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Burkhalter Construction
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Garage - BuildShed, Barn or Playhouse - Build

Serving Rutledge, TN and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1990

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity and quality work. We are experts in our electrical work and fence repair and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to working with you.

Inground pool
Inground pool
Inground pool
Inground pool
Inground

+29

Response time4 days
Recommended by66%of homeowners
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Compass Contracting LLC
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Find a Custom Home Builder

Serving Rutledge, TN and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2012

Free estimates

Warranties offered

Compass Contracting LLC is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests and make their concerns the basis of our business.

Total home renovation
Total home renovation
Total home renovation
Total home renovation
Total home renovation

+21

Response time7 hrs
Response rate100%
45 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Stefaniak Construction
4.7(
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Serving Rutledge, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2017

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"I have a older home, 40s, that had the original windows in it. As with all things, with age comes deterioration. I contacted Dillion from Stefaniak Construction and spoke with him about replacement options and scheduled an inspection. He was very professional and knowledgeable with my situation. After his inspection, we decided to replace 9 of the windows in the home. With it being an older home, there were a few obstacles for him and he handled them in a quick and proficient manner. I am extremely pleased with the final results and his professionalism. I would recommend Stefaniak Construction 10/10."
Custom fireplace
Installed new door where window was built stairs and finishing up stain
We started to tear the chimney down
Custom fireplace
Outside after we stained everything

+55

Recommended by100%of homeowners
DYNAMIC STUCCO AND DRYWALL
4.5(
141
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Shed, Barn or Playhouse - Repair

Serving Rutledge, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 1982

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Paul and his team are true professionals. They went above and beyond and installed, repaired and left me with fantastic looking garage. Not only do these gentlemen know drywall, they can fix drywall problems and they do great work! They did a site survey, provided me an estimate and firm start date. They were true to the price (which I consider very competitive) and began and finished on the day they said they would. I would hire them again in a second! Plus, they are simply nice guys, easy and fun to be around. They truly enjoy their work. If you choose to go with them you’ll have friends for life. Nothing but good. Finally, in the crazy world we live in today they are role models for good citizenship and manners. GREAT!!!!"
Recommended by93%of homeowners
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Green Home Installations
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Serving Rutledge, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Great! We are so glad we hired Green Home Installations to build our sturdy, attractive privacy fence. The crew was exceptional: hard-working, cheerful, creative, solutions-oriented. And, expert fence builders. We enjoyed interacting with the company owner, Robert Barnett, finding him committed to integrity, service, and quality. We wish we had other jobs for them to do!"
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+36

Recommended by90%of homeowners
Tracy's Touch Painting & Handywork
5.0(
6
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Shed, Barn or Playhouse - Repair

Serving Rutledge, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2012

Free estimates

"Tracy did an amazing job! She was punctual, professional, and finished the job in the time promised. She paid close attention to detail, Helped with decisions and was very reasonable priced , even with the changes I made, She priced them fairly. She was very careful with my personal things. Kept the site clean and Left my home immaculate. Tracy and her team were hard workers and did an outstanding job!! I will be calling her for all my rehab projects!!"
Painting - Interior Project
Painting - Interior Project
Painting - Interior Project
Painting - Interior Project
Recommended by83%of homeowners
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Barndominium Builders questions, answered by experts

While a romantic getaway in a vacation treehouse may sound appealing, building one to live in year-round comes with more challenges. However, a growing number of people are adopting this small-scale living approach to appreciate an off-the-grid, private lifestyle. It allows you to feel closer to nature in a sustainable, customizable, minimalist, and eco-friendly way.

If you’re building a pole barn in place of a traditional home, lenders usually don’t offer traditional mortgages for these structures. You can also expect higher insulation costs and building permits may not be allowed in your area. Even if you’re just using a pole barn as storage or as a shelter for animals, these structures are less durable than steel buildings and require more maintenance.

Concrete blocks are the cheapest way to base a shed. However, the space in between allows critters to go under, burrow, and even damage your shed’s frame. For a more pest-proof option, consider building a shed base with gravel or paver stones. Both options are fairly affordable and easy enough for a DIY project. For gravel, you can build a wooden frame to contain the loose material.

The construction stage is almost always the longest part of building a house. Within this stage, framing often takes the most time, lasting anywhere from one week to a couple of months, depending on the home's size, the crew, and the time of year. Other parts of the construction phase include pouring the foundation and installing doors, windows, a roof, siding, drywall, and flooring. The planning and design phase can also be very time-consuming, sometimes taking months or even years, especially for a custom home. The final finishing process, which includes painting and installing trim, is typically shorter than the construction or planning stages.

The best lumber for building will be the strongest and most eco-friendly wood your budget allows. That being said, Douglas fir, pine, oak, and maple are all common building materials. Contractors will use a strong, inexpensive wood to frame a house or other structure and finer woods like mahogany for detail work. 

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