Charleston Brothers
Construction Inc.
Heritage Restoration · Modern Building · Mastered Craft · Charleston, SC

The work is hard to do well. That is the whole point.

We take on technically demanding restoration and modern building, where material judgment and execution control decide the result. We diagnose what is happening behind the wall before we specify a repair.

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Charleston & the Lowcountry Mt. Pleasant · James Island · West Ashley By appointment
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The Standard

Defined by the difficulty of the work, not the age of the building.

Charleston Brothers Construction takes on work that is genuinely hard to do well, heritage restoration and modern building alike. Whether we are restoring 1890s lime stucco or building a custom home, the standard is identical: understand the structure, choose the right method, coordinate carefully, execute with control.

We filter out commodity, lowest-bid work. That filter is what protects the craft, and it is what every client of ours is actually buying: the judgment to do the difficult thing correctly.

In-house trades
Plaster · Masonry · Stucco · Millwork Partner specialists
Copper · Slate · Ornamental iron Compliance
Charleston BAR · NPS · Historic Tax Credit
The Filter, As A Test
Is this work genuinely hard to do well? If the honest answer is no, it is not a Charleston Brothers project.
Infinity pool over the marsh, ipe deck, Lowcountry tidal creek
The Lowcountry, built properly.
Tidal creek, ipe deck, infinity edge. Real project photograph.
Selected Work

Every project, told the same way: problem, method, outcome.

We lead with the failure we diagnosed, not the finished photograph. The sequence is the proof of the work.

Brick, Copper & Herringbone · New Residence →
Existing brick garden wall beneath mature oaks, before new masonry
01 — The condition
Problem

What the site asked

An existing brick garden wall to preserve, mature oaks overhead, and new masonry that had to sit comfortably beside old Charleston brick.

Hand-laid brick with mortar wash, copper gutters in progress
02 — The judgment
Method

What we chose

Hand-laid brick finished with a mortar wash for depth and age. Copper gutters and downspouts. Herringbone paths set to the period pattern.

Finished herringbone brick path beside the preserved garden wall
03 — The result
Outcome

What it became

A new residence that reads as settled rather than new. Masonry, copper, and brick paths that look as though they came from the same hand.

Scope New-residence masonry & finishes Materials Charleston brick · mortar wash · copper Status Photographed in progress
Project Folio
02 Repointing & brick masonryHistoric mortar profiles matched and struck by hand. Single House → 03 Architectural plaster & veneerPolished plaster and shadow-line light, run in place. Interior → 04 Custom homeA modern build held to the heritage standard. Complete trade craft → 05 Computational fabricationOwner-modeled, CNC-cut, hand-finished millwork. Custom millwork →
Screened porch addition, metal roof
Screened room addition · mahogany frame, standing seam
Textured stucco wall and glazed tile edge
Textured stucco & glazed tile · pool elevation
Polished plaster kitchen with linear lighting
Polished plaster & recessed linear light · kitchen
What We Do

Three groups. One standard of craft.

Historic Charleston brick garden wall
Group One

Heritage Restoration

Technically demanding preservation work, done material-correct.
  • Complex stucco repair
  • Lime stucco & limewash
  • Veneer & architectural plaster
  • Brick repointing & specialty masonry
  • Preservation renovation
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Modern custom home beneath live oak
Group Two

Modern Building & Craft

New construction held to the same standard as the historic work.
  • Custom homes & new construction
  • Complex renovation & adaptive reuse
  • Architectural millwork & finish carpentry
  • Custom cabinetry & interior woodwork
  • General contracting, select projects
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Elevated pool wall refinished beneath a blue glass tile edge on a shingle-style residence
Group Three

Mastered Craft

Earned command. Capability that sets the work apart.
  • Complete trade craft
  • Specialty historic masonry
  • Material judgment & diagnosis
The standout
Computational Fabrication
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Heritage
A Charleston building family whose roots trace to 1890.

Led by Casey Bearsch, an architecture-trained builder, technologist, and preservation-focused contractor. The lineage runs by descent from Anderson Lumber Company, documented in Charleston in 1890, from supplying the Lowcountry's building materials to restoring the buildings those materials made.

1890 Anderson Lumber Co. documented in Charleston The family connection, by descent. Supplying the Lowcountry's building materials.
2002 Charleston Brothers Construction Inc. founded A present-day company. Not a corporate successor. A legacy carried forward.
Today From materials to restoration Restoring the buildings those materials made, plus high-craft modern work.
Questions

What to know before we start.

Straight answers, in plain terms. More questions go through the form.

Get in touch
Charleston and the greater Lowcountry: Mount Pleasant, James Island, West Ashley, and surrounding areas, with select projects across South Carolina. Work is by appointment.
One filter: is the work genuinely hard to do well? We take on technically demanding restoration and high-craft building where method and material judgment decide the result. We are honest when a project is not a fit.
Yes. We work regularly with the Charleston Board of Architectural Review, National Park Service preservation standards, and Historic Tax Credit compliance, and we guide clients through the approval process.
Historic masonry was built to breathe. Lime-based mortar and stucco let moisture move through and dry out; modern cement traps it and accelerates decay. Material-correct repair is the difference between a fix that lasts and one that fails.
Send the project through the form below. We will assess the structure, diagnose what is actually happening, and prepare a clear scope and estimate. Problem, method, and outcome defined before any work begins. Site visits are currently by appointment.
Contact

Tell us about the work.

Studio
11 eWall St.
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone
(843) 938-4578 ×2
Email
sales@chsbrothers.com
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