Testimonials

“TJ, Thank you. You gave me the home of my dreams and I am forever grateful. Even more thankful for the friendship both you and Jackie have given me.”

When we decided to build our home we knew we would need a builder that would truly listen to our desires as well as the vision we had. No doubt we made the right decision to go with TJ. Our building process began in June 2012. During the construction of our home TJ was providing us with the best tradesmen available. This made problems minimal. TJ was on top of finding a solution to anything that did come up with a calm and assertive manner. TJ has strong organizing and communication skills which kept everything on schedule, and he always informed us on what was going on and when. We highly recommend Thornberry construction for any needs you have, whether it be a remodel or designing and building a new home. You can have complete confidence that you have chosen an honest, capable and educated builder.

After living in our Thornberry Custom Home for almost a year and a half, we still get excited every single day we pull up to it. We couldn't be happier with the final product and the whole process. We would not hesitate to use Thornberry Custom Builders on any future project!

I am so pleased that I selected you to build my dream home. After interviewing a number of other builders I chose you because I felt that you would give me the personal attention, guidance, and had the knowledge to make my dream home a reality. You really helped me through the design process and then continued throughout the entire project making it a very enjoyable experience. Picking you was a great decision. You listened with patience and helped me achieve the look and artistic highlights that were important to me. Yes, you did it! I am more than very proud to show off my new home as it is exactly what I hoped for and expected. None of the other builders would have given me that personalized attention nor shown concern for detail with such sincere interest as you. Thank you. I am happy to recommend you to my friends and family and consider you not only as my contractor or the first person I would call for any construction related projects, but also a friend. Thank you again for all you did and I wish the best for you and your company.

I met TJ Thornberry during Leadership Charlotte, class of 2010. He immediately struck me as an intelligent, driven professional. In the summer of 2010, we found out we were expecting and wanted to restore and add on to our historic, downtown Punta Gorda home. I spoke to several contractors that live in my neighborhood, as well as TJ. It was important to me that I work with a contractor that I trusted 100%. I have a busy career and was planning for a baby. I needed someone that could take on this project and run with it. I knew TJ was the man for the job. TJ met all expectations. He handled everything with an exceptional level of professionalism and care. He was on top of every task from initial permitting and planning, until final inspection. TJ remained cool, calm, and collected throughout the project. Let’s remember that he was dealing with a very pregnant client that was not so cool, calm, and collected! TJ was easy to work with and communicated with me about every detail on a daily basis. Knowing that even the smallest detail was being taken care of by TJ definitely lowered my stress level! The project itself met our expectations and more. The house and attached garage look amazing. I am still receiving complements from neighbors, friends, and people passing by. TJ and his staff kept the historic 1920’s feel of the home, while updated it with a contemporary flair. I strongly recommend TJ Thornberry for your renovation or new construction home/business.

It gives me great pleasure to write on behalf of Tom “TJ” Thornberry. He and I have worked along side on many boards including long and hard at the Charlotte DeSoto Building Industry Association and Enterprise Charlotte Economic Council. I have had the pleasure of interacting with him on infinite number of occasions and can provide a cast iron guarantee for his noble behavior in all circumstances. TJ is a cheerful, well respected member of the community and takes everything in stride and continues to move ahead. He has been an inspiration to all that know him. I recommend TJ for any task that demands precision and empathy along with a firm and just hand.

Jenny and I celebrated yet another wonderful holiday with our family in the addition you built. It is so nice to be in that space! We get many compliments from visiting guests, friends and family when they see the craftsmanship and unique features you built for us. We both feel we should sincerely thank you for the work, quality, and service you provided for our new addition. T.J., we have had experience with three different contractors on our home. The first was the original builder. A few years later we had experience with another for the repair to our home after hurricane Charley. When we decided to build the two thousand foot addition to our home you became the third contractor we had experience with. Hands down your professionalism, communication and attention to detail far out performed the other contractors and our past experiences. It was an absolute pleasure to work with you and the many skilled subcontractors you introduced us to. You could have saved us a lot of trouble had you been who we worked with the first time! We highly recommend you and your company to our friends, family and anyone who is looking for a builder. Thank you , T.J., for a job well done.

My husband and I had a dream. Our dream was to retire and build a home in southwest Florida, far, far away from the Buffalo New York area where we had lived all of our lives. We were so very lucky (or I would say blessed) to find TJ. He was referred to us by a friend of a friend who is in the construction business and his statement was to the effect that if he were to build a house, TJ Thornberry was one of two people he would choose; that statement spoke volumes to us. Friends, co-workers, and family had questioned our choice of building a home “long distance”. We could not have done this without TJ’s integrity and honesty. We even had competing suppliers tell us that we had chosen a very honest and hard working builder. From the very first interview until completion, TJ showed us great patience in answering our thousands of questions (he didn’t even laugh when I referred to the air conditioning unit as the furnace) and his vast knowledge and competence by helping us with good choices for our new location. Our dream has come true, and we live in a beautiful home that is perfect for us, thanks in a large part to TJ Thornberry. The strongest endorsement is that if we were ever to build another house, we would have TJ Thornberry as our builder.

