Custom Home Construction in Winter Garden, FL.
St. Cyr Contracting handles custom home construction in Winter Garden, FL ground-up residential builds from your plans or designed with you. One licensed GC, one fixed-price contract, from permit application through final walkthrough.
Licensed Florida GC
Licensed & insured
Custom Vanities In-House
Mo builds every vanity
1-Year Warranty
On every bathroom
17+ Years
250+ completed projects
Building a custom home is the most personal construction project a family can undertake and the one where the choice of general contractor matters most. St. Cyr Contracting handles ground-up residential construction in Winter Garden and across Central Florida. We work from your existing plans or develop them with you, pull every permit, coordinate every trade, and deliver a finished home on a fixed-price contract.
We’ve been building in this area since 2008. We know the jurisdictions, the inspectors, the soil conditions, and the local subcontractors worth working with. That institutional knowledge is part of what you’re hiring.
What goes into building a custom home.
A ground-up custom home build moves through several distinct phases, each with its own permit requirements, inspection checkpoints, and decision points for the homeowner:
- Site work and foundation — lot clearing, grading, underground utilities, slab or stem wall foundation. In Central Florida, most residential construction is slab-on-grade; we handle the soil testing, compaction, and pour coordination
- Framing — floor system, wall framing, roof structure, and sheathing. This is where the floor plan becomes a physical reality and where framing errors are easiest to catch and correct
- MEP rough-in — mechanical (HVAC distribution), electrical (service panel, circuits, outlets, switches), and plumbing (supply lines, drain, waste, vent). All rough-in work is inspected before walls close
- Insulation and drywall — insulation inspection, then drywall hang, tape, and finish
- Interior finishes — flooring, cabinetry, countertops, interior doors and trim, paint, tile, and fixtures. This is where our in-house cabinet shop becomes a significant advantage custom cabinetry built to the exact specifications of the home, not adapted from a catalog
- Exterior finishes — roofing, siding or stucco, windows, exterior doors, garage, driveway, and landscaping rough grade
- MEP trim-out and final inspections — fixture installation, device installation, HVAC equipment, final electrical and plumbing inspections, and certificate of occupancy
Built to your plans... or designed with you.
We work both ways:
If you have plans: We review the construction drawings, provide a fixed-price bid, and build to the permitted set. We flag constructability issues and value-engineering opportunities before you sign not after work starts.
If you need plans: We work with architectural and design partners to develop plans that reflect how you actually want to live in the home, then price and build from those. This design-build approach keeps the design process grounded in real construction costs from the start, which eliminates the common problem of falling in love with plans you can’t afford to build.
Either way, the contract you sign is fixed-price. The number you agree to is the number you pay. If something unexpected comes up in the ground or the structure, that’s on us to manage without passing it to you as a change order.
Why St. Cyr for custom home construction.
Most custom home builders in Central Florida are volume builders who offer semi-custom options within a predefined set of floor plans and finishes. A true custom build, your lot, your plans, your specifications, is a different kind of project that requires a different kind of contractor.
- In-house cabinetry — every cabinet in the home is built in our Winter Garden shop. That includes the kitchen, all bathrooms, the laundry room, closets, and any built-ins. It’s the same work we do on renovations, applied to a new construction scope
- Fixed-price contract — ground-up builds are where cost overruns are most damaging. Our fixed-price structure means the budget you plan around is the budget you build to
- Licensed Florida General Contractor — GC License CBC1263396. We pull every permit in our name and carry the liability and workers’ comp coverage required for new residential construction
- Single point of contact — one project manager from site prep through certificate of occupancy. You’re not coordinating between a builder, a separate cabinet company, a separate flooring contractor, and a separate tile crew
- Local knowledge — we’ve been building in West Orange County and the surrounding area since 2008. We know Orange County’s building department, the inspection sequencing, and the soil and drainage considerations specific to this area
Custom home construction in Winter Garden & Central Florida.
We build across Orange County, Osceola County, and the greater Central Florida area including Winter Garden, Windermere, Ocoee, Clermont, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips, and surrounding communities.
