Davidson County
Custom homes and remodeling in Nashville
Custom home builder and remodeling contractor for Nashville, TN — East Nashville cottages, Green Hills and Crieve Hall ranches, Bellevue two-stories and infill lots across Davidson County.
- Nashville, TN
- Free site visits and estimates
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Nashville is where Mary Wood grew up and where Southern Belle Construction does the widest range of its work: opening up 1930s bungalows in East Nashville and Sylvan Park, adding second stories to Crieve Hall and Donelson ranches, remodeling 1990s kitchens in Bellevue, and building new custom homes on the infill lots that keep appearing from Inglewood to Whites Creek.
Davidson County work has its own rhythms — Metro Codes permits, historic and conservation overlays in neighborhoods like Lockeland Springs, Richland-West End and Germantown, tight lots that need careful staging, and neighbors ten feet away who appreciate a crew that cleans up. We know the process, we know the inspectors, and we schedule around all of it.
What we build in Nashville
The projects Nashville homeowners ask us for most:
- Whole-home renovations
- Second-story additions
- Kitchen remodels
- Custom infill homes
- Screened porches
“Doug and the entire team did a tremendous job at our house. We will continue to utilize their professional expertise as we do more projects.”
The houses of Nashville
Craftsman bungalows and Tudor cottages from the 1920s to 40s, mid-century ranches, 1980s and 90s two-stories, and a wave of new infill construction.
Permits in Nashville
Metro Nashville Department of Codes and Building Safety handles permits and inspections; historic overlays add a design review step. We pull them in our name.
The work
What we bring to Nashville
“The whole project went smoothly, and we couldn’t be happier with how our new porch turned out.”
Does Southern Belle Construction work in Nashville?
Yes, anywhere in Davidson County, from Joelton and Whites Creek to Antioch and from Hermitage to Bellevue. The Nashville jobs we’re asked for most are whole-home renovations, second-story additions, kitchen remodels, screened porches and custom homes on infill lots. A site visit costs you nothing.
Do you build in Nashville’s historic neighborhoods?
Yes. Renovations and additions in historic and conservation overlay districts such as Lockeland Springs, Eastwood, Richland-West End and Germantown require Metro Historic Zoning Commission review for exterior changes; we prepare the submittal and design the work to pass it.
How long does a Metro Nashville building permit take?
A straightforward addition or remodel permit from Metro Codes typically takes two to six weeks once drawings are complete; new construction and anything in an overlay district takes longer. We submit early and track it so the schedule holds.
What’s hard about building on a Nashville infill lot?
The space. Infill lots in Davidson County tend to be tight, so we work out where materials sit and where deliveries come in before the first truck arrives. With neighbors often ten feet away, the crew cleans up every evening. We build on them from Inglewood out to Whites Creek, with Metro Codes inspectors we already know.
Nearby
Also building around Nashville
Free estimate
Tell us about the house you have and the one you want.
A conversation, a site visit and a written estimate — free, unhurried and without obligation. We answer within one business day.