Our Company History
Headwaters Enterprises Inc. was started by Holly and Chase Ambler after building their first home in 1992. We hold an Unlimited Building License with the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors, which allows us to do both residential and commercial building projects, our work is a mix of residential and commercial, new construction and remodeling.
Since we do much of the work ourselves we take on just a few projects a year. Since 1994 Headwaters has built 30+ homes, all located here in the High Country. Building few homes at a time allows us to focus on all the little details of your home, while also taking into account the considerations of you, the homeowner. Headwaters’ employees typically do all of the carpentry work on a project from framing all the way through to the finish work. Intentionally, we choose to remain a small company; we have only a handful of employees. We enjoy being involved in every phase of the project. Headwaters generally subcontracts out tasks for only the trades that can be done more efficiently by someone else. For the few tasks we subcontract we are on site daily to make sure everything is done to meet the client’s expectations as well as our own.
About The Owners
Chase was born in Asheville, NC, and Holly in Chattanooga, TN. They both came to Boone, North Carolina, to attend Appalachian State University and have remained here ever since. Chase works on the job site daily, participating hands on with the work Headwaters Enterprises does. Holly works at Appalachian State University as an Academic Advisor. The Amblers are active kayakers and skiers, spending much of their free time on the snow in the winter and on the water in the summer. Holly and Chase fill their spare time with volunteering in their church and community.
Chase Ambler
• Owner, Headwaters Enterprises, Inc., 1993–present
• Instructor, National Outdoor Leadership School, 1992–1993
• Custom Kayak Builder, 1986–1990
• Appalachian State University, BS, MS
• The Asheville School, Asheville, NC
Holly Ambler
• Owner, Headwaters Enterprises, Inc., 1993–present
• Academic Advisor and Educator, ASU 1995–present
• National Outdoor Leadership School, 1992–1993
• Appalachian State University, BS MA
• Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, TN