G. Crabtree
Home Building

Building in Durham, Chatham, and Orange Counties since 1983     

G. Crabtree Home Building has deep roots in this part of North Carolina. Gail Crabtree's mother said it well, when she
noted that in 300 years the family has moved only thirty miles from Orange to Durham County!  Like us, many of
suppliers, subcontractors, and craftspeople are family owned businesses. Gail comes from a family of builders going
back to her grandfather who was a shipbuilder in Wilmington and homebuilder in Durham County. Her father, uncle,
two brothers, sister, and niece all worked in the homebuilding business.  

After seven years of learning the business from her family, Gail Crabtree started her own company with the goal of
building high quality homes of the type she would want to live in herself. Rama Mills worked with Gail from the start
and became a partner in the business in 1988. These two women have built 260 plus homes in the Triangle. Their
homes feature lots of storage, many windows, porches big enough to use, specialty tile work in the baths and fireplaces,
and a wonderful sense of style. Walk into one of these welcoming homes, and you will know why folks who care about
the details choose G. Crabtree Home Building!

On June 3, 2002, the Historic Preservation Society of Durham presented G. Crabtree Home Building a Neighborhood
Conservation Award for Knox Landing-- our homes located at 305-405 West Knox Street.  The only award given for
new construction, it was said that our homes would be worthy of preservation 50 years from now! But why wait? You
can find your dream home today.
Weldon Ridge
Weldon Ridge is in Orange County near Hwy.70 and I-85. It features one acre lots and  Crabtree Craftsman
style homes. Located 10 minutes from Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, and Durham, this neighborhood is convenient
to everything. And like the true craftsman homes of the last century, they  possesses many special touches:
designer tile work around the fireplaces and the two full baths; real cedar shakes; and lots of oak flooring.
Contact Bennie Glenn at 919-471-0484 (office) or 919-730-5646 (cell)  for more information.
Meet the Crew:
Minka and Roxxi--the job dogs. Roxxi,
died at age 16, on February 15, 2009. Her
spirit is still on the job! We all miss her.
Gail and Rama on a job site.
© G. Crabtree Home Building 2002
To contact us:
919-956-5603
G. Crabtree Home Building believes that it is important to be a part of the community. The issues of housing and shelter are of great
concern to us, as home builders. At the end of 2006, we received a Sustaining Donor Award from the Durham Community Land
Trustees, Inc. This award is presented to those who have supported the Land Trust for over ten years. We are also long term supporters
of Genesis Home, serving homeless families; Durham Crisis Response Center (DCRC), providing housing for battered women and their
children; as well as Habitat for Humanity, and the Durham Urban Ministries. G. Crabtree Homebuilding is a member of the Watts Hill
Leadership Circle of Preservation Durham (formally  the Historic Preservation Society of Durham.) We also contribute to Strong
Women Organized for Outrageous Projects (SWOOP), The Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (ECWA), and the Triangle Land
Conservancy among others.

We recommend these organizations to others who want to make our community a better place for all!
Commitment To Our Community
Near historic Moorfields, just minutes from vibrant
downtown Hillsborough and Cedar Ridge High
School, there is just one home remaining in this
wonderful neighborhood.
103 Olive Creek Ct.
8 Weldon Ridge
Looking for a G. Crabtree Home in Orange County?
                      
Olive Creek. It is located off Dimmock's Mill Road near the town of Hillsborough. The home sites are two
acres and most will feature a screened porch to better enjoy this lovely area. For more information about this
exciting neighborhood, contact Al Bowers at 919-942-4149 (office) or 919-260-6851 (cell).
10 Weldon Ridge

While we have built homes for years that respected the earth and were energy efficient, in the Fall of 2007, we deepened
our commitment when we joined the Green Building Initiative and ENERGY STAR Certification programs. We felt that
we should build green because we care about our home buyers, the community, and the earth. Building green involves
increasing the efficiency of our homes and their use of energy, water, and materials; improving the quality of the
environment in the home itself; and effecting the land in the gentlest way possible. Building green means that we are
committed to building homes that are healthy and comfortable, that operate at lower costs by reducing energy and water
use, and that create lasting value for the home owner.  We will use sustainable building practices, high performance or
renewable materials, and recycle. We will take care of the earth where the new home is located, saving as many trees as
possible. We leave much of the lot in its natural state, preserving biodiversity. By building green, we improve the indoor
and out door air and reduce impacts on the local infrastructure. Green building means a more durable home with less
maintenance, which means fewer resources are used over time. In 2009, in addition to building green certified homes,
Gail Crabtree became a Certified Green Professional!
Crabtree is Building Green
Want to live in the Paris of the Piedmont?
Find your home in Winmore is an exciting green mixed used neighborhood
in Carrboro, NC.
Winmore has extensive trails, the meandering Bolin Creek, playgrounds, play fields, orchards, a swimming pool,
and the old white farmhouse preserved for homeowner enjoyment. Children who live here can walk to great
Chapel Hill schools. No matter if you want a jewel-box home, a "not so big" home, or want to live large in a
smaller space, Winmore as homes that you will love. Contact the Winmore Sales Team for more information.
Directions to Winmore is conveniently located off Homestead Road just 1
½ miles from Martin Luther King Blvd. (historic Airport Rd) and less than
3.3 miles to I40
Olive Creek
92 Winmore
Sold!
91 Winmore
Sold!
In 2008-2009 we built eight ENERGY STAR homes.
In 2010 all homes we build are ENERGY STAR and Green Certified!
The ENERGY STAR folks tell us this is equivalent to:

  • Eliminating the emissions from 3.92 vehicles
  • Saving 23,712 lbs of coal
  • Planting 6.48 acres of trees
  • Saving homeowners $3,576 on their utility bills
Sold!
Sold!
Sold! This was the last home in
this wonderful neighborhood.
87  Winmore
Garage has unfinished apartment and will be
ENERGY STAR and Green Certified.
Zack and Avery joined us as the new job cats in 2009.
Avery working on her
computer skills.
"We are proud to offer new homes that have earned the ENERGY STAR@ label. ENERGY STAR qualified new
homes are substantially more energy efficient than homes built to the minimum code requirements. Our ENERGY
STAR qualified new homes are independently verified by a third-party Home Energy Rater to ensure they meet
ENERGY STAR energy efficiency guidelines. These homes are better for the environment and better for you." Learn
more at www.energystar.gov.
Your ENERGY STAR and Green Home
will save you money for years to come. We
are proud of our homes HERS ratings. Our
homes are certified Green and ENERGY
STAR by third party verification.
Learn more about the HERS ratings here.
This home's ENERGY STAR
HERS rating is 67.
This home's ENERGY STAR
HERS rating is 66.