With over two decades of home building experience under his belt, 19 of which have been with his own company, Todd Watson has been bringing custom home plans to life for residents throughout Lexington County.
“I started working with a production builder in 2003,” said Watson. “The business belonged to a friend of mine from church, and I switched jobs to work for him and get into the building industry. I really enjoyed it and in 2007, I decided that I was ready to go out on my own. Instead of doing production building, I wanted to build custom homes.”
Tytan Homes, Watson’s company, is a family-owned and operated business. Watson welcomed his son, Tanner Watson, into the business almost three years ago in April 2023. He graduated from the University of South Carolina and went to work for another production builder before later joining Tytan Homes with his father.
Tytan Homes specializes in custom home building. Occasionally, they will do some larger-scale additions and some remodeling, but the heart of the company is building custom homes from the ground up. The company builds in Lexington County, mainly in the Lexington, Gilbert, Batesburg-Leesville, and Prosperity areas of the community.
“We’re mainly into building custom homes,” said Watson. “Our ideal client is somebody with land who wants to build, and who has some plans in mind for what they want built.”
Clients that have plans averaging right around 2,500 square feet fit just right into Tytan Homes’ wheelhouse of expertise.
“We build them all though,” said Watson. “We build smaller 1,000 square foot homes and up to 4,000-5,000 square feet. The average is right there in the middle, right around 2,000 to 2,500 square feet.”
Beyond size and structure, Watson says it’s the personal design choices that often make each project memorable.
“I love when people want to have custom tile showers or a bathroom that they trick out,” said Watson. “Or even when clients do something fun in the kitchen with cabinetry, appliances, or designs. Those are my favorite design elements. We smile at them when we’re done because we’ve pulled it off.”
For Watson, the building experience is just as important as the finished product, and he takes pride in guiding clients through every stage of the journey.
“Of course, any time we finish a project, and they move in, and they’re happy, that’s the best feeling,” shared Watson. “But I really like it when we get started with a new project as well. The joy that they have when the house starts to go up—the client loves seeing their dream house begin to take shape.”
Tytan Homes is responsible for building over 150 custom homes in the Lexington community. They have also built a strong reputation for being reliable, trustworthy builders along the way and have developed lasting relationships with their clients.
“We are Christians, we have integrity, and we are mindful of managing people’s money. We try to have a great relationship with each client during the build process, and even afterwards. When we complete the home, we’re still friends and not scared to see them in public or wherever we go. I like to be able to stand in front of them at the end to make sure they are happy with their home. We really care about our customers.”
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