location: Crossville TN

Holiday Hills Lake House Renovation

East Tennessee Contractors gutted this outdated Crossville lake house down to the studs and rebuilt it into an 1,800 square foot Farmhouse Ranch home, built for family stays today and flexible enough for whatever comes next.

Sq Ft

1800

Beds

3

Baths

2

Style

Farmhouse Ranch

Holiday Hills Lake House Renovation

Crossville, Tennessee is home to a lake house renovation that started with a total teardown to the studs. The homeowners bought this outdated lake house with one clear goal. They wanted a home that worked for their family today, and one that held its value for whatever came next. So East Tennessee Contractors took the 1,800 square foot structure down to bare framing. The team rebuilt it from the ground up, bringing every system up to 2018 IRC code along the way.

Farmhouse Ranch Style Meets Lake House Renovation

Board-and-batten siding in a soft sage green now wraps the single-level home. A gabled entry and a covered front porch with simple wood posts complete the look. Those details place the home firmly in East Tennessee Contractors’ Farmhouse Ranch style, well suited to its wooded lake lot. Inside, the team reworked the original flat ceiling into a grand vaulted living and dining space. That change opened the whole front of the home to natural light. The old garage became the primary suite and bath instead. It now trades unused storage for a private retreat with a spacious glass-enclosed shower.

Every System, Rebuilt from Scratch

Because the home came down to its framing, East Tennessee Contractors also ran all new plumbing, HVAC, and electrical throughout. A ground-up rebuild like this moves fastest when one team owns every trade. So the crew carried the project from framing straight through to finish, with no waiting on outside subcontractors. Outside, composite decking and cable handrails now frame an unobstructed lake view. New siding, roofing, and exterior details completed the transformation.

Built to Last, Built for Options

The homeowners wanted a lake house that felt simple and elegant, not trendy. They wanted something that would still look right decades from now. They also wanted flexibility, a home suited equally to family stays, quiet weekends away, or resale down the road if their plans ever changed. This lake house renovation keeps every one of those options open.

Planning a lake house renovation near Crossville, TN? East Tennessee Contractors can take a dated property down to the studs. Then the team can rebuild it into something built to last.

Make It Yours

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Start from this design and change anything. Our in-house draftsman reworks it around you. 

MAKE IT YOURS

Love this project? Let's make it yours.

Every ETC build is fully custom. Begin with this design and change anything — the layout, the footprint, the finishes. Our in-house draftsman reworks it around your land and your life, and one team takes it from plans to perfection.

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