Nicholson BrosDevelopments
Peterborough County

Custom builds in Peterborough.

Custom homes, estates, and renovations across rural Peterborough County — the townships, lakes, and farmland around the city — managed and built by Nicholson Bros from Trent Hills.

Rural Peterborough runs from the farmland south of the city up into the Kawartha lakes and the edge of the shield, and the building follows the ground: estate and farm parcels with room for a house and outbuildings on the flats, lake and bush lots with access and rock to solve as you go north. We've worked the whole range, and knowing which lot hands you which problem before you buy is part of what we bring.

The owners here are building the home they intend to keep — a country residence, a multi-structure property, a rebuild on land that's been in the family. The build runs the way all of ours do: two brothers carrying it start to finish, a written decision schedule, and the sitework done right by the people who started in concrete. Close enough to the city to be convenient, rural enough to be worth doing carefully.

What we build in Peterborough

Four ways we work.

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Common questions

Building in Peterborough.

What's an owner's representative, and how is it different from a general contractor?
A general contractor runs their own crews and answers to their own margin. An owner's representative answers to you. We sit on your side of the table — managing the architect, the trades, the budget, and the schedule on your behalf — so your interests are the only ones in the room. On most of our builds we do both: represent you and run the work.
Will the budget I start with be the budget I finish with?
Closer than you're used to. Every allowance is named in writing during the Design phase, so you choose finishes against real numbers rather than guesses. Surprises come from vague budgets and undocumented decisions — we remove both. Where the world moves on us, you hear about it the week it happens, not at the end.
Do you build on land I already own, or help me find it?
Both. If you own the land, we start by walking it with you before anyone draws a line. If you're still looking, bring us in early — we've spent three decades reading sites across this region, and the right answer often starts with the wrong-looking lot.
How involved do I have to be?
As involved as you want, and never more than you have to be. The decision schedule tells you exactly what we need from you and when. Between those points, you get a weekly photographed site walk — whether you're down the road or in the city. The point of hiring us is that you don't have to become the contractor.
How many projects do you take on at once?
A small number each year, by referral and direct inquiry. We'd rather run a handful of builds properly than spread two brothers across a dozen. It's worth reaching out early — often years before you break ground.
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Kawartha LakesTrent HillsHastings HighlandsRecent builds
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