About Us
Tim Phelps, Owner/General Contractor
Tim Phelps grew up in Creswell, NC and was the youngest of 4 children. Tim worked with and learned the building trade from his father, Reginald Dalton Phelps.
Tim is a gentle, soft-spoken man with a tremendous amount of knowledge and ability of the building industry. He is a pillar in the community with the integrity that all homeowners are looking for in a builder. He and wife, Debra both stay updated on information and issues in the building and real estate industry to help with their customers’ questions. They work well together in accommodating the customer in all their homeowner needs.
As a third-generation carpenter, Tim has over 33 years of “hands on” experience and construction knowledge. Before founding Tim Phelps & Co. at its present location in January of 1999 with Debra; Tim spent over 21 years working in the North Carolina colonial coastal area . Since then, he has been gaining respect by building high-quality new homes and custom renovations in the area.
Tim was named the 2006 Edenton-Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year and served as Chamber President for 2007.
Debra Boswell Phelps, Owner/Office Manager
Debra grew up and was raised in Edenton. After attending East Carolina University, she graduated with a BS in Vocational Education and a minor in Business in 1980. She taught throughout North Carolina until 1993. She then began traveling the US Eastern Seaboard, Caribbean, and Europe using her teaching experience and her retail sales experience. Growing up in Chowan County, Debra knows the area and the people. She is very active in the community and her church. Also, her love for people and gregarious personality are just two of the many attributes you will notice when working with her.
Debra has been in Real Estate sales since 1998. She gained experience and enjoyed working with other brokers as a salesperson in Edenton, before becoming a Broker in Charge and working as an independent agent.
Debra is extremely organized which enhances working with her husband, Tim. Tim is the General Contractor of Tim Phelps & Co. General Contracting and Construction. The couple makes a perfect team in building and selling homes together. They are offering land and home packages at Windsor Woods in Edenton, which is near Chowan Golf and Country Club as well as the Albemarle Sound.
Alison Ward, Office Assistant
Alison is a native Edentonian that knows the area and its people very well. Alison worked in the Real Estate Industry before coming to Tim Phelps & Co, bringing with her a vast array of talents. As Office Assistant she uses her Information Systems and Computers background to help meet all your construction needs.
Alison and her husband Brian share their home with their son, Drew; daughter, Jordan; their four dogs: Sunny, Nero, Dozer, & Morgan and geese: Soldier & Princess.
Tim, Debra, and Alison work as a team in helping customers with every aspect during the building process. The three of them make it an enjoyable experience for all involved.