<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<FilingSummary>
  <Version>3.25.2</Version>
  <ProcessingTime/>
  <ReportFormat>html</ReportFormat>
  <ContextCount>206</ContextCount>
  <ElementCount>285</ElementCount>
  <EntityCount>1</EntityCount>
  <FootnotesReported>false</FootnotesReported>
  <SegmentCount>45</SegmentCount>
  <ScenarioCount>0</ScenarioCount>
  <TuplesReported>false</TuplesReported>
  <UnitCount>11</UnitCount>
  <MyReports>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R1.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>0000001 - Document - Cover</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Cover</Role>
      <ShortName>Cover</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Cover</MenuCategory>
      <Position>1</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R2.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952151 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheets</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>2</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R3.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952152 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsParenthetical</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>3</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R4.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952153 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsofIncome</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>4</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R5.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952154 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsofEquity</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>5</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R6.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952155 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsofCashFlows</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>6</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R7.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952156 - Disclosure - Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Descriptionofbusinessandsummaryofsignificantaccountingpolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>7</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R8.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952157 - Disclosure - Real estate inventory and capitalized interest</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Realestateinventoryandcapitalizedinterest</Role>
      <ShortName>Real estate inventory and capitalized interest</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>8</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R9.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952158 - Disclosure - Variable interest entities</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Variableinterestentities</Role>
      <ShortName>Variable interest entities</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>9</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R10.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952159 - Disclosure - Investments in unconsolidated entities</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Investmentsinunconsolidatedentities</Role>
      <ShortName>Investments in unconsolidated entities</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>10</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R11.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952160 - Disclosure - Notes payable</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Notespayable</Role>
      <ShortName>Notes payable</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>11</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R12.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952161 - Disclosure - Fair value of financial instruments</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Fairvalueoffinancialinstruments</Role>
      <ShortName>Fair value of financial instruments</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>12</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R13.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952162 - Disclosure - Warranty reserves</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Warrantyreserves</Role>
      <ShortName>Warranty reserves</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>13</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R14.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952163 - Disclosure - Leases</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Leases</Role>
      <ShortName>Leases</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>14</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R15.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952164 - Disclosure - Commitments and contingencies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Commitmentsandcontingencies</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and contingencies</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>15</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R16.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952165 - Disclosure - Equity</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Equity</Role>
      <ShortName>Equity</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>16</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R17.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952166 - Disclosure - Share-based payments</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Sharebasedpayments</Role>
      <ShortName>Share-based payments</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>17</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R18.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952167 - Disclosure - Income taxes and tax receivable agreement</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Incometaxesandtaxreceivableagreement</Role>
      <ShortName>Income taxes and tax receivable agreement</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>18</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R19.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952168 - Disclosure - Transactions with related parties</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Transactionswithrelatedparties</Role>
      <ShortName>Transactions with related parties</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>19</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R20.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952169 - Disclosure - Segment information</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Segmentinformation</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment information</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>20</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R21.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952170 - Disclosure - Earnings per share</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Earningspershare</Role>
      <ShortName>Earnings per share</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>21</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R22.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>995445 - Disclosure - Insider Trading Arrangements</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/role/InsiderTradingArrangements</Role>
      <ShortName>Insider Trading Arrangements</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>22</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R23.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955511 - Disclosure - Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/DescriptionofbusinessandsummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Policies</MenuCategory>
      <Position>23</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R24.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955512 - Disclosure - Real estate inventory and capitalized interest (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/RealestateinventoryandcapitalizedinterestTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Real estate inventory and capitalized interest (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Realestateinventoryandcapitalizedinterest</ParentRole>
      <Position>24</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R25.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955513 - Disclosure - Variable interest entities (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/VariableinterestentitiesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Variable interest entities (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Variableinterestentities</ParentRole>
      <Position>25</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R26.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955514 - Disclosure - Notes payable (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/NotespayableTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Notes payable (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Notespayable</ParentRole>
