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643 Adelia Ln
Custom home in Adelia at Old Goodwood, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Our approach
We build homes worth keeping.
Burns Construction Group is a Baton Rouge custom home builder specializing in thoughtfully designed new homes, major renovations, and high-performance construction.
We work alongside homeowners, architects, and designers to create homes shaped by enduring architecture, honest materials, careful construction, and the way people actually live.
Photography is treated as documentation, not decoration. Exterior proportion, finish carpentry, light, and the work behind the walls all belong to the story.
What we build
Custom homes
Architecture, budget, material, and assembly moving together.
A custom home is strongest when the builder is involved before decisions become fixed. BCG helps align the design team, pricing, procurement, and construction sequence from the beginning.
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Major renovations + additions
New work that respects what is already there.
Substantial renovations ask for investigation, architectural compatibility, careful demolition, structural judgment, and a practical plan for unknown conditions.
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Materials + details
The house is decided in the close view.
Materials + Details
A library of decisions.
Material choices carry design intent, technical requirements, procurement timing, installation risk, and long-term care. The library makes those decisions visible.
Open the library →Masonry
Reclaimed Brick
Texture, irregularity, and regional memory in a material that can age gracefully.
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Antique Brick
Older brick selected for warmth, scale, and a softer architectural presence.
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Firebrick
A technical masonry material for fireplaces, cooking areas, and high-heat assemblies.
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Natural Stone
Selected for density, edge detail, veining, finish, and long-term maintenance.
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Limestone
A quiet stone for thresholds, surrounds, landscape edges, and exterior details.
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Marble
A refined stone used where veining, softness, and patina are accepted as part of the room.
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Bluestone
Durable exterior stone for terraces, walks, porches, and garden rooms.
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White Oak
A durable interior material for beams, floors, cabinetry, and quiet architectural warmth.
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Reclaimed Wood
A textured wood source for beams, doors, ceilings, and accents that need history without excess.
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Timber Beams
Structural or decorative members that require proportion, joinery, and finish discipline.
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Plaster
Depth and hand in a surface that catches Louisiana light with restraint.
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Limewash
A mineral finish with subtle movement, softness, and breathable character.
Read guide →The BCG difference
The difference is often what you do not see.
Much of construction quality disappears behind walls. BCG documents and manages the assemblies that keep a Louisiana home dry, quiet, efficient, and serviceable.
Explore how we build01
Early Conversation
Fit, expectations, site, budget, timeline, and the kind of house that should be built.
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Site + Existing Conditions
Drainage, trees, access, utilities, soils, structure, and constraints are studied before pricing assumptions harden.
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Assembling the Design Team
Architects, designers, landscape architects, engineers, and key consultants are aligned early.
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Pre-Construction
Scope, budget, schedule, constructability, selections, and documentation are clarified before work begins.
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Estimating + Value Engineering
The budget is treated as a design tool, not a late-stage correction.
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Contract + Preparation
Permits, procurement, site logistics, protection, and communication rhythms are established.
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Construction
Buildertrend keeps schedule, budget, daily logs, photos, selections, specifications, punch lists, and plans visible.
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Quality Control
Framing, envelope, waterproofing, mechanical, finish, and punch checkpoints are documented.
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Completion + Stewardship
Closeout, warranty, seasonal guidance, and concierge home service keep the house cared for after move-in.
Where we build
Baton Rouge as architectural context.
Adelia at Old Goodwood
A compact Baton Rouge enclave where new homes must respect established scale, shade, and proportion.
Country Club of Louisiana
Large properties, established landscapes, and traditional forms create opportunities for carefully scaled custom homes and additions.
Long Farm Village
A newer Baton Rouge community where custom work can bring individuality, shade, and permanence to a growing neighborhood.
University Club
A South Baton Rouge setting where larger homes, outdoor rooms, and landscape relationships must be handled with care.
Highland Road
Building along one of Baton Rouge's most distinctive residential corridors.
Willow Grove
A walkable village setting where custom detailing and exterior restraint are visible at a close scale.
Journal
01 / Building Better
Why We Build the Way We Build
Construction quality is often invisible by the time a home is photographed. That is exactly why it matters.
June 18, 2026
6 min read
02 / Construction
Framing over Finishes
The case for investing in structure before the visible layer of a custom home begins.
May 19, 2026
7 min read
03 / Design
Do You Really Need an Interior Designer?
A good designer protects the architecture, the budget, and the decisions that need to happen before construction pressure arrives.
May 15, 2026
5 min read
04 / Process
How We Communicate Throughout a Custom Home Build
Schedules, budgets, daily logs, photos, selections, specifications, punch lists, and plans belong in plain view.
May 13, 2026
6 min read
05 / Baton Rouge
Building a Custom Home in Louisiana
Humidity, rain, soil, heat, and storm exposure make building science a local issue, not a technical abstraction.
May 12, 2026
8 min read
Client notes
“Kyle is detail oriented and organized. He kept the process clear, even when decisions were complex.”
Private client / Custom residence, Baton Rouge
Let’s build something that belongs here.
Whether you are beginning with land, an existing home, architectural drawings, or simply an idea, we would like to hear about it.
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