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About This Business

Custom home builder “On Your Lot” or in one of our
Communities in and around Lake Charles, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge, LA.

BBB Accredited Since: 1/1/1982

Years in Business: 62

Products and Services

Custom home builder “On Your Lot” or in one of our
Communities in and around Lake Charles, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge, LA.

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Business Details

BBB File Opened:
1/1/1982
Business Started:
1/1/1963
Business Incorporated:
12/23/1999
Type of Entity:
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Business Management:
Tim Guilbeau, CEO

Additional Contact Information

Principal Contacts
Tim Guilbeau, CEO
Customer Contacts
Tim Guilbeau, CEO
Renee Elliott
Fax numbers
Primary Fax: (337) 991-0220
Additional Phone Numbers
Other Phone: (225) 314-8170
Other Phone: (337) 427-3858
Other Phone: (337) 628-4792
Other Phone: (337) 636-6358
Other Phone: (936) 249-0744
Additional Email Addresses
Complaint: Email this Business
Inquiry: Email this Business
Customer Service: Email this Business
Additional Websites
x.com/manuelbuilders

Licensing information

This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.

BBB records show a license number of 34871149K for this business, issued by Secretary of State

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 94125

Baton Rouge LA 70804

BBB records show a license number of 28874 for this business, issued by Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. The expiration date of this license is 2/24/2026.

Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors

P.O. Box 14419

Baton Rouge LA 70898

BBB records show a license number of 81264 for this business, issued by Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. The expiration date of this license is 6/28/2026.

Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors

P.O. Box 14419

Baton Rouge LA 70898

Additional Information

Latest Reviews

  • Ash G

    "Professional, courteous, experts in the field, engineering and fantastic at simplifying customizations"

  • Delane P

    "I cannot reiterate what these other people have said about this company enough! I am not writing this to be ugly, I am writing this to warn off people not to build their “forever” home with Manual Builders, who falsely advertises “custom built” homes." ... Read full review

  • Charles B

    "Very poor craftsmanship, they use third party labor from other countries, and refuses to take responsibility for any defects during building of our home. We have nail pops & sheetrock tape separating from the sheetrock that Manuel Builder refuses to do anything about because they say we only have a one-year warranty on cosmetics but most of this didn't happen until after a year was up." ... Read full review

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