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address: "Lenoir City, Tennessee 37771, United States"
latitude: 35.8104
longitude: -84.2665
phone: "(865) 816-6295"
website: http://minixbuilders.com/
rating: 3.3
review_count: 4
followers: 2
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# Minix Builders

Original Houzz profile: [Minix Builders](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractors/minix-builders-pfvwus-pf~1168721453)

## Professional summary

- **Primary category:** General Contractors
- **Location:** Lenoir City, TN
- **Serves:** Knoxville, Lenoir City, Loudon
- **Houzz rating:** 3.3 out of 5 (4 reviews)

## About

### Houzz Badges

- Star Houzzer
- 5 Ideabook Saves

Minix Builders is a full service remodeling, renovation and repair company that has become the go to in the greater Lenoir City area for high quality craftsmanship adjusted to meet your specifications and needs, regardless of the extent of the work you need done. As a family-run business, we are committed to providing our Lenoir City clientele with more personalized services that make your bottom line our top priority. Without the cumbersome overhead costs associated with larger, less versatile remodeling companies, with Minix Builders you can rest assured that more of your hard earned money goes into the work itself.

### Services Provided

- Home Remodeling
- Bathroom Remodeling
- Kitchen Remodeling
- General Contracting
- Home Additions
- Home Extensions
- Deck Building
- Basement Remodeling
- Garage Building
- Home Restoration
- Porch Design & Construction
- Tile Installation
- Wood Floor Installation
- Stair Installation
- Deck Repair
- Laminate Flooring Installation
- Drywall Installation
- Trim Work

### Areas Served

- Knoxville
- Lenoir City
- Loudon

## Business Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Business Name | Minix Builders |
| Address | Lenoir City, Tennessee 37771, United States |
| Phone | (865) 816-6295 |
| Website | http://minixbuilders.com/ |
| Followers on Houzz | 2 |

## Contact

- **Houzz profile:** [Minix Builders](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractors/minix-builders-pfvwus-pf~1168721453)
- **Website:** http://minixbuilders.com/
- **Phone:** (865) 816-6295

## Reviews

**Overall rating: 3.3 out of 5 — 4 reviews**

*Aspect averages:*
- Work Quality: 10.0
- Communication: 10.0
- Value: 10.0

### All 4 reviews

**★ — Megan Dzielak, Aug. 2023**

> We hired Minix Builders to build a second garage. I could honestly write a book on the entire experience but I’ll leave it at a few of the “highlights”.
>
> \*For starters, the 10 foot tall foundation (it was being built on the side of a hill) of the garage fell. Yes, you read that right. It 100% collapsed and could have easily killed one of our children or anyone in the yard.
>
> The kicker was, it fell because they were short-cutting the process and didn’t put any steel bars in the block nor was there appropriate underpinning. We approached Matt with our concerns while it was being built and he said it was fine. We even spoke to one of the workers who said he mentioned this not being safe and was told Matt had underbid the job and needed to save money.
>
> Within a few days of the foundation being up and them pouring tons of backfill into it, we started seeing a major crack. We called him again and were once dismissed.
>
> We called the county and someone came out. He was appalled and put an immediate stop work order.
>
> Within 1 day the entire foundation had collapsed.
>
> (Note: At this point, the only reason they continued with the building project was that we were told by both the county and our lawyer that we needed to give them a chance to make it right. Plus, we had the county coming out verifying that everything else was done up to code.)
>
> The second foundation was up to code - probably because Matt knew his license was on the line - and we allowed them to continue the building process.
>
> If this isn’t enough for a bad review - wait, there’s more.
>
> \*We specifically asked for cedar siding to match our house. He got pine siding instead, saying cedar was too expensive. The thing was, he didn’t even ask or tell us he was short-cutting this, he just had it delivered and hoped we wouldn’t notice. Super shady.
>
> \*Then came the driveway debacle. We were clear that we wanted metal rods in the driveway to avoid cracking. My husband even offered to pay extra for them because we knew Matt was in way over his own head. We just wanted it done right.
>
> Surprise, surprise. The crew came and poured the driveway with no metal. This is as we were calling the day before and the day of and Matt refused to stop the work. Then to top it off, the concrete wasn’t hot enough so it looked like a toddler was playing in it. It looked absolutely awful.
>
> We were so tired of dealing with Matt at this point, we offered to let him walk away from the project - no lawyer, no poor reviews. We would just not pay him the remaining $20,000 so we could have someone decent come and redo the driveway properly. It seemed fair to us after everything that had happened. We had multiple quotes from people and $20k seemed the average.
>
> He had the audacity to tell us we were being unreasonable and that he was in backwards with our job and needed the money (of course he was, he had to build the foundation twice - but this isn’t

**★★★★★ — HU-299818763, Sept. 2019**

> Minix Builders did an amazingly beautiful job completing my kitchen renovation! There were many unique challenges and time consuming details, which they handled competently and with great quality and craftsmanship. Matthew and his team pay attention to the details, and got the job done efficiently and cost-effectively, which was so important to me, and I am incredibly grateful! Would definitely use their services again, and highly recommend them!

**★★★★★ — N Moon, March 2019**

> I hired Matt for my renovation home loan which needed a number of different things including new guttering, new roof, demolition of a garage and new framing and windows of a sunroom. Matt did a fantastic job and did it so quickly even during the terrible weather in the last month. Not only did he do it quickly he did it fairly and for a great price but did not reduce the quality! Would totally use him again for any other projects that may come up and would totally recommend him.

**★★ — David Walker, July 2018**

> Mr. Minix
> Per our conversation on Saturday, June 30, 2018 we have decided that it is in our best interest to end our contractual agreement with you for the following reasons:
> You have repeatedly refused to complete the caulking of the upstairs of our home as part of your contractual obligation to do all the baseboard and trim downstairs and upstairs.
> You have repeatedly refused to paint the eves on the exterior of our home as part of your contractual obligation to paint the exterior of the house.
> You have repeatedly refused to repair the shower pan so that it drains evenly from all of the corners, does not have any sharp edges around the drain and does not have any broken pieces as part of your contractual obligation.
> You have improperly cut our custom cabinets without our express permission and tried to hide the damage from the kitchen sink cabinet.
> Without first consulting us, you walked away from our remodeling project to go and work on another, As a result our project has been left unfinished for more than 8 weeks.
> Any one of these statements individually and all of them collectively constitutes a breach of contract.

## Selected projects

- [Bathroom Projects](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bathroom-projects-pj-vj~5869236)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 8
- [Kitchen Projects](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/kitchen-projects-pj-vj~5869237)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 3
- [Basement Projects](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/basement-projects-pj-vj~5869232)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 3
- [Patio Projects](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/patio-projects-pj-vj~5869252)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 1

[See all 4 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractors/minix-builders-pfvwus-pf~1168721453)

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*Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-07.*