Construction Defect Attorney in Tennessee

Construction-defect claims live at the intersection of two things: what the contract says — general conditions, warranty terms, notice-and-cure procedures, mandatory pre-suit dispute mechanisms — and what a technical expert can prove about the cause and scope of the defect. Neither half wins alone. The work covers workmanship, design and engineering, and materials defects on commercial projects: roof and envelope failures, structural and foundation movement, mechanical and HVAC performance problems, and water intrusion that traces back to design or construction.

Timing is where these claims die. Tennessee allows generally three years for injury to real property (Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-105) and six years for contract claims (Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-109), but the harder limit is the four-year statute of repose running from substantial completion for construction or design deficiencies (Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 28-3-202 and 28-3-203), which can stretch to five years if the injury occurs in the fourth year. Repose runs from completion regardless of when the defect shows up, so a defect found late can be barred before anyone knew it existed. That is why I date substantial completion before anything else. The work is scoped to commercial real-estate projects.

Statewide advice; trial representation in Sumner, Wilson, Robertson, Trousdale, Williamson, and Davidson Counties.

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