Home Remodeling & Custom Homes · Chattanooga, TN
CRAFTING
RESIDENTIAL
LEGACIES.
Kitchen, bath, and whole-home remodels, custom homes, and roofing for homeowners and small-business owners across Chattanooga, Signal Mountain, Lookout Mountain, North Shore, St. Elmo, and Riverview.
You've been let down by a contractor before.
You've heard the pitch, watched the timeline slip, and paid for a change order you didn't understand. Rivco is a design-build shop that answers the phone, sends a Friday update every Friday, and hands you a two-year workmanship warranty in writing.
Home remodelingEvery day you're closed is money you're not making.
Storefront renovations, tenant build-outs, and small commercial work — sequenced around your operating hours. We ask how many days you can afford to be closed before we ask about materials.
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Home Remodeling
Whole-home remodels, kitchens, baths, primary suites, and additions across Chattanooga, Signal Mountain, and Lookout Mountain that respect what makes your house yours.
- Kitchens & baths
- Whole-home renovations
- Primary suite additions
- Basement finishing
New Construction
Custom homes and small commercial builds from raw land to move-in, managed by the same team from day one.
- Site analysis & prep
- Design-build coordination
- Permits & engineering
- Full-lifecycle project management
Roofing
Asphalt, metal, and specialty roofing installed to spec — with the paperwork your insurance company needs.
- Architectural asphalt shingle
- Standing-seam metal
- Storm & insurance claims
- Gutters & flashing
Explore our metal roofing in Chattanooga.
Interior
Tile, drywall, painting, hardwood, cabinetry, insulation — the finish work that decides how the whole project feels.
- Tile, hardwood & flooring
- Drywall & painting
- Custom cabinetry & millwork
- Insulation & drywall repair
Exterior
Siding, decks, masonry, gutters, and outdoor living — built to weather the ridge lines around Chattanooga.
- Siding & fiber cement
- Decks & outdoor living
- Masonry & stonework
- Gutters & downspouts
Explore our siding in Chattanooga.
Seven steps, one accountable team.
Discovery call
A 20-minute conversation about the project, the site, and what you've been told before. No pitch.
On-site walk
We come to you. Measurements, structural notes, photographs. You leave with a clear picture of what's possible.
Scope & estimate
A written scope, itemized budget, and honest range. No hidden allowances that quietly balloon later.
Saving a kitchen island instead of tearing it out
A full kitchen remodel for the Murphy family in an existing home — subfloor and cabinets redone, and an island Rivco found a way to save instead of replace.
- Scope
- Full kitchen remodel
- Timeline
- Extended ~2 weeks beyond original scope
- Category
- Kitchen remodel
- Where
- Cleveland, TN
You call. We show up. You get choices.
A homeowner called about a problem mid-remodel. Alex was standing in the room half an hour later, assessed it on the spot, and came back with a written list of action items.
Scenic City Cigars lost their AC on a Saturday of a holiday weekend. Alex was two hours out, turned around, and got there that day.
You get more than one path forward — repair it like-for-like, or upgrade while the wall is already open — with the cost of each before anything gets ordered.
A holiday-weekend emergency, fixed the same day.
Robert, Owner — Scenic City Cigars
The whole story is in how we show up on the ordinary days.
“It was a holiday weekend, our AC was down, and there was a hole in the ceiling — Alex still showed up with real options instead of just a bill.”
“I called Alex and he was here in thirty minutes. He looked at it right then and came back with a list of action items and more than one option.”
Notes from the jobsite.
Add On or Move? How to Decide When Your House Stops Fitting Your Family
A baby on the way, a parent moving in, kids who need their own rooms. Before you list the house, here is how I help families in Chattanooga figure out whether adding on makes more sense than moving.
Luxury home remodeling in Chattanooga: a design-build guide
How high-end residential renovations really run — design-build sequencing, realistic budgets, millwork lead times, and the warranty language that protects you.
Kitchen remodel in Cleveland, TN: what homeowners need to know
A field-tested walk-through of budget, timeline, permits, and the decisions that move a Cleveland-area kitchen remodel from concept to move-in day.
Small business owners: read this before you sign the lease
Why your build-out timeline should be part of your lease negotiation, and how to keep 'unforeseen conditions' from breaking your opening date.
What a mid-range remodel actually costs in the Tennessee Valley
Honest budget ranges for kitchens, primary suites, additions, and whole-home remodels — with the line items that move them.
How to hire a contractor in Chattanooga without regretting it
The five questions we wish every homeowner asked us on the first call — and the answers that should end a conversation.
The Chattanooga metro and the ridge lines that surround it.
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