Meet SW Associates

A Professional Home Builder You Can Trust

One of the first things people notice about SW Associates is how easy it is to communicate with our professional home builders. Everyone associated with SW Associates understands that you have a unique vision for your new home. Our passion is to help you achieve that vision.

Expert craftsmanship and more than four decades of custom home building experience make SWA homes synonymous with premier quality. Whether you are considering a custom home, remodel or renovation, we welcome your call or email to discuss your new project.

Proudly Building Certified Green Custom Homes in Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton and Surrounding Areas.

Stanford Whittington at SW Associates of Hickory

Stanford Whittington

Owner/President

Married to Connie
Founded SW Associates in 1992
One daughter Tiffany and one grandson Nico
Lives in Hickory, NC
Licensed General Contractor
Certified Green Builder designation
Certified Aging In Place designation
Over 31 years in the building industry
President, Board of Directors Caldwell House
Vice Chairman Board of Directors Hope Valley
Volunteer with Hospice

Jimmy Houston Jr.

Jimmy Houston Jr.

Owner/Vice President

Married to Annette since 1991
Two children Kali and Cole and one grandson Isaiah
Associates degree in Architecture
Licensed General Contractor
Over 25 years in the building industry (Designing floor and truss systems, designing homes, and building)
Active member of his church
Certified Green Builder designation
Member of Tri-County Bluegrass Band

Annette Houston

Annette Houston

Office Manager/Secretary/Treasurer

Married to Jimmy since 1991
Two children Kali and Cole and one grandson Isaiah
Worked as Office Assistant at SW Associates for 8 years
Worked as a hairstylist at College Pines Nursing and Rehab for 19 years
Active member of her church as well as Church Secretary and Assistant Treasurer for church
Current hairstylist for the Assisted Living side at the Shaire Center Inc. in Lenoir

We were very pleased with their work. They were very professional and working with Stan was a pleasure.

Barbara Calcagne

Thank you so much for all of your efforts to get me a dry patio and home. I truly appreciate all of your help and

Brenda Cutter

Brenda Cutter

Thank you so much for all of your efforts to get me a dry patio and home. I truly appreciate all of your help and support and I’m thrilled to have it rain now and not worry about leaks into my home and screened porch. I certainly appreciate the fact that you were willing to make right another contractor’s mistakes. Thanks again to you and your team.

Based on our experience working with SW Associates to build our custom “dream home” in Connelly Springs, I am writing you this letter of commendation

Louise Lewend

Louise Lewend

Based on our experience working with SW Associates to build our custom “dream home” in Connelly Springs, I am writing you this letter of commendation to express our overwhelming thanks and appreciation. The results that you and your team delivered were exemplary. From the moment we selected SW Associates to build our custom home to the final delivery, your firm showed stellar competence in design and construction. The professionalism and talent demonstrated by you and your team throughout the entire project was far beyond what we expected. From day one, SW Associates listened carefully to our wants and needs, and you brought our vision to reality. We have been in our home for the past four (4) years and remain more than satisfied with our choice in SWA as our builder. We look forward to enjoying this spectacular home for years to come.

We love our beautiful home and appreciate your hard, dedicated work to make our home special. We always felt like it was an excellent partnership.

John & Cathy Doolos

John & Cathy Doolos

We love our beautiful home and appreciate your hard, dedicated work to make our home special. We always felt like it was an excellent partnership.

We are finally settled in our new home and wanted to let you know how delighted we are with our beautiful home. We absolutely love

Ben & Jackie Albritton

Ben & Jackie Albritton

We are finally settled in our new home and wanted to let you know how delighted we are with our beautiful home. We absolutely love it! We want to thank SW Associates for everything you have done throughout the building process. We are extremely impressed with your team and the awesome job they did building our home. All of your subcontractors and workers are an amazing group of people. They were always professional and the services they provided were excellent. Thank you for an incredible building experience. We will enjoy our home for years to come. It is such a nice feeling knowing that it was built of the highest quality. Thank you for everything. Thank you for caring and being so dedicated. We have truly enjoyed doing business with you and will recommend you highly to everyone we know who is thinking of building or remodeling.

We are delighted with the unique craftsmanship and impeccable quality of our new home. We have been especially impressed with the continued service and support

Dale & Brenda Hall

Dale & Brenda Hall

We are delighted with the unique craftsmanship and impeccable quality of our new home. We have been especially impressed with the continued service and support we have received from Stan and his associates.

As we were only able to visit our building site for one week each month, we found everything was on schedule and done according to

Sallie & Bob Townsend

Sallie & Bob Townsend

As we were only able to visit our building site for one week each month, we found everything was on schedule and done according to plans and specs. The building site was always clean and in order. The quality of work they did exceeded all of our expectations. We found SW Associates attentive to detail, listened well and always handled our requests. It was a pleasure working with Stan and his associates; he was always responsive and available whenever we needed him! I always just tell people that they were the best! That usually sums it up nicely.

A fantastic organization filled with honest people who are absolutely committed to providing the best service and product available. We can attest first hand that

Daryl & Barbara Ford

Daryl & Barbara Ford

A fantastic organization filled with honest people who are absolutely committed to providing the best service and product available. We can attest first hand that they remain genuinely concerned about the satisfaction of their customers long after the project has been completed.

We have been in our new home for three weeks. This house is more than we ever dreamed of and Dave and I want to

Dave & Maggie Gervias

Dave & Maggie Gervias

We have been in our new home for three weeks. This house is more than we ever dreamed of and Dave and I want to thank you for your patience, professionalism and dedicated efforts in constructing our home. Your attention to detail coupled with your attitude of not accepting anything less than perfect enabled Dave and me to continue to live in Northern Virginia during the construction phase knowing that you would provide the oversight to ensure everything was done correctly, and you did. From the very first time we interviewed you through the final walk-thru of the house, it has been our pleasure knowing you and we truly feel fortunate that we selected SW Associates as our builder. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you so very much.