When planning our move to East Tennessee, we asked several construction sub-contractors which General contractor(s) they recommend, and which one they prefer to work with. It was encouraging to find from architects to framers, from excavators to masons, the overwhelming response was Brooks Builders of Greeneville.
Having come with experience in the custom home building arena, once our blueprints were completed, we were very pleased to sit down with David and discuss options, plans, and ideas. We found David to be straight forward and direct in his suggestions and in full agreement with the things that we expected and wanted in our home. Early in our discussions, with exception to the 'footprint' of our house, it was clear that we might change some of the 'design features' as we went along. As the house evolved. David was always very supportive of those changes and our ideas, and directed us to companies that would best be able to fulfill our desires.
The brooks Builders and Brooks/Malone employees that worked on our project were knowledgeable of their craft, respectful towards our property, and to us.
David`s wife Holly was extremely careful with the details of the cost and the billing of each phase of the construction project, and was kind enough to sit down with us and go over every financial detail for our comfort.
We were able to be on the job site every day, and we recognize that was very beneficial in avoiding problems that might have come up. Our house was completed in a reasonable time frame and no one was injured on the job, for which we are most grateful.
David & Holly have been generous in checking in to make sure that everything is to our liking. We love our beautiful home. If we were to build another house in Greene County, we would use Brook`s Builders again.
Milton & Ann
Greeneville, TN
Brooks Builders was recommended to me by Brad and Ginia Johnston of Hometown Realty, who were the agents for the lot in Hunter Ridge in Greeneville where I planned to build my new home and for the sale of my old house. At the time they were having a house built by Brooks Builders and spoke highly of David Brooks and his team.
I met with David and was pleased with his easy going way and his willingness to work with me on my "project". David provided me with a basic cost estimate of the house plan I was considering. I felt it was a realistic and fair price and within my budget. I did meet with a couple of other builders, but ultimately Brooks Builders was my choice-the price, and start date were good for me and most importantly I felt I would be able to work comfortably with David and his wife Holly and the Brooks Builders crew.
The house was started on time and proceeded smoothly more or less on schedule. There was an onsite supervisor-my main point of contact during the construction-on the job every day. First rate materials were used and quality of construction was excellent. All my concerns and questions were address promptly; every pie-in-the-sky idea I came up with was taken seriously-some were discarded as not practical or too costly, after talking to David and/or his workers, but often times alternatives were suggested that filled the bill even better.
The desire to give me the custom house I was dreaming of was always at the forefront of the thinking from everyone at Brooks Builders. The house was completed within a reasonable time frame and more or less within the budget as originally agreed to. As with most home builders I did upgrade some things but saved on others where I could. The most important part of the process for me was that I felt good about the house as it was being constructed-I really enjoyed myself and was well pleased with the outcome. In the months since moving into my new home, Holly has followed up with me to insure any areas of concern are addressed promptly and to offer help with little handy man things that I need done. It's an extra little step that I have appreciated very much.
All in all, I am ready to do it again!!!
Charlotte