Built for the water it sits near.
DuCar Construction builds custom homes and completes renovations in Madisonville and across St. Tammany Parish. Licensed statewide in Louisiana, residential and commercial, with a signed scope, permitted plans and a written warranty on every job.
Four ways we work on a Madisonville home.
Custom Homes
Ground-up construction, including elevated and pier-supported builds on low-lying and waterfront lots.
Whole-Home Renovations
Down to the framing and back up. Structure, systems and finishes, with the scope written before demolition starts.
Additions and Elevated Living Space
New square footage tied into an existing structure, matched in elevation and roofline so it reads as original.
FORTIFIED™ Roofing
DuCar is a FORTIFIED Contractor, certified to build to the IBHS FORTIFIED Roof™ standard.
What actually decides a Madisonville job.
Near the river, elevation drives the design
Madisonville sits on the Tchefuncte, and a good part of the area carries a flood-elevation requirement that shapes the house before anything else does. Elevated construction changes the foundation, the stair and porch design, the utilities and the drive. We pull the elevation certificate first and design to it, not around it.
City or parish changes who reviews your plans
Inside the town limits, Madisonville permits and inspects; outside them, St. Tammany Parish does. Different submittal, different plan review, different inspectors. We build that calendar into the schedule before the contract is signed.
Waterfront and low lots need real site work
Fill, pad, pilings where they are called for, drainage and the approach to the house are engineering decisions, not line items to guess at. We price site work separately and in writing so it is visible from the start.
Wind rating is not optional
South Louisiana wind requirements govern framing, sheathing, fastening and roof assembly. Built to the FORTIFIED standard, a qualifying designation may also reduce the hurricane portion of your homeowners premium; actual savings depend on your property, zone, insurer and policy.
We also build in Mandeville, Covington, Slidell, Metairie and New Orleans.
Licensed, insured, warrantied.
Licensed in Two States
Louisiana RES 883334 and COMM 63084 — residential and commercial, statewide — plus a Mississippi contractor’s license. We are building in Mississippi right now.
BBB A+ Rating
A+ with the Better Business Bureau and a 5.0-star reputation across 58 reviews.
Since 2012
200+ completed projects across Greater New Orleans and the Northshore.
New Home Warranty
Backed by the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act — one year workmanship, two years systems, five years major structural.
Building or renovating in Madisonville?
Bring us your plans, your lot or your project goals and we will walk you through the construction path.