      <Position>26</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R27.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955515 - Disclosure - Fair value of financial instruments (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/FairvalueoffinancialinstrumentsTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Fair value of financial instruments (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Fairvalueoffinancialinstruments</ParentRole>
      <Position>27</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R28.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955516 - Disclosure - Warranty reserves (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/WarrantyreservesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Warranty reserves (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Warrantyreserves</ParentRole>
      <Position>28</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R29.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955517 - Disclosure - Leases (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/LeasesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Leases (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Leases</ParentRole>
      <Position>29</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R30.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955518 - Disclosure - Equity (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/EquityTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Equity (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Equity</ParentRole>
      <Position>30</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R31.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955519 - Disclosure - Share-based payments (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/SharebasedpaymentsTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Share-based payments (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Sharebasedpayments</ParentRole>
      <Position>31</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R32.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955520 - Disclosure - Transactions with related parties (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/TransactionswithrelatedpartiesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Transactions with related parties (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Transactionswithrelatedparties</ParentRole>
      <Position>32</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R33.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955521 - Disclosure - Segment information (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/SegmentinformationTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment information (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Segmentinformation</ParentRole>
      <Position>33</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R34.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955522 - Disclosure - Earnings per share (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/EarningspershareTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Earnings per share (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Earningspershare</ParentRole>
      <Position>34</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R35.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955523 - Disclosure - Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Initial Public Offering and Reorganization Transactions (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/DescriptionofbusinessandsummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesInitialPublicOfferingandReorganizationTransactionsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Initial Public Offering and Reorganization Transactions (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>35</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R36.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955524 - Disclosure - Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Principles of Consolidation and Non-Controlling Interest (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/DescriptionofbusinessandsummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesPrinciplesofConsolidationandNonControllingInterestDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Principles of Consolidation and Non-Controlling Interest (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>36</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R37.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955525 - Disclosure - Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Real Estate Inventory (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/DescriptionofbusinessandsummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesRealEstateInventoryDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Real Estate Inventory (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>37</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R38.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955526 - Disclosure - Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Revenue Recognition (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/DescriptionofbusinessandsummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesRevenueRecognitionDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Revenue Recognition (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>38</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R39.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955527 - Disclosure - Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Income Taxes (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/DescriptionofbusinessandsummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesIncomeTaxesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Income Taxes (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/DescriptionofbusinessandsummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesPolicies</ParentRole>
      <Position>39</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R40.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955528 - Disclosure - Real estate inventory and capitalized interest - Schedule of Real Estate Inventory (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/RealestateinventoryandcapitalizedinterestScheduleofRealEstateInventoryDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Real estate inventory and capitalized interest - Schedule of Real Estate Inventory (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>40</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R41.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955529 - Disclosure - Real estate inventory and capitalized interest - Schedule of Capitalized Interest (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/RealestateinventoryandcapitalizedinterestScheduleofCapitalizedInterestDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Real estate inventory and capitalized interest - Schedule of Capitalized Interest (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>41</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R42.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955530 - Disclosure - Variable interest entities - Schedule of Real Estate Properties (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/VariableinterestentitiesScheduleofRealEstatePropertiesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Variable interest entities - Schedule of Real Estate Properties (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>42</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R43.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955531 - Disclosure - Variable interest entities - Narrative (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/VariableinterestentitiesNarrativeDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Variable interest entities - Narrative (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>43</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R44.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955532 - Disclosure - Investments in unconsolidated entities (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/InvestmentsinunconsolidatedentitiesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Investments in unconsolidated entities (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Investmentsinunconsolidatedentities</ParentRole>
