Integrity Design Lysetsky
Candler sits just west of Asheville along the Smokey Park Highway and Pisgah Highway corridor — close enough for a short commute, far enough that land still buys more house and more property than it would closer in. It’s a practical, working part of Buncombe County, not a resort town, and that’s exactly its appeal: real space, real neighborhoods, without an Asheville price tag attached to the same square footage.
People building in Candler aren’t chasing a lifestyle brand — they want a solid home on land that actually fits their budget, close enough to Asheville that they're never far from anything they need. We build for exactly that: no-nonsense, well-built, and priced the way we said it would be.
More square footage isn’t the same as a better home — a floor plan with wasted hallway space and awkward room proportions can eat a budget without you ever noticing where the money went. Our in-house designer works architecture and interior design together from the first sketch, and her work carries real professional weight: membership in a prestigious, highly accredited U.S. design association, and invitations to judge international design competitions.
That means every square foot on your Candler lot earns its place in the plan, instead of padding a number on paper — and it’s already part of your $235/sq ft, not a separate design fee stacked on top.
Led by a designer with 28+ years of experience — AIA & IDCEC accredited continuing education in healthy home, universal, and biophilic design.
At $235/sq ft, most builders would charge extra for design work like this — here, it’s already in the price, which is exactly why a home built on this bundle can look far more expensive than what it actually cost.
A lot of custom home quotes are built to look attractive on paper and then grow once you’ve committed — an allowance that turns out to be unrealistic, a finish that costs more than quoted, a change order for something that should have been included from the start. Our $235/sq ft bundle isn’t a teaser number; it’s the number.
You’ll know your final price before you sign, and you’ll always know who to call — we pick up. No rotating subcontractors, no call center, the same small team from the first sketch to the final walkthrough.
This isn’t just business to us — it’s who we are. We’re not padding the number and hoping you don’t notice; we’re building the kind of home that gets us recommended to the next family building in Candler.
Candler land varies more than it looks on a map — some lots are gently rolling, others carry real slope down toward the French Broad watershed, and access or drainage can quietly add cost that never shows up until it's too late to plan for.
We evaluate your Candler lot before you sign anything — slope, access, drainage, setbacks — and price it honestly from the start. Our $235/sq ft bundle already includes grading and clearing within 10 ft of the home, up to $15,000 total, enough to cover sites with a slope up to 10%. If your site is steeper than that, we tell you on the land, with a real number, not a surprise change order.
Candler sits in Buncombe County, where permitting typically runs two weeks to a month for a building permit, depending on scope. We handle zoning, plan submission, and every county requirement, so it’s one less thing you have to learn on your own.
Zoning is easy to ignore until it changes what you can actually build — and in west Buncombe County, it varies parcel to parcel more than most buyers expect. Two lots that look identical from the road can carry different rules for setbacks, lot coverage, or what you're allowed to add later, like a detached garage or an accessory dwelling.
Before you fall in love with a piece of land, it’s worth knowing: what residential zoning classification applies, what the setback requirements are from the property lines, whether the parcel has any overlay restrictions tied to watershed or floodplain proximity, and whether the county’s current zoning matches what you actually intend to build. None of this is disclosed automatically — you have to ask, or have someone ask for you.
We check zoning and land-use requirements as part of every lot evaluation, before you sign anything — not after you've already committed to land that can’t support the home you had in mind.
We don’t have a finished project in Candler to show you yet — but the craftsmanship is the same everywhere we build: the same team, the same process, the same bundle.
We’re based in Asheville, and Candler sits right along the same west-side corridor — a short, easy drive, not a satellite territory. You get the same team, the same $235/sq ft bundle, and the same process as every Asheville project we build.
Professional crew with great attention to detail. IDL Construction kept us informed throughout the project and delivered exactly what we expected. Very happy with the experience.
The guys provided outstanding service. They were organized, dependable, and focused on quality from beginning to end. We would definitely use them again for future projects.
The team did an excellent job from start to finish. They showed up on time, worked efficiently, and kept everything organized throughout the entire project. The finished work looks great, feels solid, and easily met all our expectations.