Testimonials

I was living and working in Illinois and having my home built in Tellico Village. I was obviously worried about all of the endless details of building a new home. I was lucky enough that I had friends who lived in Tellico Village and were able to send me pictures of the progress of the home.

Working with Ashley and the Cook Brothers team helped make a difficult and stressful situation so much better. There were a lot of decisions and choices to make but Ashley and the team helped me make these decisions easier for me. One of the reasons I chose Cook Brothers is that they have a Design Center that saved me countless hours of time and expense of coming down and running around selecting everything. I actually had so much fun working with the design team in putting everything together! They have the knowledge and experience to know what will work and they are absolutely wonderful with their suggestions and recommendations!

After seeing the finished product of my beautiful new home I was so overwhelmed how everything came together! It was everything I had dreamed of and even more!

Again, I love, love, love my new home and am so grateful to Cook Brothers in making my dream come true!

- Linda Rasmussen | Tellico Village

" Our realtor pointed out to my husband and I the great workmanship that Cook Brothers put into their homes including attention to detail, crown molding, many upgrades and esthetics that suit the style of the home. John Cook, the owner did a 90 minute walk-through with us explaining how all the systems work and answered all our questions. After the closing, there was a flash-drive waiting for us with all kinds of information including the names of all the manufactured products used, the paint colors from the exterior brick to the interior walls and trim. John and his brother pride themselves in using high quality building materials and working with reputable vendors. You have 14 days to prepare a list of issues you may need to be addressed and again towards the end of your first year. The thumb drive also included the 20 year warranty agreement.

I am thrilled to have purchased a Cook House because I know the care put into it and that is was built to last."

-Paulette Evans | Tellico Village

" We worked with John, Ralph and his team. From the beginning when we made our selections at the beautiful design center to the end when we did the finial walk through they made it easy and painless. They gave us a time frame, a budget and there were no surprises. We are now enjoying our beautiful new home. We highly recommend Cook Brothers."

-Toni Reeves

" A shout out and BIG thanks to our builder Cook Brothers , John Cook, Ashley Sarten Cook and their staff. We love our new home and are so thankful that each time(and there has been precious few) that we've had a problem, they respond quickly. I recommend them for sure."

-Kathy Davenport

After looking at numerous existing homes on the market, my wife and I trusted our relocation from Wisconsin to Tellico Village to Cook Brothers Homes. It's a scary process making such a move at retirement age but CBH definitely met our expectations. We met in July ‘18 to design our home, construction started and we moved in the following March. Their design center makes it easy to chose interior and exterior features and fixtures. Not necessarily wanting the standard builde...

-Michael Spees

'When we started exploring Tellico Village homes, we found ourselves drawn to Cook Bros. Homes.Their exterior designs and floor plans were very attractive and most of all, functional. On our very first trip to Tennessee, we found an inventory home that was currently under construction. After meeting with both John Cook at the home site, and Ashley Cook at the design center, we contracted to buy the home. We very much appreciated the time John spent with us, and Ashley's expertise in helping us with a few changes we asked to be made. When we arrived six weeks later, our home was complete. John did a very thorough walkthrough with us, and made sure every detail was explained and that we were completely satisfied. The attention to detail, and especially fit and finish, is very impressive. The very talented design center team deserves to be commended, as well.

As we approach the one year mark of moving into our gorgeous home, we find it a welcome change to have no pending issues with the house, which speaks highly of Cook Bros. Homes workmanship. Whenever we see John, Ralph, or Ashley Cook around The Village, we are always recognized and treated as respected, valued customers.'

Dave and Denise Cady

Tellico Village, Loudon, TN

-Dave and Denise Cady | Tellico Village

"The Wrights are very pleased with our Cook Bros. Home! The beveling on the counter tops, the rounded corners on the doorways,fireplace and the crown molding are extremely nice additions. the Three car garage is definitely a plus! We feel like we moved into a real Quality Home! "

-Kathy Reel Wright | Tellico Village

" First and foremost - we believe that our Cook Brothers home was and still is an Excellent Purchase. We believe we made the absolute right choice and received the Best Value and greatest home experience here in Tennessee.

