Custom carpentry, built to outlast the house around it.
From built-in bookcases to a new back porch pergola, Heartwood Carpentry Co. has been hand-building trusted, heirloom-quality woodwork for Nashville-area homes since 2011. Licensed, insured, and obsessed with the details other crews skip.
Carpentry Nashville homeowners actually ask for by name
Three of our most-requested projects — see the full list of what we build on our services page.
Custom Built-Ins & Shelving
Floor-to-ceiling bookcases, media walls, and mudroom benches built on-site to fit your walls exactly — not a stock cabinet forced into the space.
Learn moreTrim & Crown Molding
Crown molding, baseboards, and window casing installed with tight, caulk-free miters that read as a finished detail, not an afterthought.
Learn moreDecks & Pergolas
Cedar and pressure-treated decks, plus pergolas and shade structures engineered for Middle Tennessee weather and built to code.
Learn moreCraftsmanship you can see up close
We're a small shop on purpose. Every project is run by a lead carpenter who's been with us for years, not a rotating crew of subcontractors — so the joinery, the finish work, and the punch-list follow-through all carry the same standard.
- Licensed, bonded & insured Tennessee general contractor (License #00071542)
- Written estimates with real lumber grades and hours — no vague ballpark numbers
- Free in-home estimates and flexible project financing available
- A dedicated lead carpenter on-site from first cut to final walkthrough
The Heartwood Difference
Most carpentry outfits in the Nashville area are built to move fast on volume. We built ours to move carefully — smaller crew, fewer jobs running at once, and a lead carpenter who answers your calls directly instead of routing you through a call center.
That's why our custom built-ins in Nashville and Franklin get referred neighbor to neighbor more than they get found through ads.
What our neighbors are saying
"Heartwood built our living room built-ins around the fireplace and it looks like it was part of the original house. Clean lines, tight seams, no gaps — exactly what we asked for."
Meredith ColstonFranklin, TN
"They reframed a sagging section of our sunroom and rebuilt the stair railing on the same trip. Showed up when they said they would, cleaned up every single day."
James OkaforBrentwood, TN
"We got quotes from three carpentry companies for our new pergola and Heartwood's was the only one that actually explained the lumber and hardware. Worth every penny."
Priya RamanathanNolensville, TN
Serving Franklin and the greater Nashville metro
Based in Franklin, our crews work throughout Williamson, Rutherford, and Sumner counties — including Brentwood, Nolensville, Spring Hill, Murfreesboro, Hendersonville, and Mount Juliet. If you're not sure we cover your address, ask — we usually do.
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