Design-build custom home builders complete construction projects 12% faster than traditional construction systems.
Source: AIA Contract Documents (2022)
Your One-Stop Nashville Design-Build Construction Firm
With Canaan’s design-build custom home construction team, you’ll enjoy higher quality standards, quicker completion times, streamlined communication, and much more!
Design-build custom home projects give you more control, added value, and peace of mind on your next custom home project. Our firm boasts:
A single contract and point of contact to reduce miscommunications
More accurate timelines and project scopes
Higher quality standards and more stringent accountability measures
Streamlined communication and comprehensive collaboration
Faster speed-to-completion times
With the flexibility of design-build systems, the possibilities are endless!
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SETTING THE STANDARD
The Canaan Difference
Nashville and Central Tennessee’s One-Stop-Shop for Design-Build Home Construction
The following checklist will help you to understand what to expect when beginning your journey with our design-build team.
An Expert Team
An all-inclusive, one-stop shop with an experienced team
Alternative
Hire separate professionals (architect, interior designer, project manager, and more)
Additional expenses, liabilities, and time spent
Exquisite Interior Design
Unparalleled luxury design and craftsmanship
Misalignment between the designer and builder
Additional expenses, project delays, and compromised aesthetics
Premium Materials Selection
On-demand delivery of premium, quality-assured materials
Time-consuming coordination, compromised quality, and limited ability to customize
Potential project delays and increased frustration
Anticipating Future Needs and Ideas
300+ onboarding questions based on and developed with 20+ years of homebuilding experience
New ideas you might have mid-build could lead to costly pauses and/or revisions
Missed opportunities to add innovative, energy-efficient features
Timely Completion
Guaranteed accountability for project timelines
Your child could miss school in the district of your new home
Potential disruption to personal schedules
Compromises to your lifestyle
Focused on the Completion Cost of Your New Home
An evaluation provided based on the cost at completion — not only at the start — of construction
Unforeseen expenses, change orders, and additional uncertainties
Project delays, financial strain, and compromises on your vision
“Luxury Living Lives Here.”
— Eric Hensley, Founder of Canaan Builders
Faster Completion Rates
Streamlined Communication
One Contract Only
Higher Quality Standards
Flexibility to Make Changes
Our Signature Tennessee Custom Home Design-Build Process
Introductions
A custom home design-build expert from our team will schedule an onsite meeting with you. We’ll discuss:
Your wishlist and must-haves for your new custom home
Layout and design possibilities
The value addition to your property
Design
Our architect and interior design team go to work on designing your new custom home.
We’ll align your budget with the construction plans.
If you have a construction plan in place, no problem! Skip ahead to step 3.
Proposal and Contract Signing
We’ll walk you through a detailed proposal to ensure our scope of work, pricing, and design ideas align with your needs.
We cover everything pricing to ensure no hidden costs go unaddressed.
We’ll walk you through progress-based payment milestones to ensure you’re with us every step of the way.
Onboarding
We’ll apply for building permits and take care of all town inspections.
Our in-house interior designer will cover hundreds of design possibilities for layout, finishes, aesthetics, and more for your new custom home.
We’ll provide you with a final shopping list and a comprehensive list of vetted vendors to ensure the best quality for your needs.
Work on Site
We’ll assign a dedicated project manager, operations manager, and interior designer to maintain communication progress with you during the work process.
Our online portal —which is accessible to you 24/7 — grants you access to: – job site execution logs – progress-based photos at each step of the construction process – access to meeting minutes and notes
We’ll also set up regular job site meetings to keep you up to date on progress.
Handing Over the Keys
After a joint visit to the site where we explore your finished home, we’ll create a detailed punch list of items to review together.
Once the punch list is complete, we’ll hand over all corresponding warranties (and the keys!) to you.
Tennessee Areas We Serve
Davidson County
Bell Meade
Berry Hill
Forest Hills
Nashville
Oak Hill
Rutherford County
Bell Meade
Berry Hill
Forest Hills
Nashville
Oak Hill
Williamson County
Christiania
Eagleville
Le Vergne
Murfreesboro
Smyrna
Waterhill
Testimonials from Our Clients
"I highly recommend this company! The quality of work and attention to detail they provide is top-notch. Their customer service and communication exceeded my expectations! I will definitely use them again in the future! Thank you all so much!"
— Chelsea T.
"This has been an amazing company to work with! Hands downone of the most professional and organized builders we’ve ever worked with. Highly recommend."
— Nathan M.
"Simply put: Love the people and love the products!"
— Niki H.
"They’re one of the most professional and organized builders we've ever had a chance to work with.
They're stand-up people who deliver a beautiful finished product.”
