About Eagle River WI Home Builder

North Twin Builders – Four Decades of Quality!

North Twin Builders has a history of quality construction and building services that spans generations. The uniting drive over all the years – delivering a product to be proud of!

Phelps Custom Home Builder Focused on Honesty

“We did a quality job with an honest price. Honesty has always been our goal and it’s something our clients have noticed,” explains John Volkmann Senior, founder of North Twin Builders. Mr. Volkmann grew up in Phelps, and made his life here. He was happy to serve on the Phelps school board for 21 years, and enjoyed being a part of this quiet community.

Mr. Volkmann started North Twin Builders in 1971, after working as a foreman for another local building company. He started with remodeling projects and quickly grew to building quality custom homes in the Phelps area. North Twin Builders also worked throughout Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula.

A New Generation of Quality Construction

When Mr. Volkmann moved to Arkansas to run White Valley Lumber Mill, his son John was well prepared to take over the family business.

John grew up on job sites, tagging along with his dad at a young age and began working summers by the age of 12. By 2003, when John took over North Twin Builders, he had moved through the ranks of laborer, carpenter and foreman. In 2002, after many classroom hours and much learning, John added even more value to the company by becoming a licensed home inspector.

John continues the family tradition today, and enjoys maintaining this company as a teaching business. He loves explaining home issues for clients, and showing each what North Twin Builders can do for them. “It is very rewarding building beautiful homes, making clients happy, and most of all knowing that we build homes to last through generations.”

Family-Owned Business Providing Personal Service

North Twin Builders has been family owned and operated since the very beginning. John’s wife, Rae Ann, joined the company in 1995 as secretary for Mr. Volkmann. Today, clients appreciate the high level of personal service and attention to detail from both John and Rae Ann, as well as the entire crew. The family, like Mr. Volkmann, is deeply rooted in Phelps and participates actively with the Phelps Chamber of Commerce.

Almost 50 years later, North Twin Builders continues to be a trusted home builder with strong business morals, a dedication to the community, and a commitment to their clients.

In their words

“We contracted North Twin Builders to remodel our 1950’s era Cy Williams log house. The work included a new kitchen and dining area, en-suite bathroom, structural changes to accommodate enlargement of these areas, and updates to associated utilities. The oversight of subcontractors from design to installation was excellent, and due to long standing relationships between John and these local companies. North Twin employees were top notch craftsmen and the office staff was well organized and kept us updated on orders and billing. John and his staff made routine site visits and any issues were rectified. We are very happy with ...

- Mark K. and Rhonda W.

“North Twin Builders didn’t build our lake home in the Northwoods however John & the entire team at NTB has been a remarkable team to work with as they have made it such we can enjoy our happy place for many years to come. Having been through some not-so-good experiences with other local contractors in the area with not showing up after taking deposits for work, working with NTB is highly recommended. The log lake home my wife & I purchased has been our ultimate Northwoods dream. Unfortunately, after the 1st winter, we noticed that we had problems with ice ...

- Jay S

“North Twin Builders recently replaced the front porch and deck railing on my log home. The workmanship was excellent and timely. The stain matched perfectly. And it came in slightly under budget and on time. I now have found a builder that I can trust with any of the log work I may need in the future. Thank you, John and crew.”

- Jon S.

“We have used North Twin Builders for over 35 years for all of our building needs in the Northwoods and have never been disappointed. The attention to detail, quality of work and dependability has and will keep us coming back.”

- Barry & Jody

“Our Phelps WI Home was built in 1987 & a large over-sized two-car garage 2 years later. All workmanship was outstanding. Since then, we have had several major changes, including bathroom added, room added, kitchen expanded, etc. All work was done with extreme professionalism and always meeting our expectations.”

- Ed & Peggy

“A few years ago we started looking for a builder to create a new cottage, that felt like an old cottage, on land that had been in my wife’s family since the mid-1920s. Our search and interview process produced many rave recommendations for North Twin Builders. The sources were right. We got a unique and extraordinary work product. The craftsmen that built our home were exceptionally skilled. Most importantly, John Volkmann proved to be a man of unparalleled integrity – straight forward in guiding you through the process with thoughtful suggestions, complete honesty in billing practices, and a careful listener ...

- Michael & Carol

“John Volkmann is synonymous with sterling stamped on silver! We chose John Volkmann (North Twin Builders) to raze our old family lakeside cottage and erect a new three bedroom home. He willingly worked with our design, making thoughtful suggestions and improvements. From the initial design stage, through the construction process, to the final inspection, everything progressed in perfect synchronization and harmony because John did his homework. There were no ugly surprises, no do-overs or cost over-runs, no ugly errors, no long waits for supplies or subcontractors – just a smooth problem free operation from start to finish. He used a ...

- William & Karen

“North Twin Builders went above and beyond all our expectation. Our prior experiences with builders left us skeptical, but North Twin delivered on all commitments, kept us well informed of progress, gave us timely advice to make design improvements and brought our dream to life. This is one of a few businesses that I can give an unqualified recommendation.”

- Mike & Trudy