Red Cedar Homes

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Red Cedar Homes strives to build homes where beauty is approachable, quality is essential, and thoughtfulness is key. SDH worked with the Red Cedar Homes team to develop a brand and digital marketing platform that embodies that mission.

Red Cedar Homes logo saying 'Welcome Home. CLT NC'

Challenge

Red Cedar Homes was ready to grow — fast. With big ambitions and a team eager to make moves, they knew their brand and identity needed to level up to compete with the heavy hitters in the homebuilding world.

But it wasn’t just the brand that needed attention. Their website was holding them back. Built on a clunky, outdated Squarespace setup, it wasn’t designed to scale and definitely wasn’t doing them any favors. The design felt tired, the user experience was lacking, and updates were a hassle. If RCH was going to compete with the bigger names in the market, a full-scale rebrand and website overhaul weren’t just nice to have — they were essential.

Solution

We partnered closely with John Grabowski, Founder and CEO, to shape Red Cedar Homes’ mission, vision, and brand identity. At its heart, RCH is about more than building houses — it’s about creating deeply rooted, lasting communities. We brought that to life through a bold promise and a warm, elevated identity that feels personal, not transactional.

With the brand in place, we turned to the website. RCH was growing fast, and their team needed a site that could keep up — one that was flexible, scalable, and easy to manage. We built a custom backend and intuitive system that put the power in their hands. Now, their marketing and sales teams can move fast, tell their story, and scale without relying on constant support.

Engagement Length
12 months
Headquarters
Charlotte, NC
Organization Size
70+
Founded
2013
Organization Type
Residential Home Builder
A brand that is as 
deeply-rooted as the communities they build.
A brown woodwick candle with the Red Cedar homes branding on it
A small white round keychain with the Red Cedar Homes logo on it
A brown woodwick candle with the Red Cedar homes branding on it
Page of the brand style guide showing the 3 Red Cedar Homes brand colors
Page of the brand style guide with Red Cedar Homes' mission statement: To build homes where beauty is approachable, quality is essential, and thoughtfulness is key.
Page of the brand style guide showing some photography of tree, wood, and roof details.
Text in a circle saying 'Red Cedar Homes. Welcome Home'
Red Cedar Homes Logo saying 'Welcome Home'
Red Cedar Homes Graphic with text circling it saying 'Red Cedar Homes. Welcome Home. CLT NC'
Simple dark green tree branch graphic
Simple, bushy dark green tree branch graphic
Photos of leafs and roofing with the 6 colors of Red Cedar Homes
Helping families find home.

Search neighborhoods

View plans and listings

A home listing card on Red Cedar Homes
A contact form for Red Cedar Homes agents with fields for first name, last name, and email address with a headshot of the realtor
Red Cedar Home's mega menu on their website, showing the different communities and cities they sell in
Technical Breakdown
  • Powered by the Wordpress Content Management System
  • Custom admin that supports areas, neighborhoods and listings
  • Smart listing status settings and availability
  • Salesforce CRM Integration + Attributor integration
  • GA4 Integration
  • Custom BDX feed submitted nightly
  • Turn-key hosting service and CDN provided by SDH

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