Quality home builder who takes pride in his finished product and only uses the best subs.

It has been my pleasure to work with TJ Thornberry. He is both dedicated and professional. He has an amazing work ethic and he will go out of his way when help is needed. He cares not only for his customer but the building industry as a whole. As a Past President of the Charlotte-DeSoto Building Industry Association, he surrounds himself with the reputable subcontractors and other honorable business professionals throughout Charlotte County. TJ is respected not only for his work in the building industry but for his community support. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club as well as the Big Brothers and Big Sisters. What makes TJ special is that he truly cares about the future of his home … Charlotte County.

This letter is to let you know how much we are enjoying the beautiful home you built for us in Port Charlotte. When we moved here from Naples we were concerned that we would not find the same quality of construction. Your attention to detail, patience working with us, and knowledge of products and craftsmen all came together to create our beautiful waterfront home that provides us comfort and pleasure everyday. We have visited other homes in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda and have yet to see one that compares to the quality, livability, and attention to every detail as ours. Your experience in quality home construction and standing in the industry and community are evident in the way you were able to navigate and work with regulators and everyone else who played a part in the construction of our home. We want to say again what a pleasure it was to work with you. You always showed up with a great attitude and smile on your face, even when we were nervous about something.

I am pleased to recommend T.J. Thornberry, owner of Thornberry Custom Builders. T.J. has been a member of the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce since 2009. he became actively involved in our organization when he applied for and was accepted into our Leadership Charlotte Class of 2009. T.J. was recognized as a leader in a class of leaders and was asked to join our Board of Directors in 2010. For the past two years, T.J. has served on our Executive Committee as Vice President of Membership Development. Thanks to his leadership, we have had our two most successful membership campaigns in the history of the Chamber. If you’re looking for a builder who will do what he says he will do, when he says he’ll do it, T.J. is that builder. he is committed to his work and to the organizations in which he serves. I’m confident he’ll do a great job for you.

T J, David and I were talking tonight about our many experiences renovating various properties and the different general contractors we have worked with. Overall we have been very fortunate in our experiences but by far we feel you are the most calm, thorough and trustworthy general contractor we have ever experienced. Our job is not so huge but yet you made it feel just as important and that really matters to us. We just want to thank you for your incredible follow through and we would recommend you to anyone. Marilyn and David

You guys have been fantastic and I would never have believed we could do this from this far away without being stressed out and worried. We built a house 10 miles away and it was the most frustrating thing ever. Any stress that has happened has been self induced because I need to see 10,000 options to be sure of anything, but you guys are the best!

Thornberry Customer Builders recently completed our new construction home on acreage. The process was simplified, and completed on time. Thank you TJ, Jackie, and Chris for the many meetings, patience, and time spent on this custom project. They are thorough, detailed, and customer-oriented. All of the recommended vendors were extremely knowledgeable and true craftsman in their field. If any questions or issues arise, the team went above and beyond to ensure they were addressed immediately. We absolutely love our new home and will be making memories for many years to come. Thank you from our family to yours. I would highly recommend Thornberry Customer Builders to anyone considering building a new home. ~Matthew & Nikki Patterson

Having been in the construction trades for more than 25 years I was looking for a contractor that could build a home that could live up to my high expectations. I wanted someone that was local and a respected member of the community. After interviewing several contractors my wife and I chose Thornberry Custom Builders. I can tell you I have never worked with a contractor that works as hard as TJ and Jackie do. They make every effort to make sure you are happy. You will feel like part of their family by the time the project is finished. Jim and Theresa Russell

I have not gotten to tell you in a while how happy Kathy and I are with our house. We could not be happier or more proud of all you did for us. God bless you and the family. Hope everyone is great. Thanks again, Tom and Kathy!

Thank you so much, TJ, for building our beautiful home. Your effort and labor in so doing is very much appreciated. God bless you and your lovely family. The Mastrioannis

TJ, Thank you for everything. We are very happy with the house. Continue to do great building! Rhonda & Frank Paruch

We would like to thank you for the quality of work and service the Thornberry team provided for our beautiful custom home! We really appreciate your attention to detail, your input on design and the way you conduct business as a whole. Alice & George

Thank you for building us an amazing home. We felt so safe during Hurricane Ian and the house did great! Shannon Gadbois

We want to invite you to see the finished fabulous house you built us! It is perfect and we are so happy with the end result! Janice & Tony

Totally unscathed following Hurricane Ian! Thank you for the tank of a house you built for us! Tom and Jana