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Two superintendents in hard hats reviewing drawings on a job site

ONE TRUCK IN 2009.
22 PEOPLE TODAY.

22 people, 31 custom homes, 400+ additions and remodels since 2009

Thad Kittredge framed houses for other builders for fifteen years, then started his own company with one truck and one rule: write the number down before anyone picks up a hammer. Seventeen years later the truck is a fleet and the rule is the contract.

Every carpenter and superintendent on the crew is our own employee, background-checked and covered by workers’ comp. If a frame or foundation we built fails within ten years, we come back and fix it, it says so in every contract.

FOUNDED 2009

CREW 22

PROJECTS 430+

MILESTONES

2009

FIRST TRUCK, FRAMING ONLY

One truck, one framing crew and a rule: write the number down first.

2013

GENERAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE

Licensed BC-A in Tennessee, and the first additions under our own name.

2017

FIRST CUSTOM HOME

A 3,400 sq ft house in Farragut, and the 1-2-10 warranty in writing.

2021

COMMERCIAL BUILD-OUTS

Garland joined, and offices, clinics and cafés became the fourth line of work.

2026

22 PEOPLE, 430 PROJECTS

Six job sites at a time across Knox and Blount County, 4.9 on Google.

22 PEOPLE. ONE PHONE NUMBER.

Thad Kittredge, founder of Graybeam Builders, cutting a board with a handsaw

Thad Kittredge

Founder and general contractor

24 YRS

TN BC-A 67412

Rocio Arrieta, project manager, in a denim jacket on a job site

Rocio Arrieta

Project manager

14 YRS

OSHA 30

Deshawn Merriweather, superintendent, holding a yellow hard hat

Deshawn Merriweather

Superintendent, homes

19 YRS

OSHA 30

Sigrid Halberg, estimator, smiling in a cream shirt

Sigrid Halberg

Estimator

11 YRS

CPE

Ansel Tibbets, lead carpenter, in his workshop

Ansel Tibbets

Lead carpenter

27 YRS

EPA RRP

Liesl Haddix, design and selections, portrait

Liesl Haddix

Design and selections

9 YRS

Garland Strickland, commercial superintendent, in the workshop

Garland Strickland

Superintendent, commercial

21 YRS

OSHA 30

Hallie Vandermeer, office and warranty manager, in the office

Hallie Vandermeer

Office and warranty

8 YRS

LICENSED, INSURED, INSPECTED.

Tennessee general contractor license

No. 67412, BC-A, no limit

Tennessee general contractor license

No. 67412, BC-A, no limit

EPA lead-safe certified firm

NAT-F248613-1

EPA lead-safe certified firm

NAT-F248613-1

General liability insurance

$2M aggregate, to 03/2028

General liability insurance

$2M aggregate, to 03/2028

Workers’ compensation

Every employee

Workers’ compensation

Every employee

Builder’s risk insurance

Every new home and addition

Builder’s risk insurance

Every new home and addition

WHERE WE BUILD, AND WHAT.

KNOX COUNTY

Every project type: Knoxville, Farragut, Powell, Hardin Valley

45 MIN

Additions, remodels and homes: Maryville, Oak Ridge, Lenoir City, Seymour

60 MILES

Custom homes and commercial work: Tellico Village, Sevierville, Loudon, Clinton

Knoxville

Farragut

Bearden

Sequoyah Hills

Fountain City

Powell

Hardin Valley

Halls

Maryville

Oak Ridge

Lenoir City

Clinton

Seymour

Tellico Village

Sevierville

Loudon

Site walks are free inside Knox and Blount County. Further out we build custom homes and commercial projects within 60 miles of Knoxville. Outside the map? Call, we’ll tell you straight.

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