Our Back Story

  The story of SAWYER Designer Homes begins almost a 100 years ago with a man named George Sawyer, whose father was a carpenter in a small town of North Carolina for over 40 years.

 

George, the youngest of 9 brothers and sisters, was born in 1929. Like many Southerners, his family was impoverished as a result of the Great Depression. They lived in a 2-bedroom home that the family had built with most of the family sleeping on the floor. 

Most of the family worked helping on the farm or with their father in construction. Even though George was the youngest, everyone had to do their part. He started working by the time he was only 8 years old.

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  In 1940 George's father passed away, and to make things worse WWII had started. All of his brothers were enlisted in the Army, George was still too young. His sisters were either married or had passed away. So, it just him and his mother. He started working as a carpenter's helper, making about a .25 per day, and he gave that money to his mother every afternoon when he came home.

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 By 1946 the war had ended, but none of Georges brothers had survived. This was hard on his mother, and she passed of grief. George was 17 years old; he had no family and no other place to go. So, he enlisted in the Army himself, saying he was 18.

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 While in the Army, George worked hard and made E-6. By, 1950 a new war was in the making. George was shipped out to fight in the Korean War. While there he decided the Army was not his life career. Something else was his calling. George decided to start his own Home Renovation & Building company once he got back to the States. So, after 8 years of service, George returned home.

 

  At the end of the war, thousands upon thousands of returning veterans, both men and women, needed a place to live. Plus, many of those same solders needed work. George and his team were all Veterans who had served together, they were his family. Over the course of many decades, the company has stayed a family business. We won't say things were easy, but he stuck it out. 

 

  Now a 4th generation company. Many things have changed but His vision of a reputable, full-service building company has come to fruition. With client satisfaction being our number one focus, we have created a custom building & renovation company that is committed to using only superior materials, the finest craftsmanship, and outstanding customer service.

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  George now in his 90's still enjoys inspecting the work and even doing some of it himself. So, if you see an older man come to the jobsite. It's just George making sure things are running smoothly.