“Reasonable bid, beautiful tile, and they actually showed up when they said they would. Highly recommended.”
Building and Remodeling Spaces with Character, Purpose, and Attention to Every Detail.
Custom homes, a modern farmhouse, and a pair of townhomes — all by the same in-house team, all delivered with the same standard of finish.
We deliberately keep our scope narrow so every project gets the same level of craftsmanship — whether it's a 60-square-foot powder room or a 3,000-square-foot custom home.
Ground-up homes and townhomes built to your taste. Recent: 5101 and 5107 Northside Drive in Cleveland, Grove Park Court Lot 2, and Catherine Circle townhomes.
Learn more →Our designated in-house tile crews install residential and commercial tile — including contract work for other custom builders. Schluter-certified. Any level of custom.
Learn more →A focused portfolio of kitchen, custom bath, whole-home, and addition work each year alongside the new builds. Same team, same standards.
Learn more →Whether it's a custom home, a townhome, or a single statement bath — we build like we'd live in it ourselves.
A 2,850-square-foot custom build in Cleveland, TN — designed for the way real families live, with two primary suites, eight-foot interior doors throughout, and an oversized 8' × 42" front entry. Inside, shaker cabinetry, Thor appliances, custom vanities, and a full coffee bar in the kitchen.
Schluter-certified. Residential, commercial, and contract installations for other custom builders.
“Reasonable bid, beautiful tile, and they actually showed up when they said they would. Highly recommended.”
“Quality, honesty, and punctuality — exactly what they advertise. The kitchen turned out better than we imagined.”
“Same team from start to finish, and the finish work showed it. Tile, trim, cabinets — all clean.”
No surprise change orders, no runaround. You'll talk to the same person on day one as you will on day ninety.
See our 4-step process →We walk the space, listen to what you want, and sketch out what's possible.
Detailed line-item bid. Selections finalized. Timeline locked.
Our crew on site. Daily progress, weekly check-ins, no surprises.
Final punch list signed off. One-year workmanship warranty on every build.
We deliberately keep our scope focused: custom new home builds, townhomes and multi-family, custom tile installation, and select remodels. Same in-house team behind every job, same project lead, same warranty.
Our primary focus. Ground-up residential construction on your land or ours — designed, scheduled, and built with the kind of attention you'd expect on a house you plan to live in for thirty years.
Recent custom builds include 5101 and 5107 Northside Drive in Cleveland and Grove Park Court Lot 2 — three architecturally distinct homes, same team behind them, same disciplined spec choices.
When we take on townhomes or duplexes, they get the same finish-level work as a single-family build. Quartz counters, custom tile showers, real storage, designer fixtures — not the spec-sheet you usually see at this price point.
Currently for sale: 1362 & 1364 Catherine Circle in Cleveland — a pair of three-bed, three-bath townhomes on a quiet cul-de-sac.
See Catherine Circle →All of our tile is installed by our own designated in-house tile crews — the same crews that quality custom builders across the area contract us to install tile on their jobs. Residential, commercial, contractor-to-contractor.
We're set up to run Schluter Systems products end-to-end — waterproofing, uncoupling membranes, edge profiles, niches, linear drains, heated-floor systems — which means we can take on any level of custom work: large-format slabs, herringbone, intricate mosaic, curbless walk-in showers, marble feature walls, statement floors, the whole list.
If you can dream it, we'll work to build it.
Talk to us about tile →The brookhaven project pictured here — large-format marble walls, dark slab feature, herringbone floor insert — is the kind of work we love. We bring the same care to a 30-square-foot powder room or a 3,000-square-foot commercial floor.
See more tile work →For existing homes, we take on a tight portfolio of remodels each year alongside the new builds: kitchens, custom baths and master suites, whole-home renovations, additions, and finished basements. Same team, same standards.
A few of the custom homes, townhomes, kitchens, and baths we've delivered in recent years.
A dark-brick tudor revival on the north side of Cleveland. Two primary suites — one on each level — plus three additional bedrooms wrapped around a kitchen built for hosting.
Highlights include 8-foot interior doors throughout the main level, an oversized 8' × 42" front entry door, shaker-style cabinetry with elegant hardware, Thor appliances, a large dedicated coffee bar, and custom vanities in every bath.
A white-brick contemporary down the street from 5107 — same disciplined team, completely different architectural language.