A little background before I explain. We have moved every four to five years during my career and have rented, bought and remodeled, and purchased two new homes over the last 40 Years. Our remodeling efforts consist of kitchens and bathrooms to a complete tear down to frame and total rebuild on one home that we did ourselves.

We believe our Cook Brothers home is built to the highest standard in the industry. When I look at a house for purchase I make note of several items in the house to make sure that attention to detail is evident. Let me explain why I believe Cook Brothers builds a top Quality home:

When I look at the walls, each wall is straight as well as 'plum' meaning the wall is 90 degrees from the floor and straight - framing represents the bones and is a critical aspect of your house. I quickly realized when monitoring my house being built there was a lot of care in the framing. I walked the house during framing and was impressed with the framing team. The framing in my house is straight, level and plum!

The Drywall is very well done - excellent I might say. One thing to look at when evaluating drywall is to look at the walls in lighted angles to determine if the seams between drywall sheets show. One is looking for uneven surfaces showing in an ever slight shadow which means quick haphazard work. My house shows NO/NONE areas where the drywall sheets are joined."

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Cabinetry is a must have attention to detail. We are very pleased with our cabinetry and can honestly say that our cabinets are installed with care as well as the utmost professionalism - its evident that attention to detail was followed with our cabinet installation. All cabinet seams are well done, very level, and our cabinets are of great quality. We were also present for our cabinet installation and we were impressed with our installers - the utmost professionalism with laser leveling!

The Trim in the house is some of the best that I have ever seen. ALL trim was turned back on itself which is somewhat uncommon. In most builds, trim carpenters usually just cut the end of the trim. Cook Brothers goes further where the trim is cut bak at 45 degrees and another piece cut at 45 degrees is placed at the end which gives the trim a very high quality look. It takes longer for trim carpenters too do this type of work and they must be willing to go the extra mile.

When I pull my pocket Doors closed I notice that the door is closed square - there is no gap between the top or the bottom of the door when closed. Its hard to get pocket doors correct and all of my doors (Three 3) are all well done and close nicely.

All of my regular doors are very well placed. What I mean is that all of the doors are spaced evenly at the closing edge. When you look at a closed door the gap between the door and the mold edge should all be equal and the same gap all around the door. All of our doors show equal gap as well as all close easily and stay put whenever we have them open at any angle. Again - attention to detail!

Windows are of high quality and open and close freely as well as the window trim is superior - see trim comments above.

Our heating and cooling is of very high quality. I have never been greeted and treated as good as I was when I had the HVAC Trade in our house for an 'after move in' final adjustment. What great people as well as superior tips and tricks to operate the HVAC system. In addition, the same HVAC trade installed the open cell blown in Foam insulation. I have seen this done several times from when I was living in the Northern USA. The insulation installer packed my house jam full of insulation and my utility bills are the lowest I have ever had anywhere that I have lived - ever!

Attention to detail is the Status Quo for Cook Brothers! And attention to detail will get you the highest quality, best value home.

Working with John Cook is both quick and professional. He and Ashley met and coordinated with us as the house was being built. I had commented to John that I wanted an extra electrical circuit placed for further enhancements to the back porch. John quickly understood what I was trying to do and he offered a different approach to my plans that in the long run will save me money as well as time and the solution will be better than I was originally planning. Just talk to John and Ashley - they will always take care of you.

I believe that Cook Brothers is very careful when they pick their subcontractors and Trades. I looked at other builders products when I considered moving to Tennessee and I decided that Cook Brothers homes was the only builder that I saw that showed me attention to detail and willing to go that extra distance. Glad that my home is a Cook Brothers Build! Great customer satisfaction with high quality work!

-Chris & Diane Sanders | Tellico Village

" Cook Bros. built our home in Kahite and we love it. They have been very helpful in addressing any issues that we have had since moving in. I would highly recommend their homes."