West Orange County is one of the fastest-growing residential markets in Florida, and the permitting environment reflects it. Orange County’s Building Division processes a high volume of new residential permits, and understanding how to navigate that process — what triggers additional review, what the inspection sequence looks like, and how to avoid common delays — is knowledge that comes from doing it repeatedly. We have that track record.
For builds in municipalities like Winter Garden, Windermere, or Ocoee, permitting goes through the respective city building departments rather than the county. We confirm the correct jurisdiction for your lot before we file anything.
Lot selection and soil conditions in Central Florida also require attention. Much of the area has expansive clay soils or fill areas that require specific foundation approaches. We assess site conditions early in the process so there are no foundation surprises after the slab is poured.
What does a custom home cost in Central Florida?
Custom home construction costs in Central Florida vary significantly based on lot conditions, home size, design complexity, and finish level. General ranges for ground-up residential construction in the current market:
- Entry-level custom construction — $175–$225 per square foot for a standard finish new build on a prepared lot
- Mid-range custom construction — $225–$325 per square foot for higher-end finishes, more complex floor plans, and custom cabinetry throughout
- High-end custom construction — $325+ per square foot for luxury finishes, specialty materials, complex architecture, and premium mechanical systems
These ranges are for construction cost only and do not include land, site development, or soft costs like architectural fees, engineering, and permitting. The total project cost land through certificate of occupancy is typically 30–50% higher than the construction cost alone.
We provide detailed, fixed-price estimates after reviewing the plans, the lot, and the full specification. No allowances, no line items that will balloon at selection — a real number based on what you’re actually building.
Ready to plan your custom home?
Schedule a consultation with Mo to walk the space, discuss the scope, and get a realistic budget range.
Why St. Cyr
- Licensed Florida General Contractor
- Vanities built by Mo personally
- Direct supplier pricing passed to you
- Fixed-price contracts, no surprises
- 1-year workmanship warranty
- Family-owned since 2008
Common Questions
Questions about custom home construction in Central Florida.
A typical custom home build in Central Florida takes 12–18 months from permitted plans to certificate of occupancy, depending on home size, complexity, and permitting turnaround. Site work and foundation take 4–6 weeks, framing and rough-in 8–12 weeks, and interior finishes 10–16 weeks. We build the full timeline into the contract before you break ground.<\/p>
Yes. Most of our custom home work starts with a homeowner who already owns or is under contract on a lot. We assess the lot during the pre-construction phase — soil conditions, drainage, setbacks, utility connections, and any easements or restrictions — and factor those into the scope and price before you commit to building.<\/p>
Yes. If you have permitted or permit-ready construction drawings, we review them, price the build, and deliver a fixed-price contract. We flag any constructability issues or value-engineering opportunities before you sign. If your plans aren’t yet permitted, we coordinate the submittal process through the appropriate jurisdiction.<\/p>
Production builders build from a defined catalog of floor plans and finish packages on lots they own. A custom build starts with your lot and your specifications — there is no catalog. Every dimension, every material, every detail is specific to your project. That means more decisions and longer timelines, but it also means the home is built exactly the way you want it, not adapted from a model that was designed to sell broadly.<\/p>
Yes. We pull every permit required for the build — building permit, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, roofing — and manage the inspection sequence from foundation through final. The certificate of occupancy is issued in our name as the licensed general contractor of record. You don’t track a single permit or inspection.<\/p>
Other services we do well.
Whole Home Renovations
Built by Mo personally. Kitchens, baths, closets, garages, offices, and commercial spaces.
Kitchen Remodeling
Custom kitchens with hand-built cabinetry, direct-sourced countertops, and full design-through-install service.
Interior Design
Design and build under one roof. Layout, materials, and finishes before construction starts.
Bathroom Remodeling
Top-to-bottom transformations for Central Florida homeowners who want more from their master bath.
Ready to start your custom home build?
Schedule a consultation with Mo to walk your bathroom, discuss the scope, and get a realistic budget range. We serve Winter Garden, Orlando, Windermere, Ocoee, and across Central Florida.