WHAT WE BUILD
New custom homes and home improvements, built on one disciplined process.
Custom Homes
Fully custom homes designed around your land, your life, and your budget — planning, design, and construction under one roof.
From $1.2M · 2,300+ sq ft on an unimproved foothill lot
Semi-Custom Plans
Nine refined plans ranging in size from 2,030 sq ft to just under 3,800 sq ft, with optional attached ADU — customizable down to the details, and the fastest, most efficient path to a new Sherman home.
From $850K on an unimproved foothill lot
Home Improvements
Whole-home remodels, additions, kitchens, baths, and outdoor living — the same budget-first process and Master Carpenter standards as our custom builds.
Minimum project size $150K
WHY SHERMAN CUSTOM HOMES
Built in months. Enjoyed for generations.
A Sherman home is built for the life you’ll live inside it. For golden canyon sunsets framed perfectly from your favorite chair. For kitchens where holidays become family traditions. For rooms that still suit you decades from now — wide doorways, level thresholds, and light that works in every season.
Because true luxury isn’t how a home looks the day it’s finished. It’s how it feels to live there for the next thirty years and beyond.
Four things make that possible, and we hold ourselves to all four.
Budget Integrity
We establish a realistic budget before design begins and price every decision in real time — so the number you start with is the number you finish with.
Timeline Reliability
Your schedule is built and sequenced during pre-construction and lives in our project management system. You can see exactly where your project stands from your phone, any day.
Proactive Communication
Before we start, we agree on how often you want to hear from us — and how. Then you get regular updates, straight answers, and fast responses. You always know what is happening and why.
Quality of Work
Standards are set by Master Carpenters Mike Sherman and Ben Brown. Every trade works to a written quality checklist, and the work is checked against it at each and every phase of construction.
OUR MISSION
“Our mission is to guide you in creating a beautiful, high-quality home that enhances your lifestyle — built with care, transparency, and respect for your budget and timeline.”
MIKE & KYLEE SHERMAN · FOUNDERS
From the first conversation, Sherman works as your advocate and advisor — helping you make informed decisions early, while they are still inexpensive to make. Not just a builder you hire: a team on your side, with 300+ homes' worth of judgment behind every recommendation.
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MIKE & KYLEE
YOUR PROJECT TEAM
Five people. One standard. Your whole build.
No rotating cast of strangers — the team you meet at the first conversation is the team that hands you the keys.
Mike Sherman
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
Mike Sherman is passionate about building homes of exceptional quality and lasting value. His vision guides us as we transform each client’s dreams into a home they love.
“Our mission is to turn our clients’ dreams into beautiful, efficient, and modern homes that they love.”
Kylee Sherman
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & CONTROLLER
After studying accounting in college, Kylee worked as a bookkeeper where she received advanced training in accounting for construction management. She joined Sherman Custom Homes Inc. as our Chief Financial Officer in 2012.
“Building an exceptional custom home requires more than craftsmanship alone. It requires disciplined financial management, thoughtful planning, and clear information at every stage of the process.”
Ben Brown
DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION
When the design is complete, the project is funded, and the permits are pulled, Ben Brown gets our homes built. A master carpenter and cabinet maker, Ben spent a decade building and remodeling homes before joining our firm in 2015.
“We hire tradesmen who are extremely good at what they do — and hold them to our high standards of workmanship.”
Steve Moeller
CLIENT EXPERIENCE & STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Steve hired Sherman Custom Homes Inc. to build a home for his family. Impressed with Steve’s organizational and business communications skills, Mike asked him to join the team.
“Our goal is to make building a new home as enjoyable and stress-free as possible — for our clients.”
Nestor Gutierrez
GENERAL MANAGER
Nestor leads day-to-day operations at Sherman Homes, guiding projects from preconstruction through final walkthrough. Raised in a construction family and trained in commercial building with McCarthy and others before moving to custom homes, he has helped deliver more than twenty projects across Placer County and the greater Sacramento region. He holds a construction management degree from Sacramento State, a California general contractor's license, and OSHA 30 certification. Born and raised in the Sacramento area, he lives in Penryn with his wife and two children
“JobTread makes it easy to communicate the progress and details of each project to our clients and team.”
HOW WE WORK
Budget. Design. Build. Enjoy.
Sherman Custom Homes Inc.: Budget → Design → Bid → Build
Traditional builder: Design → Bid → Build
Most builders design, then bid, then build — and you don't find out the real cost until the last check is written. We add a budgeting phase first.
01
Phone Consultation
A free call to talk through your project, confirm feasibility, and set a realistic preliminary cost range.
02
Contractor Meeting
Meet with Mike to refine your scope and establish a building budget you can plan around.
03
Budgeting & Planning
We collaborate with you and a home designer on a line-item budget, plans, a formal bid, and permit packages.
04
Fund, Permit & Build
Secure financing, pull permits, and build — with real-time progress in JobTread, delivered move-in ready.
CLIENT STORIES
A history of satisfied custom home clients.
★★★★★ 5★ on Google (19 reviews) & Houzz (15)
Sherman Custom Homes built our dream home and we absolutely love it. The construction and craftsmanship are truly top notch. We highly recommend this company.
— Stacy K. · Auburn, CA
It was just a wonderful experience, working with Sherman Homes. The quality of the workmanship has been fantastic… Incredible!
— Dina · Client
What surprised me most about our home was that the whole project was so much faster than I expected it to be.
— Brooke · Client
One of the things that I liked best about Mike was his integrity. You always knew that he was going to do the right thing. I just can’t say enough good things about Mike.
— Joellen & Dwayne · Clients
4× BEST OF HOUZZ WINNER (2018–2021) · RECOGNIZED AMONG CALIFORNIA'S BEST CUSTOM HOME BUILDERS
WHERE WE BUILD
Custom homes across the California foothills.
We build throughout Placer, El Dorado, Nevada, and Sacramento Counties — from Granite Bay to the Gold Country ridgelines.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
FREE COST GUIDE
What does it cost to build a custom home in the California foothills?
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