Sumner County · 38 miles from downtown Nashville
Custom homes and remodeling in Portland
Custom home builder and remodeler in Portland, TN — farmhouses and new homes on Sumner County acreage, porches, decks and remodels for a fast-growing town on Highway 109.
- Portland, TN
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Portland has kept its small-town feel — the strawberry festival, the downtown along Main Street — while new subdivisions and industrial jobs along Highway 109 bring families who want a house with land. That is most of what we build here: modern farmhouses and metal-roofed custom homes on three- to ten-acre lots, with the wraparound porch and the workshop planned in from the start.
In town, our work leans toward kitchen and bath remodels of 1960s to 90s homes, screened porches and deck replacements. Portland is about twenty minutes from our office, so scheduling a site visit is easy.
What we build in Portland
The projects Portland homeowners ask us for most:
- Custom homes on acreage
- Wraparound porches
- Workshops and garages
- Kitchen remodels
- Decks
“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 Portland
Farmhouses and new construction on acreage, older in-town homes, and newer subdivisions.
Permits in Portland
City of Portland Codes inside the city; Sumner County Building Codes for county addresses. We pull them in our name.
The work
What we bring to Portland
“The whole project went smoothly, and we couldn’t be happier with how our new porch turned out.”
Does Southern Belle Construction work in Portland?
Yes — Portland is 38 miles from downtown Nashville, but only about twenty minutes from our office. Most of our work there is a custom home on acreage, with the wraparound porch and a workshop or garage in the plan; in town it’s more often a kitchen remodel or a deck.
Do you build homes on farmland outside Portland?
Yes. Rural Sumner County lots need a soil evaluation for septic, a driveway and utility plan, and often a well or extended water line; we walk the land with you before you buy, then design and build the house to suit it.
What do you usually do in Portland’s older in-town homes?
In town it’s mostly remodels: kitchens and baths in houses built from the 1960s through the 90s, plus screened porches and old decks that need replacing. Doug runs them just as he runs our new builds out on the acreage, and each one ends with a walk-through, a punch list and your warranty paperwork.
Can a wraparound porch be added to a Portland house that’s already built?
It can, and wraparound porches are high on the list of what Portland homeowners ask us for. On a house that’s already standing, we tie the porch roof into the existing one and match the columns, trim and siding so it doesn’t look added on. Collin can come out and show you where one might wrap.
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Tell us about the house you have and the one you want.
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