Your Neighbor in Fountain City, TN

We're not "serving" Fountain City — we're from Fountain City. Our shop has been in the neighborhood since 1996, and most of the people who work here grew up in or live in the area. When we drive home from a job site, we're often driving past three or four other homes we've worked on. That's a different relationship than "exterior contractor visiting from across town." It means we care about how the work looks on your house because we'll see it again on Monday morning.

Most of our Fountain City work is the full range: siding replacement on the mid-century ranches and brick homes around Adair Drive and Tazewell Pike, window upgrades on the older homes around Inskip and Lincoln Park, roof replacements after the storms East Tennessee throws at us, and full exterior renovations on homes that have been in families for decades.

What we do most often in Fountain City

Siding work on mid-century and craftsman homes

Fountain City has a beautiful mix of housing stock: 1940s and 1950s ranches, craftsman bungalows, mid-century moderns, brick colonials, and newer infill. A lot of what we do up here is period-appropriate siding work — meaning we won't slap a generic vinyl product on a 1950s ranch that deserves something better. We'll quote James Hardie fiber cement in profiles that match the home's era, LP SmartSide in shake or board-and-batten for craftsman accents, or premium vinyl when budget is the priority.

What we hear from Fountain City homeowners: "I love this house and the neighborhood. I want it to look like itself, just better." That's our exact lane.

Window replacement on older homes

A lot of Fountain City homes still have original single-pane or builder-grade windows from the 1970s and 1980s. The energy loss on a 1,800 sq ft ranch with original windows is real — on a 95° August day, your AC is running constantly to fight what's coming through the glass. A full Simonton or Wincore Energy Star replacement package typically pays for itself in 8-12 years on East Tennessee utility bills, and adds real resale value.

For a typical Fountain City window replacement (15-22 windows): $9,000-$18,000 installed, depending on the window line and any custom sizing.

Roof replacements after Knoxville storms

Fountain City gets the same weather as the rest of Knox County: spring hail, summer wind events, the occasional ice storm that takes out branches. We replace a lot of roofs up here, and we're certified with CertainTeed and GAF for architectural shingles with 30-year-to-lifetime warranties. We'll also work with your insurance adjuster directly if there's storm damage — we know what they need, we've done it a thousand times.

Fountain City neighborhoods we work in

This is home turf, so the list is long: Adair, Inskip, Lincoln Park, Whittle Springs, Norwood, Black Oak Heights, Glenwood, Fairmont, Old North Knoxville, and out toward Halls along Tazewell Pike. 37918 is our zip code — literally. Our shop is at 5618 N. Broadway.

What to expect when you call

Our shop is in Fountain City, so the drive to Fountain City is short. It doesn't change how we work. Same office number ((865) 689-0505) for warranty questions ten years from now. Same straightforward quote process: we come out, we measure, we listen, we leave you with a written proposal. No high-pressure sales, no one-day-only pricing, no “manager specials.”

We'll be honest about whether we're the right fit for the project. If it's a small job we can't price competitively, we'll tell you and often point you to someone we'd trust to handle it.