      <Position>44</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R45.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955533 - Disclosure - Notes payable - Narrative (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/NotespayableNarrativeDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Notes payable - Narrative (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>45</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R46.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955534 - Disclosure - Notes payable - Schedule of Future Maturities of Notes Payable to Third Parties (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/NotespayableScheduleofFutureMaturitiesofNotesPayabletoThirdPartiesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Notes payable - Schedule of Future Maturities of Notes Payable to Third Parties (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>46</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R47.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955535 - Disclosure - Fair value of financial instruments (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/FairvalueoffinancialinstrumentsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Fair value of financial instruments (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/FairvalueoffinancialinstrumentsTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>47</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R48.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955536 - Disclosure - Warranty reserves (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/WarrantyreservesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Warranty reserves (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/WarrantyreservesTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>48</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R49.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955537 - Disclosure - Leases - Schedule of Lease Cost (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/LeasesScheduleofLeaseCostDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Leases - Schedule of Lease Cost (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>49</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R50.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955538 - Disclosure - Leases - Schedule of Additional Information Related to Leases (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/LeasesScheduleofAdditionalInformationRelatedtoLeasesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Leases - Schedule of Additional Information Related to Leases (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>50</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R51.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955539 - Disclosure - Commitments and contingencies (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/CommitmentsandcontingenciesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and contingencies (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Commitmentsandcontingencies</ParentRole>
      <Position>51</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R52.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955540 - Disclosure - Equity - Schedule of Capitalization and Voting Rights (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/EquityScheduleofCapitalizationandVotingRightsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Equity - Schedule of Capitalization and Voting Rights (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>52</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R53.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955541 - Disclosure - Equity - Schedule of Class A Common Stock Reserved for Issuances (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/EquityScheduleofClassACommonStockReservedforIssuancesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Equity - Schedule of Class A Common Stock Reserved for Issuances (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>53</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R54.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955542 - Disclosure - Equity - Narrative (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/EquityNarrativeDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Equity - Narrative (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>54</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R55.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955543 - Disclosure - Share-based payments - Schedule of Information About Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/SharebasedpaymentsScheduleofInformationAboutRestrictedStockUnitsRSUsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Share-based payments - Schedule of Information About Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>55</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R56.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955544 - Disclosure - Share-based payments - Narrative (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/SharebasedpaymentsNarrativeDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Share-based payments - Narrative (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>56</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R57.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955545 - Disclosure - Share-based payments - Schedule of the Activity of our PSUs (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/SharebasedpaymentsScheduleoftheActivityofourPSUsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Share-based payments - Schedule of the Activity of our PSUs (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>57</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R58.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955546 - Disclosure - Income taxes and tax receivable agreement (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/IncometaxesandtaxreceivableagreementDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Income taxes and tax receivable agreement (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://smithdouglas.com/role/Incometaxesandtaxreceivableagreement</ParentRole>
      <Position>58</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R59.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955547 - Disclosure - Transactions with related parties - Schedule of Related Party Lease Cost Included Selling, General and Administrative Costs (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/TransactionswithrelatedpartiesScheduleofRelatedPartyLeaseCostIncludedSellingGeneralandAdministrativeCostsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Transactions with related parties - Schedule of Related Party Lease Cost Included Selling, General and Administrative Costs (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>59</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R60.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955548 - Disclosure - Transactions with related parties - Narrative (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/TransactionswithrelatedpartiesNarrativeDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Transactions with related parties - Narrative (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>60</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R61.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955549 - Disclosure - Segment information - Narrative (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/SegmentinformationNarrativeDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment information - Narrative (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>61</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R62.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955550 - Disclosure - Segment information - Schedule of Financial Information By Segment (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/SegmentinformationScheduleofFinancialInformationBySegmentDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment information - Schedule of Financial Information By Segment (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>62</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R63.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955551 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/EarningspershareScheduleofEarningsPerShareBasicandDilutedDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Earnings per share - Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>63</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="sdhc-20250630.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R64.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955552 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Narrative (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://smithdouglas.com/role/EarningspershareNarrativeDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Earnings per share - Narrative (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>64</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <LongName>All Reports</LongName>
      <ReportType>Book</ReportType>
      <ShortName>All Reports</ShortName>
    </Report>
  </MyReports>
  <InputFiles>
    <File doctype="10-Q" isDefinitelyFs="true" isUsgaap="true" original="sdhc-20250630.htm">sdhc-20250630.htm</File>
    <File>sdhc-20250630.xsd</File>
    <File>sdhc-20250630_cal.xml</File>
    <File>sdhc-20250630_def.xml</File>
    <File>sdhc-20250630_lab.xml</File>
    <File>sdhc-20250630_pre.xml</File>
  </InputFiles>
  <SupplementalFiles/>
  <BaseTaxonomies>
    <BaseTaxonomy items="1">http://fasb.org/srt/2025</BaseTaxonomy>
    <BaseTaxonomy items="732">http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2025</BaseTaxonomy>
    <BaseTaxonomy items="31">http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025</BaseTaxonomy>
    <BaseTaxonomy items="4">http://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2025</BaseTaxonomy>
  </BaseTaxonomies>
  <HasPresentationLinkbase>true</HasPresentationLinkbase>
  <HasCalculationLinkbase>true</HasCalculationLinkbase>
</FilingSummary>
