CUSTOM HOMES IN THE TRIAD
BKA BUILDERS, Inc. builds true custom homes in Colfax — an unincorporated community in western Guilford County with a central Triad location — close to Greensboro, High Point, Kernersville, and Piedmont Triad International Airport. Every plan is drawn around your family and your lot. Owner-led, NASCLA-accredited, veteran-built. The first consultation is on us.
Colfax is an unincorporated community in western Guilford County with a central Triad location — close to Greensboro, High Point, Kernersville, and Piedmont Triad International Airport, about 15 miles west of Greensboro, near the geographic center of the Triad. It's the kind of place families come to when they want a home that fits their life rather than a lot that fits a builder's plan — which is exactly what we do.
Colfax is mostly residential with a mix of established homes and new growth along the Sandy Ridge Road corridor. Because it's unincorporated, permitting runs directly through Guilford County, which can simplify the process. Lots here range from suburban quarter-acre parcels to larger acreage tracts, and the convenience to PTI airport and I-40 makes it a practical pick for families who travel.
That land is the starting point. Brian and Debbie Adams walk the lot with you, read the grade and the light and the views, and the plans grow from there. The home gets designed around the Robert G. Shaw Piedmont Triad Farmers Market on Sandy Ridge Road and the character of the area, not dropped onto the lot from a catalog.
Every town in the Triad handles permitting a little differently. Here's what to expect in Colfax — and how BKA keeps it moving.
Building a custom home in Colfax requires building permits and inspections directly through the Guilford County Planning & Development Department (336-641-3334 / 336-641-3707), with no separate town review — one jurisdiction, which we navigate regularly..
That's not a hurdle — it's a sequence, and sequence is something we're good at. We handle the site plan, the zoning review, the septic or sewer coordination, and the permit submission as part of the build. You stay focused on the design; we keep the paper moving.
If you're still looking for land, Debbie — a North Carolina native and licensed Realtor — can help you read a Colfax lot before you buy it: perc tests, setbacks, watershed rules, the things that determine whether your plan will actually fit. It's one of the reasons a build-on-your-land project with BKA starts with a conversation, not a contract.
Custom at BKA means every set of plans is drawn for your family and your Colfax lot — there's no plan library to pick from. Brian and Debbie sit down with you, listen to how your family lives, and the design grows from there.
It also means we try to say yes. Most builders come with a list of “no.” We start with “yes” and then walk you honestly through what each yes costs and changes. It's how our homeowners describe us — and it's why a home in Colfax built by BKA tends to fit the family behind it.
Selections are guided through a curated network of suppliers we've worked with for 20 to 25 years — so the decisions stay manageable without the home feeling like everyone else's.
A look at recent BKA work across the Greensboro and Triad area — every one of these started as a blank page and a family's idea.
The first conversation is free. Tell us about your land — or the lot you're looking for — and we'll talk through what a custom home in Colfax could look like.
