.
That is how every Baker home starts.