John Marshall Custom Homes

09/26/2026

Happy to support the Davidson Lands Conservancy for many years running now (pun intended), and to run in this morning's 21st annual DLC Run For Green. It was a beautiful morning to run, and the race course and organization were both excellent.

06/03/2026

A little video about using an "old" product on a historic home, but making it perform like a new product. Details matter.

05/25/2026

A few different angles of a large porch we built on the back of a home we built in Denver, NC. The large Andersen multi glide door transforms these two spaces into one.

05/17/2026

Someone once said to me that James Alexander Way is a picture perfect postcard street. Quiet, yet close to everything that Davidson has to offer, including our historic downtown and Davidson Elementary School.

Now, two homes that we built on this street are on the market. Very different sizes and price points, but both lovely and waiting for that buyer who is seeking a true community that is something to write home about.

Read more about one of these homes in the 'Homes for Sale' section of our website at https://www.johnmarshallcustomhomes.com.

05/02/2026

Thank you to Megan White Photography for these stunning photos of the remodeling project we recently completed on Lake Norman in Denver, and to Dominique DeLaney Interior Design for bringing us into this project and for her wonderful design.

Read more about this project at https://www.johnmarshallcustomhomes.com/2026/05/lake-norman-garage-remodel/

04/07/2026

Scene from the "downhill" side of James Alexander Way in Davidson.

04/06/2026

One of the Homes we built on James Alexander Way in Davidson is coming on the market soon. In my opinion, the "competition" for this home are some new construction homes a couple of blocks away. They are brand new and maybe their finishes are a bit fancier.

But here's the differences in my mind: you can get one of the new homes and live on a busy street with all of the attendant noise from the street, or go over a block and live on James Alexander Way where the noises are birds chirping or owls hooting. You can get one of the new homes and literally be on top of your neighbors and have basically no private backyard, or you can be on James Alexander Way and have a large backyard that backs into a wooded area that will never be developed.

James Alexander Way is a five minute walk from downtown, and a three minute walk to the K-8 school. Beautiful homes, great sense of community, and very peaceful.

Don't get me wrong, the other homes are very nice. But, I truly believe that James Alexander Way is the nicest street in Davidson. I hate to see these neighbors go because we love them, but our loss can be your gain.

John Marshall Custom Homes is a custom homebuilder located in Davidson, NC. We specialize in new ho

03/27/2026

Here's a sneak peek at a home we just finished renovating in Davidson. Professional photos are on the way, but these phone photos should give you an idea of how beautiful this home turned out.

02/25/2026

We sadly lost one of our best workers this week. Mick was the supervisor of the framing crew we've used for the past 15 years. A week ago Saturday he was in a motorcycle accident and he passed away this week.

Mick worked hard, and was very good at all aspects of construction. He was a good family man. He also loved motorcycles, whether it was one of his newer Harleys, or a decades old bike that he was restoring. I believe he was on his 1946 motorcycle when he was in the accident.

Mick bestowed the nickname "Hollywood" on me. Not sure why. He was always fun to be around.

We will definitely miss his skills and mostly his friendship. If there's a highway in the sky, I'm sure he's on it.

02/24/2026

We are finishing up a fun project on the lake in Denver, converting a storage space over a garage into a living space which includes a full bathroom.

There are still a couple great finishing details to come, including a suspended glass and metal partition and ceiling mounted mirrors, but we wanted to share these photos of the almost finished space. It turned out great.

Many thanks to Dominique DeLaney Interior Design of Cornelius. What you see is all Dominique's vision, we just did our best to implement it.