Gabriel Builders

Gabriel Builders specializes in creating bespoke custom homes tailored to clients' lifestyles and preferences. With over 40 years of experience, we combine innovative design, premium materials, and meticulous craftsmanship to deliver high-end residences. Our process emphasizes collaboration, ensuring every detail aligns with the client's vision while maintaining transparency in budgeting and timelines.

Our residential design services focus on translating clients' unique needs into functional, aesthetically pleasing spaces. The team collaborates closely to develop floor plans and architectural details that reflect individual lifestyles, whether for new builds or renovations. We integrate site-specific considerations, such as topography and views, to optimize home placement and enhance livability.

Landscape design is seamlessly integrated into our custom home process, treating outdoor areas as extensions of the home. Services include site analysis, grading, drainage solutions, and plant selection to create functional, beautiful exteriors. Our in-house team ensures cohesive design from interior to exterior, enhancing property value and client enjoyment.

Nicholas James Fine Woodworking, our sister company, provides handcrafted cabinetry, mantles, and specialty wood elements. Using premium materials and traditional techniques, we create durable, artistic components tailored to each home's design. This in-house capability ensures consistency in quality and alignment with overall project goals.

Our renovation services address evolving client needs, from kitchen updates to full-scale home transformations. We apply the same attention to detail and client collaboration as in new builds, ensuring seamless integration with existing structures. Projects include budget planning, material selection, and phased execution to minimize disruption while achieving desired outcomes.

Gus Rubio founded Gabriel Builders in 1984, leveraging his Fortune 100 quality control experience to establish a reputation for excellence. He has led the company to national awards, including NAHB's Custom Home Builder of the Year, emphasizing client relationships and craftsmanship.

Belinda Rubio co-founded Gabriel Builders, contributing to its family-oriented values and client-focused approach. Her leadership has helped cultivate long-term relationships and a commitment to quality that defines the company's culture and service ethos.

Gabe Rubio, son of the founders, serves as VP of Construction, overseeing project execution and quality assurance. Mentored by his parents, he represents the next generation of leadership, ensuring continuity in standards and client satisfaction.

Nick Rubio, the younger son of Gus and Belinda, works as Project Manager, coordinating teams and timelines to maintain efficiency and precision. His role reflects the company's family legacy and dedication to hands-on management.

David Van De Water leads landscape design efforts, integrating outdoor spaces with architectural vision. His expertise ensures cohesive, functional exteriors that enhance the overall aesthetic and usability of Gabriel Builders' projects.

We build custom homes in South Carolina and North Carolina, including Asheville, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cashiers, Lake Keowee, and Travelers Rest.

Gabriel Builders has been crafting custom homes since 1984, with over 40 years of experience in the industry.

Our focus on client relationships, transparency, and quality craftsmanship distinguishes us. We limit project numbers to ensure dedicated attention and maintain rigorous quality control.

Yes, we provide renovation services for kitchens, bathrooms, and full-home transformations, applying the same standards as our custom builds.

Absolutely. Every project is tailored to the client's unique vision, lifestyle, and budget, ensuring personalized results.

We've earned national recognition, including the NAHB National Custom Home Builder of the Year and multiple Pinnacle Awards for craftsmanship.

Gabriel built our home about eight years ago and it was our dream house. Family called us back home, though, and we left South Carolina this past summer. All along, Gabriel continued to service our house needs and helped us ready the house for sale. We cannot say enough about the integrity, quality of build and responsiveness we always experienced.

We worked with Gabriel Builders during 2014 and 2015 to have our home built. It was an excellent experience. They are extremely competent and professional, and our house has surpassed our highest expectations. Gabriel Builders' team was flexible, offered many suggestions and & advice and "went the extra mile" to ensure that everything was done perfectly. They found and corrected very minor things that we never even noticed.

They worked extremely well with the architect and interior designer we selected, often coordinating meetings when we were still living out of state. As promised, they and we did thorough one-year and two-year walk-throughs. A number of minor issues were identified (more by Gabriel than by us), and they totally fixed every item without any hassle to us. Gus and Belinda Rubio, the owners, treated us like family, and today we consider them friends.

We trusted Gabriel Builders with our life's savings to build our dream home and they translated our vision into reality in a way that protected our investment and offered tremendous value. We have lived in our beautiful home for over four years and have not encountered a single builder-related problem. In this age when many companies are focused on the bottom line and profit margins, Gabriel Builders focuses on building enduring relationships and quality homes!

My husband Steve and I had the opportunity to have our home built by Gabriel Builders, Inc. and what an incredible experience it was for us. Not only was the home beyond our expectations, but Gus and Belinda were wonderful to work with. Gus made use of every available space to provide more usable storage for our growing family and his creativity and attention to detail made our home stand out from all the rest.

Nine years later when we moved to another state, Gus inspected the home for us, which he did not have to do. Because of the quality of our home, it sold for the highest price in the neighborhood. We count them as part of our family.

Gabriel Builders completed our home in 2008. We thought it would be difficult to build a home outside Greenville while living in Philadelphia, but we were wrong. The professionals at Gabriel knew what it took providing pictures each week and going over all the important aspects of the project with us. They kept a tight rein on costs while delivery unmatched quality. Today we still marvel at our good fortune to meet Gus and Belinda and have them build our dream home. WE could not imagine a better outcome.

I have worked at Gabriel Builders for 2 years as the Director of Marketing and Client Relations. In my 18+ year career in the real estate and construction industry, I have certainly seen and heard a lot about custom home builders in the area. Gabriel Builders is truly unique in many ways! First, they are a family style business, everyone is a person and the owners, Gus and Belinda Rubio, treat them as family. Secondly, they have an impeccable reputation in the area and after working here, I understand how they have become the #1 Custom Home Builder in the area, as well as the NAHB Custom Builder of the Year. Lastly, they stand behind their core values and hold them very close to the chest.

The words mean something and are followed with actions from leadership down, a rarity with most companies these days. I am honored to work here at Gabriel Builders and look forward to many more years to come.