BUILT TO THE
WRITTEN NUMBER.
Custom homes, additions and remodels across Knox and Blount County
Cost guide, updated every quarter
Site walks free inside Knox County
WHAT IT COSTS
TO BUILD HERE.
EIGHT REAL NUMBERS.
These numbers come from our last 60 contracts in Knox and Blount County, finishes included. Your estimate is itemized line by line, with allowances in dollars, and lands inside these ranges or we tell you why before you sign.
Custom home, standard finishes
$245
Includes: permits, site work to 50 ft, standard allowances, 1-2-10 warranty
Custom home, premium finishes
$325
Includes: site-finished hardwood, quartz, custom cabinet allowance, spray foam
Primary suite addition, 450 sq ft
$158,000
Includes: foundation, framing, tiled shower, walk-in closet, roof tie-in
Second-story addition
$290
Includes: engineering, temporary roof, new stair, HVAC zone, two bedrooms and a bath
Kitchen remodel, same layout
$68,000
Includes: cabinets, quartz, tile backsplash, lighting, plumbing fixtures to allowance
Primary bath remodel
$42,000
Includes: demolition, curbless tile shower, double vanity, heated floor option
Whole-home remodel
$165
Includes: gut to the studs, new systems, windows, kitchen and baths
Office build-out
$95
Includes: partitions, ceilings, lighting, finishes, ADA restrooms, permit
42 costs in total: per square foot, starting points and fixed fees, all published before anyone signs.
JOB 26-031
Fountain City
Primary suite addition
Started Mar 2
Keys Jun 19
$176,400
final, estimate was $174,900
JOB 26-027
Fourth and Gill
Bungalow kitchen
Demo Apr 6
Done Jun 12
$96,800
final, estimate was $95,400
JOB 25-114
Hardin Valley
Modern farmhouse
Permit Jan 13
Keys Dec 4
$804,200
final, two signed change orders
JOB 26-040
Turkey Creek
Dental suite build-out
Start May 4
Open Aug 17
$628,500
final, on the estimate
JOB 26-036
Bearden
Covered porch
Start Apr 20
Done May 29
$41,700
final, estimate was $41,200
JOB 26-044
Maryville
Basement finish
Start Jun 1
Done Aug 7
$71,300
final, $900 under the estimate
BUILDS.
One construction company from the first site walk to the last punch-list item. Our own carpenters frame and finish; trade partners we have used for a decade do the rest, under one superintendent and one contract.
FROM FIRST CALL
TO THE DAY
YOU GET KEYS.
Job 26-031, a primary suite addition in Fountain City, timed from our schedule log. Weeks count from the first phone call.
0
wk
Mon, Jan 5
A SITE WALK, NOT A PITCH.
Thad walks the house with the owners for an hour, measures, photographs and asks what the budget really is.
+2
wk
Mon, Jan 19
AN ITEMIZED ESTIMATE.
41 line items, allowances named in dollars, $174,900 total. Easy to compare line by line with any other builder.
+8
wk
Mon, Mar 2
PERMIT IN, GROUND BROKEN.
Knoxville issued the permit in five weeks. Deshawn runs the site and sends photos and the schedule every Friday.
+23
wk
Fri, Jun 19
KEYS AND A WARRANTY.
Final invoice $176,400, one change order the owners signed. The 10-year structural warranty is in the binder.
Warranty, in writing, on every contract
10 YR
A CRACK IN
YEAR SIX?
WE STILL
ANSWER.
Every home and addition we build carries a written warranty that names its years. Warranty calls go to Hallie, and a superintendent is on site within two business days.
Workmanship and finishes
1 yr
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC
2 yrs
Structural frame and foundation
10 yrs
Warranty visit after your call
48 hrs
Kitchen in a 1928 bungalow, Fourth and Gill. 10 weeks, $96,800 final.
4.9
from 140 Google reviews
“The estimate said $95,400. The final invoice said $96,800, and the difference was tile we upgraded ourselves.”
Margo Beckett, Fourth and Gill, June 2026
LICENSED IN
TENNESSEE.
ASK FOR THE NUMBERS.
Copies of the license, the insurance certificates and the warranty go out with every estimate, before you sign anything.
BC-A 67412
Tennessee general contractor
Thad Kittredge, no monetary limit
EPA RRP
Lead-safe certified firm
Pre-1978 homes, NAT-F248613-1
$2,000,000
General liability
Aggregate, valid to 03/2028
100%
Workers’ compensation
Every employee, every site
TELL US THE
PROJECT. GET A
WRITTEN NUMBER.
We call back within one business day and book a site walk within the week. The itemized estimate follows within 10 business days of the walk, with allowances in dollars.
1 day
first call back, weekdays
10 days
itemized estimate after the site walk
$0
for the site walk and the estimate
QUESTIONS.
The four we hear at every first site walk. Anything else, call and Thad answers.