Keener Homes, Inc.

Building our retirement home in East Tennessee, in Kahite, was a dream that we had for many years - the mountains were calling us! However, building a home from a distance was a daunting task. We lived many miles away in Fort Lauderdale and, as an architectural project manager, Frank wanted to be there every day to make decisions! We had to hunt to find a local builder whom we could trust to produce the quality of product we desired and help us stay on budget, as well as keep us informed every step of the way. We made a number of trips to TN to interview builders and we finally found one who could make our dream possible - Keener Homes. We were treated like our project mattered from the very beginning! The quality of their workmanship and attention to detail is excellent! Their pro

Moving to Tellico Village has been one of the best decisions we’ve made; and choosing Keener Homes to build our dream retirement home was also a great decision. We had built 5 homes previously and so we knew what was important in selecting a builder, particularly since we would be building long-distance. Once we purchased our lot in 2013 we travelled to Tellico multiple times to meet and interview builders. Fortunately, we met Kit during one of our first trips and we found ourselves comparing each of the other 6 builders to Keener Homes. During those trips we were able to walk through a number of Kit’s homes in various stages of construction both in Tellico Village and in Rarity Bay. The quality and attention to detail was evident in all his homes, regardless if the home was in the $200

Kit’s knowledge, experience and easy going personality shines through from your very first meeting with him. My husband worked as a carpenter to put himself through college. He was impressed with some of Keener Home’s processes that went above and beyond the norm. Two that come to mind are their installation and sealing techniques. We were delighted to find that our electric bills are less than we expected. We lived in a rental house in Tellico Village for a year while building our home. The electric bills in our rental at 1450sf were approximately $50 a month higher than our 2100sf home built by Keener Homes. Keener Homes equipped us with a detailed schedule of all the finishes we had to choose for our custom home; when they needed to be decided upon and what the allowance was for each

We approached Keener Homes to build our home because of their excellent reputation for building quality, long-lasting homes. Even though this was the second time we had built, Kit Keener helped us by giving us great suggestions to make our house a home here in Tennessee. The result was an awesome home that we love. One thing we liked was their approach to the customer; they treated us like we were family, trying to make sure we got the best within our budget. Any concerns we had were dealt with quickly and professionally by their staff, so we found the experience so much easier this time versus the first time we had built. Therefore, we recommend Keener Homes to people who want to build a quality home.

Having previously built a custom home, we knew the complexity of the process and the importance of having confidence in the builder of our retirement home in Tellico Village. Keener Homes was quickly identified on our “short list” of possible builders because of their long-standing reputation for quality. As we toured homes Kit had previously built, we found his good reputation was well-deserved. Kit went to great lengths to describe his building process and how we could effectively collaborate with him. He shared his philosophy of getting good quality construction balanced by fair value of pricing. He offered knowledgeable guidance – and respected your choices. He imagined creative possibilities – and was realistic about their cost. We trusted Kit to share our values and indeed he did. I