About Us
Our Goal:
At Highland Homes, our goal is to build the highest quality homes that meet both the needs and budgets of our clients.
As a Certified Green Professional company, we prefer to build “green homes” that can be Energy Star
Certified, which means we’ve utilized a significant number of renewable, energy-saving components. The use of these components helps protect the environment
and prevent global climate change.
We're committed to making our homes the best long-term values for their owners. We build your home the way we would build our own home.
Our Team:
W. Brett Scantlin holds a North Carolina Unlimited Residential General Contractor's license. He is a graduate of North Carolina State with a degree in Civil Engineering. He served as an engineering intern with HNTB of Raleigh,
where he worked in the Airport Design Group. Projects he
participated in ranged from building new runways and
terminals to parking decks. He served as a liaison between
the FAA and contractors, ensuring that all construction met
FAA specifications.
Brett next worked with Pierce Homes of the Carolinas,
where he was a Land Development Supervisor. In this capacity
he supervised the entire land procurement and development
process. His duties included land discovery and testing,
landowner negotiations, meeting with town governments,
overseeing engineering, and managing contractors. Throughout
the process he met continuously with federal and state
inspectors to ensure proper land-development guidelines were
being met. During Brett's tenure he oversaw the procurement of enough land to create
more than 1,100 lots.
Upon moving to Banner Elk in 2004, Brett started his own construction company,
Kellbrick Construction. He has worked as both a construction supervisor and as a subcontractor. Among his projects were a 3,000sf Suwanee River Log Cabin on Beech Mountain and a 6,200sf custom home at the Glens of Grandfather.
Brett and his wife, the former Catherine Crumpler of Blowing Rock, are both triathletes. In 2006 they completed Cycle North Carolina, a 448 mile trek from Banner Elk to Emerald Isle. Brett and Catherine, a
nationally certified counselor and director of the High
Country Women's Fund, live in Boone with their two dogs, Ina and Madison.
In 2006, Brett's uncle, Craig Weeden, teamed up with his nephew. Craig has over 30 years experience in general contracting, real estate and marketing. Craig had an Unrestricted Construction Supervisor's License and Realtor's License in Massachusetts, and currently holds a Florida Real Estate License.
While Vice President of Ford Products, Inc., in Pawtucket, RI, Craig supervised the installation of 4,200 windows for the Army at Fort Devens, MA, and 2,000 windows for the Navy at Newport, RI. Under Craig's guidance, Ford Products also won the bid to replace windows in 23 of 26 schools for the City of Providence, RI. This was the largest window-replacement project east of the Mississippi that year.
Craig's residential construction experience includes being Vice President of Marsh Associates, Inc., in Chatham, MA, President of Alden Associates in Charlestown, RI, and President of Bayport Homes in Sandwich, MA. In this capacity, he was responsible for the construction of approximately 300 homes.
Craig holds a BA in Sociology, MA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing. His work has been widely published
in such places as Tennis, Southern Poetry Review
and New Orleans Review. He's listed in the Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers. He served as an officer in the US Navy where he learned Chinese Mandarin and had a top secret clearance. Craig and his wife, Victoria, an attorney and interior designer,
have a son, Marc, a daughter-in-law, Kara, and a future NE
Patriots fan,
grandson Carter. Craig and Victoria live in Banner Elk with their dog, Lula. |
