DuCar Construction is a licensed new home builder and new construction contractor in New Orleans. Single-family homes, raised duplexes and commercial buildings from the lot up, with permitted plans, a signed scope and a written warranty under the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act.
Your plans or ours, on your lot or one we help you find, with the elevation, the foundation and the finishes written into one contract before we break ground.
Two-unit buildings on pilings, raised above the flood elevation the survey requires, built for rental income and for the numbers lenders and appraisers ask for.
Narrow city lots between existing houses, where access, drainage and the neighbors’ foundations shape the build as much as the plans do.
Ground-up commercial and mixed-use buildings under our Louisiana commercial license, COMM 63084.
Before you fall in love with a floor plan, we read the lot: zoning, setbacks, survey, utilities, trees and how far it sits below the street. Those answers set the budget as much as the house does.
The flood zone and the base flood elevation for your address decide how high the first floor sits and what the foundation has to be. We build on pilings and raise the house above the elevation the survey requires, so water does not sit under the living space.
New construction permits come from the City of New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits, with inspections at each stage from foundation to final. We schedule around those inspections so the crew is never waiting on a sign-off we could have planned for.
A low bid with loose allowances becomes an expensive house. We write the scope, the allowances and the schedule before the first payment, and payments follow completed work.
Every new home we build is backed by the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act: one year workmanship and materials, two years systems, five years major structural defects.
We also build custom homes in New Orleans, work as a general contractor in New Orleans and a commercial contractor, take on home renovations and historic renovation in the Vieux Carré, and install FORTIFIED™ roofing.
Louisiana RES 883334 and COMM 63084 — residential and commercial, statewide — plus a Mississippi residential builder license (No. 22946). We are building in Mississippi right now.
A+ with the Better Business Bureau and a 5.0-star reputation across 58 reviews.
200+ completed projects across New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner and the Northshore.
Backed by the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act — one year workmanship, two years systems, five years major structural.
It depends on the size, the plans and the permit timeline. A raised duplex typically takes us around six months of construction once financing and permits are in place.
Yes. We can help you find a lot that fits the house and the budget, and whenever possible we read the zoning, the survey and the elevation before you buy.
Yes. We build from your architect’s plans or help you get plans drawn, and we review them for cost, code and elevation before we price.
The Louisiana New Home Warranty Act: one year for workmanship and materials, two years for plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems, and five years for major structural defects. Our licenses can be verified on the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors search.
Bring us your lot, your plans or just the idea and we will walk you through the budget, the permits and the timeline to build it right.