Arched stained-wood entry, dark-trim windows, and a sunset-lit elevation that reads classic without feeling fussy. Inside: 9-foot ceilings and an open staircase off the entry, a gas-fireplace living room that flows into a kitchen with a large quartz island, tile backsplash, soft-close cabinetry, a dedicated coffee bar, and a THOR appliance package. Main-level primary suite with a curbless walk-in shower, dual vanities, and heated floors. Engineered hardwood throughout, walk-up attic with foam insulation, EV-ready outlet, and a covered back porch.
Two side-by-side townhomes on a quiet cul-de-sac — proof that multi-family can be built to the same standard as a custom home.
Each unit is 1,795 sq ft with three bedrooms, three baths, a dedicated first-floor office, walk-in pantry, mud room, and laundry. Hardie siding, architectural shingles, tongue-and-groove soffits, premium MI windows. Inside: 9-foot ceilings, custom wood staircase, premium SPC flooring, quartz kitchen counters, all-wood soft-close cabinetry, Frigidaire appliance package, custom tile his-and-hers shower, Delta plumbing throughout. Spray-foam insulation and sound-dampening construction between units. Oversized garage with an 8-foot door — fits a full-size truck. Custom rear deck. No HOA.
A modern farmhouse on Grove Park Court — white board-and-batten, stone accents, a covered front porch, and an interior that leans bright and airy without losing warmth.
Inside: open-concept great room with a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, a chef's kitchen with shaker cabinets and brushed-gold hardware, a built-in coffee bar, marble-tile primary shower with a brass rain head, and a second-floor loft. Insulated attic space, deep laundries, and a thoughtful office tucked off the main hall.
Four steps. No surprise change orders, no waiting weeks for a callback. The same people who walk the job on day one are there for the final punch list.
We come walk the space, listen to what you want, ask the questions you didn't know to ask, and sketch out what's possible. No charge, no obligation.
Typical turnaround: 1–2 weeks from first call to site visit.
We put together a line-item bid you can actually understand — labor, materials, allowances, timeline. We help you finalize selections (cabinets, counters, tile, fixtures) so the number you get is the number you pay.
Most estimates land within a week of the consult.
Our in-house team runs the project on site, day in and day out. Daily progress, weekly check-ins, photos along the way. We keep the job tidy, protect what we're not touching, and surface issues the moment we find them — not after.
All work covered under our license, fully insured.
We walk the finished space with you, write down anything that isn't right, and don't call it done until you do. Then a one-year workmanship warranty kicks in — and we'll still pick up the phone after that.
If you've been burned before, it probably wasn't because someone hung a cabinet wrong. It was because the bid was hand-wavy, the selections weren't locked, and a different crew showed up than the one you met. We've spent over a decade tightening every one of those points.
An experienced in-house team that keeps the project moving smoothly — the people you meet at the consultation are the ones you'll see at the walkthrough.
You'll see exactly what you're paying for — labor, materials, allowances, contingency.
Anything we built that isn't right within twelve months — we come back and fix it.
Shtefworks has been building custom homes, townhomes, and remodels for over a decade — a licensed general contractor based in Ooltewah, Tennessee.
Shtefworks started with a saw, a tile cutter, and a stubborn belief that every job — no matter how small — deserves a real craftsman behind it.
Over a decade later, we've grown into a tight in-house team that's done this enough times to keep a project moving smoothly from the first walkthrough to the final punch list. The same people you meet at the consultation are the ones standing in your finished kitchen at the walkthrough.
That continuity — the same team running every project from start to finish — is the single biggest reason our quality stays even. It's also the reason we keep our project list deliberately short.
If we wouldn't put it in our own home, we don't put it in yours. The boring stuff behind the walls matters as much as the tile pattern out front.
Real estimates, real timelines, real updates when something changes. You'll never get a runaround because the answer is "we don't know yet."
We show up. On the day. At the time. With the materials. It sounds basic — and it's still the single biggest complaint people have about contractors.
Based in Ooltewah, we work throughout the greater Chattanooga and Cleveland areas — Hamilton County, Bradley County, and the surrounding East Tennessee communities including Hixson, Collegedale, Apison, Harrison, Soddy-Daisy, and the lakes in between.
For the right project, we're also open to traveling outside the area — we've taken builds well beyond the local map when the job called for it.
Free, no-pressure consultation. We'll come look at the space, take notes, and get back to you with a clear estimate within a week.
The more you can share, the better the first conversation goes. Nothing here is binding.