Horn Construction Group builds ground-up commercial facilities, renovates existing buildings, and takes on adaptive reuse projects across 41 counties. Tennessee license #83639, BC Unlimited classification.
A commercial general contractor carries responsibility for the whole building: holding the subcontracts, running the schedule, managing plan review and permitting, coordinating inspections, and standing behind the finished work. When a problem comes up on site, one party is accountable for resolving it.
Horn Construction Group has been doing that work in Middle Tennessee for more than twenty years, across more than 500 projects. We build warehouses, offices, retail space, light industrial facilities, and indoor athletic buildings. We also take on existing structures that need more than a cosmetic refresh.
Our Tennessee license is BC Unlimited, so there is no restriction on the type of commercial building we can contract. The monetary limit is $1.5 million per project, which places the company in mid-market commercial work: projects that require full construction management without the overhead of a large regional firm.
Active commercial project in Middle Tennessee.
The right structure depends on how far along your drawings are and how much risk you want to carry.
For projects with a finished set of drawings. We bid the work, hold the subcontracts, manage the field, and deliver the building for a fixed price.
General ContractingFor projects with a site but no drawings. We assemble the design team and build under one agreement, so the design develops against a known budget.
Design BuildFor existing buildings that need structural work, a new envelope, or a change of use. We assess what is sound and rebuild what is not.
Renovation & Adaptive Reuse
Distribution space, shop buildings, storage, and light manufacturing. Clear span structures that keep columns out of your floor, dock height slabs, roll-up and dock doors, and the electrical service and drainage to run equipment.
Ground-up retail buildings, professional offices, and tenant improvements. Work sequenced around an opening date, and in occupied buildings, around your business hours.
Indoor courts, training facilities, and multi-use recreational buildings. Structure and interior finish under one contract, rather than a separate builder and court installer.
Churches, community buildings, and facilities that do not fit a standard category. A BC Unlimited classification means building type is not a constraint.
Keith Horn is on site during construction. Questions get answered by someone with authority to decide, rather than routed through a project manager carrying several other jobs.
We price against what the work will cost to build, and the assumptions are written into the budget. That keeps the scope clear before contract and reduces change orders later.
We build both. On the right project a pre-engineered structure saves cost and schedule. We advise which system suits the building rather than defaulting to one.
Twenty years in one region builds working relationships. We pay on time and run organized sites, which keeps trades available when the schedule needs them.
Every county in Middle Tennessee runs plan review differently. Knowing how each office operates keeps permitting from stalling a schedule.
Tennessee license #83639, BC Unlimited classification, and $2 million in general liability coverage. All of it is verifiable through the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors.
It depends heavily on the building type and finish level. A basic pre-engineered warehouse shell sits at the low end. A finished office with full mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems sits several times higher. Site conditions matter as much as the building itself, since grading, utilities, and stormwater can move a budget significantly before construction starts.
We provide a budget after a site walk rather than a range over the phone.
Our Tennessee license carries a BC Unlimited classification with a $1.5 million monetary limit per project. In practice that covers most mid-market commercial work in the region, including warehouses, offices, retail buildings, and athletic facilities.
For projects above that limit, get in touch and we can discuss the options.
For a straightforward pre-engineered structure, plan on several months from permit to occupancy, with the steel package lead time often being the longest single item. A conventional building with significant interior finish takes longer.
Plan review and permitting varies by county and can add weeks before any work begins. That time is built into the schedule from the start.
With general contracting, the owner hires an architect or engineer first, obtains a finished set of drawings, then hires a builder to construct them. That means two contracts, and a redesign cycle if the drawings come in over budget.
With design build, one contract covers both. The design develops against a known budget from the beginning, which usually saves time and avoids the redesign cycle. It also places accountability with a single party if something in the drawings does not work in the field.
Both. Pre-engineered steel is often the right answer for warehouses, shops, industrial space, and large clear span buildings, where it saves both money and schedule. Conventional construction fits better where the building needs a specific architectural character or complex interior structure.
Most general contractors are set up for one or the other. We build both, and advise on which system suits the project.
We work across 41 counties in Middle Tennessee from our base in Old Hickory, including Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Maury, Montgomery, Sumner, Wilson, and Dickson counties. Nashville, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Columbia, Clarksville, Gallatin, and Lebanon are all regular territory.
Yes. Horn Construction Group LLC holds Tennessee contractor license #83639 with a BC Unlimited classification, and carries $2 million in general liability coverage on an aggregate basis. The license can be verified through the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors, and we provide a certificate of insurance on request.
Send the location, the intended use, and your target date. We will walk the property and give you a budget.