-Mike Duncan | Tellico Village

" Just a note to compliment the way my one year warranty was handled. The appointment was confirmed ahead of time and Charles was knowledgeable and efficient. He went out of his way to show me how to do maintenance things going forward and would not let me buy his lunch! I love my home...a high five to you Lynn for all your help. - Happy Homeowner's"

-Happy Homeowner's

" Looking for a new home is a major task. Not knowing whether you should buy a already built house or to build to your specifications.

I first met Ashley Cook while looking at a home in St Thomas Subdivision. She was very open, friendly and provided invaluable information on the available homes in the area as well as Cook Bros Construction LLC.

Ashley's willIngness to assist me stayed with me. Fast forward over a year and with no luck finding the 'right' home, I made that call to Ashley about available lots and Cook Bros willingness to build my new home in the St Thomas Subdivision.

The Cook Bros website provided a wealth of information - available lots, testimonies, home designs, staff data, etc. Initially, Ashley and I communicated via telephone and email as I was in the process of selling a home out of state. With the advances in electronics, a lot of paperwork was reviewed and approved electronically. If there were questions, Ashley was available for clarification.

Once I moved to Tennessee the real work began. Cook Bros was instrumental in finding a lot that would accommodate the floor plan that I had chosen and in providing information about the owner of the property.

The staff provided you with more than enough information so that I was fully informed during the building of my home. Lindsay was exceptional in working with me in the selection of interior and exterior designs. The Design Room is without a doubt wonderful!

The remaining Cook Bros staff were always professional and very easy to work with.

I have moved into my Cook Bros home and absolutely love it!

Thank you to all the Cook Bros staff that made this possible!! "

-Michele Williams | ST. Thomas

"We would like to thank Cook Bros Homes and all of their team for building our dream home. We bought our property in Rarity Bay and a couple of years later were talking to some builders. Thought we had found one but then went to Rarity Bay and had gone through CBH's Parade Home that happen to be going on that weekend when we made the trip to Tn.. The home was beautiful. I knew at that point I had to talk to the builder. John happened to be there and I asked him if he would consider looking at our preliminary plans. As busy as he was he took the plans and said he would get back to us as soon as he could.
John and his team made everything as easy and simple for us as possible. Living in N.J., we were very nervous but they took care of everything they could including the permits.
I believe we were one of their first clients that use the new design studio. That's where we met the designer that was assigned to us, Lindsay. She is fantastic. She has the patience of a saint. We had never built a house before and hadn't a clue everything we had to go over in a couple of days. She showed us all our choices in our budget range which made it so much easier and if we wanted to up grade she then showed us more selections. The choices you have and the design studio are beautiful. Never did we think we would have all our selections made in the time frame we spent with Lindsay but she got us through it and could not have done it without her. Somewhat stressful but very exciting!! It was a lot of fun.
We now are in our Cook Bros Home and loving it. Thank you again CBH and team."

-Marshall & Robin Powers | Rarity Bay

'We just completed making all of the exterior and interior design selections with designer Lindsay at the Cook Bros design studio. We were very pleased with the process. Samples of ALL options are right there at the design studio so exterior selections such as stone, brick, siding, paint, fixtures, etc. can be matched and viewed side-by-side. Same for the interior - flooring, cabinets, hardware, paint colors, backsplash, plumbing fixtures, lighting fixtures, etc. are available right there to compare and select.

Initially we were hesitant in building a custom home because we dreaded the selection process - running all over town to various stores/suppliers to select what we wanted in our home. The Cook Bros design studio totally simplifies this process. After two days with Lindsay, a knowledgeable and efficient designer, we made 100% of our selections right there onsite. Lindsay guided our selections and followed up by providing a summary collage for each room. The entire Cook Bros design studio experience is unique and impressive.'

-Tom & Laurie Plachinski | Tellico Village, Tennessee

" We decided to build our dream retirement home in the beautiful Rarity Bay Community. Our realtor took us to see several premier home builders in the community. We toured several houses from each builder, spoke to the homeowners about each of their experiences and we looked at the craftsmanship of each builder in their final products. What we learned is that every homeowner that we spoke with was very pleased with Cook Bros Construction and loved their homes. There were other good builders too, but the total package that Cook Bros offered, and the happiness of its customers, and the craftsmanship we observed lead us to choose them as our home builder.
After choosing Cook Bros, we sat down with John and Ashley Cook to design our dream home. With John and Ashley's vast experience in home building and design, they were able to expertly guide us through the process in selecting our home. They are both extremely professional and we were very pleased with the entire team working together to design our home.
We should tell you that we built our house while living in Florida. We thought this would be a huge undertaking and stress filled endeavor, but Cook Bros made this process stress free. Their great team helped us though each phase of the process. Especially helpful was their designer, Lindsay Gardner. Lindsay's eye for design and her professionalism made the process fun and enjoyable. She expertly guided in our selections, bringing our vision to life.
In the end, our home turned out better than we envisioned it. All the little details we added were executed perfectly. We are extremely pleased with the quality of work and the level of craftmanship Cook Bros and their team produced. They stand by their work and have been great about the little things that pop up when you build a new house. I am confident that they will continue to stand by their work as we continue into the future."

-Cristeen & Bill Floyd | Rarity Bay

Hi Ashley,

After each meeting with you we have made the 8 hour drive home feeling better about building our own home. Our drive on Monday was by far our best drive back. After Monday, we are 100% sure we made the right decision. Meeting your team sure put our mind to ease, and the changes they came up with are wonderful.Thank them all for me.

Merry Christmas Ashley to you and your family

Bill

-Bill & Becky Rieger | Tellico Village, Tennessee

Your work has been over and above your motto 'Quality Craftsmanship Without Compromise.' We both are very happy with all the care you have taken to make our home special. You have worked with us in every way. I think we are very lucky to have found a company that cares so much about the quality of workmanship and extra care in making our house a home. All of your crew are to be commended on their work. I cannot say enough about how grateful we are to Cook Bros. and company.

Again, thank you!

-Charlie A.

We felt very comfortable with you from the beginning, having gotten such good references. People we spoke with told us about your good taste, good judgment, work ethic, attention to detail, integrity, and the spotless condition in which you left your jobs. Even the suppliers we spoke with during the project were obviously impressed with your work, volunteering the highest of praises without any prompting from us.

-Jack & Ellen W.

Cook Bros did a superb job of building our home. We purchased a spec home, and the quality of construction and design made the job to buy our home an easy one.

-Michael & Pamela F. | Rarity Bay, Tennessee

We were most satisfied with the beauty of the finished work in the home. Also the quickness in which they built our home. They have excellent workmanship. After seeing the quality of the spec home built next door, we had to build our dream home.

-Bob & Meridee A. | Tellico Village, Tennessee

We can't thank you enough for building us our beautiful home - it's better than we imagined it would be. Every aspect of the project went so smoothly, and it was a pleasure to work with everyone at Cook Bros. Even though I've never built a house before this one, I can safely say that Jeremy Evans is the best project manager there is! We really appreciated the fact that he was always on top of things, and was so patient with us through the whole process. His guidance along the way and constant encouragement was really a blessing.

Kelly M.

Just wanted to write a quick note to say thanks for our wonderful home. The project was about as perfect as any I've ever been involved in. We're thrilled that our 'new house' is now 'home'. I don't believe things could have gone any better. We will continue to recommend you to our friends. Thank you so much for a job well done.

Ben M.

-Kelly & Ben M.

We bought the house after it was finished. It is a quality home and the personnel we have encountered are professional and helpful. We are exceptionally pleased with how everyone has helped us make additional changes to the house to make it our home.The location is amazing. The house is 'solid' and well appointed (e.g., finished basement, paint colors). We highly recommend Cook Brothers Construction!

-Pam B. & Robin S. | Lenoir City, Tennessee

We've enjoyed working with Cook Bros Construction. They were very nice and worked with us very well during the construction phase. We are extremely pleased with the design and placement of our house on the lot. They took great care to preserve beautiful trees on our lot. We have had such positive comments from neighbors about our new home. We have a quality home.

-Jon & Dotty B. | Tellico Village, Tennessee

I was really satisfied with Cook Bros Construction. I have recommended them. They build a beautiful home.

-Dick & Geneva M. | Tellico Village, Tennessee